Difference between revisions of "Active Directory/Documentation/Server 2008 Core"

Revision as of 16:10, 24 October 2008

Setting up Windows Server 2008 Core the first time can be a little frustrating since most of tools people are used to using aren't there. So here's a cheat sheet for getting you machine setup and into the domain, at which point you can use most server management tools remotely.

Change Computer Name

netdom renamecomputer <ComputerName> /NewName:<NewComputerName>

Reboot/Logoff

Reboot after 0 seconds with comment "Changed Server Name"
shutdown /r /T 0 /C "Changed Server Name"

Reboot for "OS Reconfiguration (Planned)"
shutdown /r /d p:2:4

Type "Logoff" to logoff.

Setting up Licensing

slmgr.vbs -ipk <USE MAK KEY>
slmgr.vbs -ato

Join Domain

netdom join Computer_Name /domain:wolftech.ad.ncsu.edu /userd:unityid.admin /passwordd:Password

Installing vmware tools

Select Virtual Machine->Install/Upgrade VMware Tools
Nothing happens!
Navigate to the CD drive and run setup.exe or msiexec.exe /i “<path to VMware Tools.msi>” /qn (for quiet install)
After reboot your screen will now be @ 640x480!
http://philipflint.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/changing-the-screen-resolution-in-windows-server-2008-server-core/

Adding server roles

http://www.petri.co.il/managing-windows-2008-server-core-server-roles.htm

Updating the firewall

http://www.petri.co.il/remotely-managing-windows-2008-server-core-firewall.htm

Patching

Server 2008 Core only supports 2 modes of Automatic updates:

Disabled
Automatically download updates and install them using the schedule

(Automatically) Updating Server Core

== Useful Links ==

Server Core Technet Blog

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 Setting up Windows Server 2008 Core the first time can be a little frustrating since most of tools people are used to using aren't there.  So here's a cheat sheet for getting you machine setup and into the domain, at which point you can use most server management tools remotely.
-Change Computer Name:<br>
+== Change Computer Name ==
 netdom renamecomputer <ComputerName> /NewName:<NewComputerName>
+== Reboot/Logoff ==
 Reboot after 0 seconds with comment "Changed Server Name"<br>
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 Reboot for "OS Reconfiguration (Planned)"<br>
 shutdown /r /d p:2:4
+Type "Logoff" to logoff.
-Type "Logoff" to logoff.
+== Setting up Licensing ==
-Setting up Licensing:<br>
 slmgr.vbs -ipk <USE MAK KEY><br>
 slmgr.vbs -ato
-Join Domain:<br>
+== Join Domain ==
 netdom join Computer_Name /domain:wolftech.ad.ncsu.edu /userd:unityid.admin /passwordd:Password
-Installing vmware tools:
+== Installing vmware tools ==
 * Select Virtual Machine->Install/Upgrade VMware Tools
 * Nothing happens!
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-Adding server roles:<br>
+== Adding server roles ==
 http://www.petri.co.il/managing-windows-2008-server-core-server-roles.htm
-Updating the firewall (if you aren't going to set it via GPO:<br>
+== Updating the firewall ==
 http://www.petri.co.il/remotely-managing-windows-2008-server-core-firewall.htm
+== Patching ==
+Server 2008 Core only supports 2 modes of Automatic updates:
+* Disabled
+* Automatically download updates and install them using the schedule
+[http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2007/07/16/automatically-updating-server-core.aspx (Automatically) Updating Server Core]
+==
+Useful Links ==
+[http://blogs.technet.com/server_core/ Server Core Technet Blog]