Microsoft Management Console MMC Overview

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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Overview

• You can use Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to
  create, save, and open administrative tools
  (called MMC consoles) that manage the hardware,
  software, and network components of your Windows
  system.
• MMC does not perform administrative functions,
  but hosts tools that do

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General Ways to Use MMC

• User Mode - working with existing MMC consoles to
  administer a system.
• Author Mode - creating new consoles or modifying
  existing MMC consoles.

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A new MMC console consists of a window divided
into two panes

• The left pane contains two tabs the Tree tab and
  the Favorites tab.
• The right pane contains the details pane.
• The Tree tab (console tree) shows the items that
  are available in a given console.
• The Details pane shows information about, and
  functions pertaining to, these items.

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Administrators Use of Group Policy

• Used to restrict or allow access to specific
  snap-ins or restrict the ability of a user or
  group to use author mode in MMC.

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MMC in Author Mode

• Used to create new consoles or modify existing
  consoles.
• Create additional console windows that provide
  views of the various items that make up a
  console.
• Create taskpad views that contain shortcut links
  to run menu commands from different locations and
  tools in the console, as well as run command-line
  functions.

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MMC Window
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MMC Snap-ins

• Stand-alone snap-ins.
• Extension snap-ins - An extension snap-in is
  always added to a stand-alone or extension
  snap-in that is already on the console tree.
• A new snap-in or extension may appear as a new
  item in the console tree, or it may add context
  menu items, additional toolbars, additional
  property pages, or wizards to a snap-in.
• you can only add snap-ins that are installed on
  the computer you are using to author a console
  use MMC to download any snap-ins not locally
  installed, but available in the Active Directory
  directory service.

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Taskpad Views and Tasks

• Taskpad views are pages used to add views of the
  details pane of a console, as well as shortcuts
  to functions both inside and outside a given
  console.
• These shortcuts are used to run tasks such as
  starting wizards, opening property pages,
  performing menu commands, running command lines,
  and opening Web pages.
• A taskpad view can be configured to contain all
  the tasks a given user might need
• Multiple taskpad views can be created in a
  console to group tasks by function or user.

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Console Tree

• The console tree shows the items that are
  available in a console.
• Console tree items can include folders, snap-ins,
  controls, Web pages, and other tools.
• The only item on the console tree for a new
  console is a folder labeled Console Root.
• Administrative functions can be created for a
  console by adding items to the console.

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The Favorites List

• The Favorites list is located on the Favorites
  tab in the left pane of a new MMC console.
• The tab appears automatically when a console is
  opened in author mode or when items are already
  added to the Favorites list in a console.
• Favorites list can create shortcuts to items in
  the console tree.
• Shortcuts to often used tools or tools that are
  several levels down in the console tree.
• Favorites list can be used to organize taskpad
  views.

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Using MMC Consoles

• You may need to use only saved MMC consoles that
  are part of your operating system or an
  application or you may never need to build custom
  consoles of your own.

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Navigation in MMC

• You can move through an MMC console tree by
  expanding and collapsing branches as needed with
  the plus sign and minus sign keys or by
  clicking and double-clicking with the mouse.

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MMC Navigation Keystrokes
MMC Mouse Navigation Actions
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