Tools and methods for managing objects

There are different tools and methods we can use to manage AD objects. When you install AD DS on a server, it will also enable access to these management tools. There are other third-party vendors who build AD management tools as well. But in this chapter, we will only be using built-in tools on Windows Server systems.

Windows Admin Center

Windows Admin Center is the latest Microsoft server management tool. It is a web-based application that you can use to manage Windows Server instances, Windows 10 PCs, clusters, and hyper-converged systems in an infrastructure. We also can use this tool to manage AD servers and AD objects. Before we look at that, let's study the architecture behind Windows Admin Center:

Figure 7.1: Windows Admin Center architecture

Once deployed, Windows Admin Center can be accessed from anywhere as long as the necessary firewall rules are in place. Windows Admin Center is a lightweight installation...