Event Review: Server Core Running a Minimal Windows Server 2008 (Session ITPROADD-202)
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Session Outline
In this session we will look at the concept of Sever Core. Server Core is a subset of Windows Server 2008 with four specific roles defined for standard, enterprise, and datacenter environments. This reduces the server's vulnerability to attack as well as the costs of upgrading and maintaining the server.
Session Agenda
- Benefits of Server Core
- Installation
- Configuration
- Management
Session Media
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| Demo: Installing Server Core
In this demonstration, we will install Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" Server Core to a new server.
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| Demo: Configuring Server Core
In this demonstration, we will see how to configure some common Server Core settings using the command-line interface.
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| Demo: Adding Roles and Features
In this demonstration, we will add a new server role, add an optional feature, and then use Notepad to edit a text file.
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| Demo: Managing Server Core
In this demonstration, we will perform a number of management tasks locally and remotely. We'll share a file using the command-line interface on the local login to our Server Core installation. Then, we will use Microsoft Management Console (MMC) from a client computer to manage users on the server remotely. Next, we'll enable Windows Remote Management on the server and then use Windows Remote Shell on the client machine to change some settings. Finally, we will enable Terminal Server Remote Administrative Mode, using the included script, and verify that we can connect by means of Remote Desktop Connection to the server.
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