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Microsoft IT (MSIT) deployed the Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 where it needed a server to be dedicated solely to the roles and features that a Server Core installation supports. Some benefits: Reduced management and maintenance...
In the Server Core installation option, there is a way to remove the server roles and optional features from the disk, to free up even more space. In addition to reducing disk usage, this could be used to ensure an administrator doesn’t add a role or...
Configuring Windows Server 2008 Server Core installations can be quite challenging... surely if you are not familiar with your command line tools!! MVP Guy Teverovsky decided to build a GUI for performing the typical initial configuration tasks on Server...
In Windows Server 2008, the Streaming Media Services server role and remote administration tools are not included in Server Manager. To obtain the new features and tools available in Windows Media Services for Windows Server 2008, such as the built-in...
If you still remember my previous post on deploying Windows Server Core 2008 , I referred to OCSetup.exe (OptionalComponentsSetup) for installing Server Roles & Features on Server Core and OClist.exe to identify all installable and/or installed roles...
Some added features on top of the preview-release of Hyper-V (WSV at the time) of the JuneCTP release: Quick Migration and cluster high availability - for migration of VMs for planned and unplanned downtime. Hyper-V is included by default in Windows Server...
As you already found out (in a previous post ), managing a Windows Server 2008 Server Core can challenge you... You should be well aware of existing and new command line tools and scripts... For that reason, have a look at the walkthrough on using Windows...
In Windows Server 2008, administrators can now choose to install a minimal environment that avoids extra overhead. Although this option limits the server roles and features that can be performed by the server, it can improve security and reduce management...