Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview available for download

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8 Consumer Preview (CP) enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 8 Beta from a remote computer that is running Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server 8 Beta. In limited cases, the tools can be used to manage roles and features that are running on Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008. Some of the tools work for managing roles and features on Windows Server 2003.

Download Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview
The links in this section correspond to files available for this download. Download the files appropriate for you.

• RSAT_Win8CP_ReleaseNotes.txt (3 KB)
• Windows6.2-KB958830-x64.msu (38.6 MB)
• Windows6.2-KB958830-x86.msu (32.0 MB)

Note: Download and install the version that matches the architecture of the computer on which you plan to install the administration tools.

System requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Note: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview can be installed ONLY on computers that are running Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Remote Server Administration Tools cannot be installed on computers with an Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) architecture, or other system-on-chip devices.

IMPORTANT:

1. Remove all older versions of Administration Tools Pack or Remote Server Administration Tools-including earlier prerelease versions, and releases of the tools for different languages or locales-from the computer before you install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Only one copy at a time of Remote Server Administration Tools can be installed on a computer.
2. Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview includes support for remote management of computers that are running the Server Core installation option or the Minimal Server Graphical Interface configuration of Windows Server 8 Beta, and in limited cases, the Server Core installation options of Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008. However, Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview cannot be installed on any versions of the Windows Server operating system.
3. Server Manager is included with Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8 Consumer Preview; GUI-based tools that are part of this release of Remote Server Administration Tools can be opened by using commands on the Tools menu of the Server Manager console. To use Server Manager to access and manage remote servers that are running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, you must install several updates on the older operating systems.

Related Posts:

• Windows Server 8 Beta now available for download (Windows Live ID required)
• Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available for download

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