Customers as well are embracing the MMC model of administration, writing snap-ins to administer their systems and custom applications. This paper demonstrates just how simple it can be to do so. The sections that follow provide detailed information on the MMC model of administration. Delegation Model Microsoft's Management Console, in addition to providing an easy to use graphical user interface, provides a programming framework. The MMC framework supports the development of extensible and granular tools.
Granularity is a key advantage when considering issues such as workflow, worker roles and security.
From the IT manager's perspective, the MMC delegation model of putting just the right tool for the job into the hands of the administrator is very appealing. In an environment with Active DirectoryTM and the ClassStore, the snap-in tool code is delivered just in time, when the worker opens the console file. Composing a console. The administrator starts with an empty console, as in Figure 2, by running MMC.EXE without any command line parameters. Starting from an empty console The administrator picks out the tools needed from the list of all snap-ins installed on the system.