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Available roles and features on Windows Server 2008 Server Core machines

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Available roles and features on Windows Server 2008 Server Core machines Roles available in Server Core Features available in Server Core Active Directory and Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (LDS) BitLocker Drive Encryption DHCP Server Failover Clustering DNS Server Multipath I/O File Services (including DFSR and NFS) Removable Storage Management Print Services SNMP Services Streaming … Read more

Here are some other things you don't get with Windows Server 2008 Server Core:

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Here are some other things you don't get with Windows Server 2008 Server Core: No .NET Framework, or even the common language runtime (CLR) No Microsoft Management Console, and no related snap-ins The vast majority of Control Panel applets are not present No Run box, and no Start menu to go with it ——————-Thanks,Paddy

Here are some other things you don’t get with Windows Server 2008 Server Core:

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Here are some other things you don't get with Windows Server 2008 Server Core: No .NET Framework, or even the common language runtime (CLR) No Microsoft Management Console, and no related snap-ins The vast majority of Control Panel applets are not present No Run box, and no Start menu to go with it ——————-Thanks,Paddy

The New Architecture in IIS 7

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The New Architecture in IIS 7 Modularity is the key word and was the ultimate design concept surrounding the complete redevelopment of the request processing pipeline in IIS 7. There are 40 different modules that make up the feature set of IIS, divided into eight categories. These modules are individually listed here, so you can … Read more

Group Policy Management Tools

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Group Policy Management Tools It's important to note that there are several paid third-party tools available to help you manage GPOs, their scope and effect, and their application, including the following: FAZAM FAZAM tracks changes to GPOs, provides version control for GPOs, allows new or changed GPOs to move into production only after being tested … Read more

Read-Only Domain Controllers: windows 2008 RODC

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Read-Only Domain Controllers Think back to the days of Windows NT 4.0, when there was one king of the hill, the primary domain controller (PDC), and then any number of subservient princes below that king on the same hill—the backup domain controllers, or BDCs. It was easy to see the flow of information—changes were made … Read more

Windows DNS Command-Line Utilities

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DNS Command-Line Utilities In this section, I'll describe some useful programs designed to run from a command line that you can use to automate your DNS setup and configuration processes.  DNSCmd The Windows Server 2008 Support Tools collection, described earlier in the book, contains the DNSCmd utility, which is a great way to access some command … Read more