how to install RSAT in windows 2008 r2
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@scottalanmiller one of my senior said if it is installed then only we can open share drive in a network even it is in different subnet or ip class or ip segment
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@RoopanKumar said:
@scottalanmiller one of my senior said if it is installed then only we can open share drive in a network even it is in different subnet or ip class or ip segment
This really makes no sense. RSAT is a set of administration tools, it doesn't facilitate connectivity to any other resources a normal workstation wouldn't have access to.
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@RoopanKumar said:
@scottalanmiller one of my senior said if it is installed then only we can open share drive in a network even it is in different subnet or ip class or ip segment
That's not in any way what the RSAT does. He sounds like he is very confused.
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RSAT does not exist for servers, only for desktops. Here is the version for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2:
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@scottalanmiller he is asking me to install in server 2008 what can i tell him
give me some article so that i will wake him from that
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@Rob-Dunn so what can be done for that kind of connection
suggest me if you have any idea over that issue -
@RoopanKumar said:
@scottalanmiller he is asking me to install in server 2008 what can i tell him
Tell him that he's completely misunderstood the technology and his request makes no sense and can't do what he wants it to do.
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@RoopanKumar said:
give me some article so that i will wake him from that
Just install RSAT on Windows 7 and show it to him. Anyone who has seen it would know immediately that it is the wrong thing.
Imagine if he told you to buy a hammer because he thinks its a pizza. Just show him the hammer, you only have to see it to know that it isn't a pizza.
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@RoopanKumar said:
@scottalanmiller he is asking me to install in server 2008 what can i tell him
give me some article so that i will wake him from that
Perhaps you should ask him, RSAT - you mean Remote Server Administration Tools? Why would I need to install DNS manager, ADDC Manager, etc on the server, isn't it already there, assuming it's a DC.
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@RoopanKumar said:
@Rob-Dunn so what can be done for that kind of connection
suggest me if you have any idea over that issueNothing is needed. What he's asking for is "just how things work." He's asking for a special tool for something that should already be doing what he wants. There is no tool for what you want because no tool is needed.
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@RoopanKumar said:
@scottalanmiller one of my senior said if it is installed then only we can open share drive in a network even it is in different subnet or ip class or ip segment
The thing keeping people/devices from opening shares is share permissions and network paths.
You edit your share name and set access for those you want to allow it.
Network path - well if your network traffic can't make it to the computer in question, you definitely can't connect to the share.
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The real thing needed here is to work on goals. This is called being caught in the weeds. Your boss or senior person is stuck on an imagined solution that he doesn't understand. He shouldn't be asking you to install RSAT when he has no idea what it is or where to install it (is 2008 R2 even the right version? RSAT is version specifical, RSAT on 2008 R2 won't work with 2012 or 2012 R2 or 2016 for example) but rather he should tell you the goal and have you solve the problem.
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I wonder if your senior thinks you need some tool inside RSAT to set permissions on that share remotely.
Psst you don't.
You can run Computer Manager as a domain admin on your local Windows client, then change the computer to attach to a server instead of the local machine.
Once you're connected to the remote server, open up the shared folder option in the list and go from there.
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Sounds like all you need is a competent IT department.
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the MMCs that RSAT uses are already on the servers you can enable them through the feature/role add wizard without enabling the role itself.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@RoopanKumar said:
@Rob-Dunn so what can be done for that kind of connection
suggest me if you have any idea over that issueNothing is needed. What he's asking for is "just how things work." He's asking for a special tool for something that should already be doing what he wants. There is no tool for what you want because no tool is needed.
Well proper routing might be needed and since he's this incompetent maybe routing isn't setup right. polish your resume and get another job.
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@Dashrender said:
@RoopanKumar said:
@scottalanmiller one of my senior said if it is installed then only we can open share drive in a network even it is in different subnet or ip class or ip segment
The thing keeping people/devices from opening shares is share permissions and network paths.
You edit your share name and set access for those you want to allow it.
Network path - well if your network traffic can't make it to the computer in question, you definitely can't connect to the share.
You can edit share permissions from the "Computer Management" MMC but that isn't even a RSAT MMC. If he's saying the issue is it's on another subnet it's likely a routing or firewall issue.
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@Jason said:
Well proper routing might be needed and since he's this incompetent maybe routing isn't setup right. polish your resume and get another job.
While this is an isolated incident, @jason is right. You are dealing with someone who is missing very basic things. Things that a Windows entry level person would be expected to know. And while it is fine to miss things (maybe Windows isn't his background) he's missing "common use cases" on top of not knowing "standard entry level technology" and then "not understanding how to approach a problem" and using years out of date technology, too.
It's about four big red flags in a single incident. It's a situation where, for your own good, you want to question how good of a manager or mentor this person is for you. Are you likely to learn from them? Or find that they hold you back from learning and growing in your own career.
