Chapter 7. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Server Core

Solutions in this chapter:

  • Server Core Features
  • Server Core Components
  • Server Core Best Practices
  • Server Core Administration
  • Summary
  • Solutions Fast Track
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

What is Server Core, you ask? It's the “just the facts, ma'am” version of Windows 2008. Microsoft defines Server Core as “a minimal server installation option for Windows Server 2008 that contains a subset of executable files, DLLs and services, and nine server roles.” Server Core provides only the binaries needed to support the roles and the base operating system. By default, fewer processes are generally running.

Server Core is so drastically different from what we have come to know with Windows ...

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