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Server Core

This tutorial looks at a new feature in Windows Server 2008, an installation option known as a Server Core installation (as opposed to a full installation). Windows Server Core is not a separate product or even a separate license; it simply installs a bare metal server installation with the components needed to run a small set of core network roles, such as domain controller service and file service features, without everything else...which includes the exclusion of the familiar Windows Explorer GUI. You start with a detailed overview of Windows Server Core, which details the roles that it can fulfill, and then you look at ways to install Server Core. Finally, you learn how to configure and use your GUI-less Server Core environment.

In this tutorial:

  1. Overview of Windows Server Core
  2. Server Core installation
  3. Server Core Configuration
  4. Setting the Administrator Password
  5. Setting Static TCP/IP v4 Information
  6. Activating the Server
  7. Configuring the Pagefile
  8. Configuring Server Core Hardware
  9. Adding Roles and Features
  10. Performing Common Actions Using Server Core
  11. Remotely Managing Server Core