توي خود سايت ميكروسافت مجموعه اي از ابزارها براي كار با اكتيو دايركتوري موجود هست كه ميتونن خيلي كارها رو ساده و راحت بكنن.
به عنوان مثال چند تا از اونها رو نام مي برم :
Active Directory Migration Tool v.2.0 - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer V1.2.1 - Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003, Enterprise Editi - SMS 2003 Advanced Client for Windows XP Embedded - Systems Management Server 2003 Software Update Scanning Tool - Systems Management Server 2003 Toolkit 1 - Virtual Server 2005 Release Candidate - اين يكي خيلي بدرد مي خوره : Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain Rename Tools - Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
The Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) version 2.0 provides an easy, secure, and fast way to either upgrade from Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Server Active Directory service or restructure Windows Server Active Directory domains.
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer provides a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations.
The scenarios for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 introduce users to the fundamental concepts and functionality of Microsoft Identity Integration Server.
SMS 2003 Advanced Client for Windows XP Embedded, which allows Windows XP Embedded-based hardware devices to be managed by SMS 2003.
The SMS software update management feature allows administrators to audit, deploy, and track updates for various software applications throughout the organization.
The Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domain Rename Tools provide a secure and supported methodology to rename one or more domains (as well as application directory partitions) in a deployed Active Directory forest. The DNS name and/or the NetBIOS name of a domain can be changed using the domain rename procedure.
The Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools are a set of software tools for administrators, developers, and power users to manage Active Directory, Group Policy, TCP/IP Networks, Registry, Security, Scalability and many other areas of the Windows Server 2003 operating system.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, the most cost-effective virtual machine solution for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Virtual Server 2005 addresses a set of key customer scenarios, including consolidating and automating software test and development environments, migrating legacy applications, consolidating multiple server workloads, and testing distributed server applications on a single physical server