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52 CHAPTER 1
USING POWERSHELL WITH ACTIVE DIRECTORY
FIGURE 1.15 ADWS Running on a Windows 2003 domain controller
Use Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 for Administration
When you promote a Windows Server 2008 R2 server to a domain controller, the
Active Directory module is installed by default.  erefore, you can use the Active
Directory PowerShell module on the domain controller without additional con gu-
ration. However, if you want to use PowerShell to administer Active Directory with
the Active Directory module from Windows Server 2008 R2 member servers or
Windows 7 workstations, you’ll need to install the modules separately.
e Active Directory module is included in the Remote Server Administration
Tools (RSAT). In Windows Server 2008 R2, this doesn’t require a separate down-
load. You can install the Active Directory module by running the following series of
commands in PowerShell:
PS C:\> Import-Module ServerManager
PS C:\> Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell
One of the prerequisites for using the Active Directory module is version 3.5.1 of the
.NET Framework.  erefore, if you don’t already have the .NET Framework 3.5.1
installed, it will be installed automatically when the Active Directory module is
installed.
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