How to promote Server Core to be a RODC
The Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation does support Read Only Domain Controllers (RODC). This support makes Server Core ideal for brance office scenarios. To make a Server Core part of your...
View ArticleInstall Server Roles and features on Server Core
So In Windows Server 2008, there are roles such as AD Domain Services, DHCP, DNS, the roles services pertaining to roles such as AD Certificate Services, DFS, and finally there are optional features...
View ArticleRemotley Administer Server Core from Vista or Windows Server 2008
You can use Windows Remote Shell (WinRS) in Vista and Windows Server 2008 to remotely manage and administer Server Core. The WinRS client passes the commands to a WinRS listener on Server Core, which...
View ArticleHow to turn on Automatic Updates in Server Core
Its pretty simple to turn the automatic updates in Server Core by using scregedit to modify the registry, simply type in this command : cscript c:\Windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /au 4 After that, you...
View ArticleIs there a GUI to manage Server Core ?
Yes there is. Inevitable as it was, we the System Admins like to accomplish easy tasks from the tip of our fingers, and do things in a graphical click-ing environment. You might have heard of this...
View ArticleCan a RODC also be a DHCP ?
Sounds like a no-brainer, but there is catch. I installed DHCP role on my Server Core that I had previously set up as Read-only Domain Controller, using this command. start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCore...
View ArticleHyper-V is just like a server core, with Hypervisor added
Ever since Microsoft joined VMware in handing out their introductory type-1 hypervisor solutions (without management software) out for FREE, there is a fair share of confusion in IT community regarding...
View ArticleGetting started with Server Core is easier now in R2
Perhaps, inspired by Guy’s utility ‘Server Core Configurator’. There is now a menu driven utility call SCONFIG.exe in R2 version of Server Core. This allows you to do all the initial configuration...
View ArticleCan I install KMS on Server Core ?
Server Core seems to be the perfect candidate for installing KMS. Key Management Service mediates your Volume Licensing with Microsoft Activation Services and acts as the man-in-the-middle for the...
View ArticleServer Core R2 DC promotion fails due to unavailable ADDS binaries
I encountered an issue promoting a Server Core R2 to a domain controller. The DCPROMO on Server Core is handled via unattended mode with answer file. The error I received is below. It was due to Server...
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