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Server Core Installations, What’s New in Service Pack 2

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Server Core Installations Windows Server 2008 offers Server Core as a minimum-installation option providing a reduced, more secure OS footprint. Administrators utilize the command line to install select roles and features on a Server Core-based server. For additional information about command line, see the Microsoft website: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/552ed70a-208d-48c4-8da82e27b530eac71033.mspx?mfr=true. Server Core supports the following server role installations: • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server • Domain Name System (DNS) server • File server • Active Directory Domain Services • Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) • Print Server • Streaming Media Services • Internet Information Services 7 (IIS7) • Hyper-V Server Core installations support the following optional features: • Backup • Bitlocker Drive Encryption • Failover Clustering • Multipath I/O • Network Load Balancing • Removable Storage • Subsystem for UNIX-based applications • Telnet client • Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) For additional information about Server Core, see the Microsoft website: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/servercore.mspx. NOTE The Server Core installation is not available for Itanium-based systems. What's New in Service Pack 2 Service pack 2 includes the following, which may already be available for download from Windows Update: • Hotfixes • Security updates Refer to the Hotfixes and Security Updates in Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTM and Windows Vista SP2 RTM documents at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335033.aspx. 3

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Server Core Installations
Windows Server 2008 offers Server Core as a minimum-installation option providing a reduced,
more secure OS footprint. Administrators utilize the command line to install select roles and features
on a Server Core-based server.
For additional information about command line, see the Microsoft website:
2e27b530eac71033.mspx?mfr=true
.
Server Core supports the following server role installations:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server
Domain Name System (DNS) server
File server
Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
Print Server
Streaming Media Services
Internet Information Services 7 (IIS7)
Hyper-V
Server Core installations support the following optional features:
Backup
Bitlocker Drive Encryption
Failover Clustering
Multipath I/O
Network Load Balancing
Removable Storage
Subsystem for UNIX-based applications
Telnet client
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
For additional information about Server Core, see the Microsoft website:
www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/servercore.mspx
.
NOTE
The Server Core installation is not available for Itanium-based
systems.
What’s New in Service Pack 2
Service pack 2 includes the following, which may already be available for download from Windows
Update:
Hotfixes
Security updates
Refer to the Hotfixes and Security Updates in Windows Server 2008 SP2 RTM and Windows Vista
SP2 RTM documents at
.
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