TechMentor 2012: Deploying Windows Server 2012 Server Core

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Classic “Full Server” Server with a GUI • Full Metro-style GUI shell • Install Desktop Experience to run Metro-style apps NEW Full Server without Server Graphical Shell • No Explorer, Internet Explorer or associated files • MMC, Server Manager, and a subset of ControlMinimal Server Interface Panel applets are still installed • Provides many of the benefits of Server Core for those applications or users that haven’t yet made the transition Server Core • NEW Can move between Server Core and Full Server Core Server by simply installing or uninstalling components

POWERSHELLUninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart Single reboot required to restart all servicesPOWERSHELLInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell -Restart NEW Can install multiple features with one command by separating with commas

Server with a GUI

POWERSHELLUninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -RestartPOWERSHELLInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -RestartPOWERSHELLInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart

calls to HTML Help API will return NULL!

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Server Core Minimal Server Server Graphical Interface ShellServerCore = 1 Set Set SetServerGuiMgmt = 1 Not Set Set SetServerGuiShell = 1 Not Set Not Set SetWin32_ServerFeaturehttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cc280268

Server Core Minimal Server Interface Server with a GUI Desktop ExperienceCommand Prompt a a a aPowerShell/.NET a a a aServer Manager x a a aMMC x a a aControl Panel x x a aCPL Applets x Some a aExplorer Shell x x a aTaskbar x x a aSystem Tray x x a aInternet Explorer x x a aHelp x x a aThemes x x x aStart screen (Metro) x x a aMetro-style apps x x x aMedia Player x x x a

POWERSHELLUninstall-WindowsFeature <FeatureName> -Remove

CMDmkdir c:mountdirCMDDism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wimCMDdism /mount-wim /WimFile:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wim/Index:<#_from_step_2> /MountDir:c:mountdir /readonlyPOWERSHELL with mounted WIMInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell–Restart –Source c:mountdirwindowswinsxs

CMDDism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wimPOWERSHELLInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell–Restart –Source wim:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wim:4

POWERSHELLInstall-WindowsFeature <FeatureName>-Source <Source>

POWERSHELL with mounted WIMInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell–Restart –Source c:mountdirwindowswinsxsPOWERSHELLInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell–Restart –Source wim:d:sourcesinstall.wim:4

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TechMentor 2012: Deploying Windows Server 2012 Server Core

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