WINDOWS SERVER 2012
From Nothing To Something
TYPES OF INSTALLS
SERVER WITH A GUI
The Old Default
SERVER CORE
The New Default
AND THE IN-BETWEEN
A New Option:
Minimal Server
MINIMAL GUI
Not Available
IE 10
Windows Explorer
Start Screen
Desktop
Is Available
MMC
Server Manager
Subset of Control Panel
DEMO
Taking Core to Minimal Server
THE POWERSHELL
 Get-WindowsFeature
 Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra
–Source wim:d:\sources\install.wim:4
 Restart-Computer
 Get-WindowsFeature
 Notice what is now available
DEMO
Taking Server Core to GUI
THE POWERSHELL
 Get-WindowsFeature Server*
 Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,
Server-Gui-Shell –Source
wim:d:\sources\install.wim:4
 Restart-Computer
DEMO
Taking Server with a GUI to Core
REMOVING FEATURES
 Getting rid of the junk
 Keeping size down
 Easy to add back if needed later
 Offline VHD no problem: -VHD parameter
THE POWERSHELL
 UnInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,
Server-Gui-Shell –IncludeManagementTools
 Restart-Computer
 Get-WindowsFeatures
 Wait, items are still available
 Add the –Remove parm
 UnInstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,
Server-Gui-Shell –IncludeManagementTools -Remove
RESOURCES
 Windows Server Installation Options
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831786.aspx
 Install or Uninstall Roles, Role Services, or Features
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831809.aspx
 Install Server Roles and Features on a Server Core Server
 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574158.aspx