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-48c4-8da8-
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
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335033.aspx.
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