Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Windows Server 2008 Server Core

What is Server Core? :-
  • Only the core components of Operating system and a subnet of the executable files will be installed
  • GUI interface will not be installed
  • Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer etc will not be installed
  • Can be managed with remote tools
Server Core Features:-
  • Reduced software maintenance
  • Low attack surface
  • Reduced Management
  • Less disk space required
Basic Configuration Commands:-
  • To view the computer name
                - Set C (or) Hostname
  • To view the Username & UserDomain
                - Set U
  • To view the current logged on User
                - Whoami
  • To view the ip address
                - ipconfig (or) ipconfig/all
  • To view available network adapters
                - netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
  • To set an automatic ip address
                - netsh interface ipv6 set address name=”Local Area Connection” source=dhcp
  • To assign an static ip address
                - netsh interface ipv4 add address “Local Area Connection” 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
  • To assign an DNS server address
                - netsh interface ipv4 add answer “Local Area Connection” 10.0.0.1
  • To disable the Windows firewall
                - netsh firewall set opmode=disable
  • To rename a computer name
                - Netdom renamcomputer WIN-S0254RTEF/NewName:sys2-core
  • To join the server to the domain
                - Netdom join Sys2-core /Domain:Zoom.com /UserD:Administartor/PasswordD:*
  • To restart the computer
                - Shutdown /r
  • To view the installed roles and features
                - Oclist

Installing/Uninstalling Server Role on Server Core:-
  • To install DNS server role
                - Start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
  • To uninstall DNS server role
                - Start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role/Uninstall
  • To install DHCP server role
                - Start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCore
  • To uninstall DHCP server role
                - Start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCore /Uninstall
Backup and Recovery:-
  • Copy data alternate media
  • Prevent data loss
  • Only Administrator can backup the data

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