A Server Core instance can have one or more
roles installed and configured without encountering any serious issues.
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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SERVER CORE
Using a Server Core installation offers many useful benefits. It reduces the potential
vulnerability footprint by not installing any unneeded services and binaries. As a result,
it also reduces the amount of servicing that needs to be done to the operating system
and therefore reduces the amount of management overhead required to maintain these
servers. The downside is that a Server Core installation doesn??™t provide much of a user
interface to work with, other than the command prompt. The only way to manage a
Server Core installation is through command-line tools and scripts, Microsoft Management
Console (MMC) snap-ins, or other tools that support remote administration and
Terminal Services (although your Terminal Services session will have only a command
prompt anyway). This is quite cumbersome, especially for those who have been spoiled
over the years by point-and-click administration techniques. Luckily, if you do it right,
you will need to run only a minimal number of commands to set up remote management
through some kind of management console.
INSTALLING SERVER CORE
As you might expect, installation of Server Core is not much different from installation
of the regular Windows Server 2008.
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