| has gloss | eng: Enterprise Manager is the primary administrative tool for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and provides a MMC–based user interface that allows users to: *Define groups of servers running Microsoft SQL Server. *Register individual servers in a group. *Configure all Microsoft SQL Server options for each registered server. *Create and administer all Microsoft SQL Server databases, objects, logins, users, and permissions in each registered server. *Define and execute all Microsoft SQL Server administrative tasks on each registered server. *Design and test SQL statements, batches, and scripts interactively by invoking SQL Query Analyzer. *Invoke the various wizards defined for Microsoft SQL Server. MMC is a tool that presents a common interface for managing different server applications in a Microsoft Windows network. Server applications provide a component called an MMC snap-in that presents MMC users with a user interface for managing the server application. Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager is the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 MMC snap-in. |