Contents
Server Core Installation Option of Windows Server 2008 Step-By-Step Guide..............................5
What is a Server Core installation?.............................................................................................. 5
What’s new in the Server Core installation option?..................................................................5
Who should use this guide?..................................................................................................... 5
Benefits of a Server Core installation.......................................................................................6
In this guide.............................................................................................................................. 6
Deploying a Server Core installation: Overview...........................................................................6
Prerequisites for deploying a Server Core installation..............................................................6
Known issues for deploying a Server Core installation.............................................................7
Steps for manually installing a Server Core installation............................................................7
Using an unattend file to install a Server Core installation.......................................................7
Configuring a Server Core installation: Overview........................................................................8
Administrative credentials........................................................................................................ 8
Known issues for configuring a Server Core installation..........................................................8
Steps for configuring a Server Core installation.......................................................................8
Installing a server role on a server running Server Core installation: Overview.........................11
Prerequisites for installing a server role on a server running Server Core installation............12
Known issues for installing a server role on a Server Core installation..................................12
Steps for installing a server role on a Server Core installation...............................................13
Available server roles..........................................................................................................13
DNS Server role.................................................................................................................. 13
DHCP Server role............................................................................................................... 13
File Services role................................................................................................................ 14
Print Services role............................................................................................................... 14
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services role...........................................................15
Active Directory Domain Services role................................................................................15
Streaming Media Services role...........................................................................................16
Web Server (IIS) role.......................................................................................................... 16
Installing Windows Features: Overview.....................................................................................17
Prerequisites for installing an optional feature on a server running a Server Core installation
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Known issues for installing an optional feature on a server running a Server Core installation
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Steps for installing an optional feature on a server running a Server Core installation...........18
Available optional features..................................................................................................18
Managing a Server Core installation: Overview.........................................................................19
Prerequisites for managing a server running Server Core installation....................................19
Known issues for managing a server running a Server Core installation...............................20