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Server Core Installation of Windows Server 2008 introduces a new concept called Server Core. Server Core is a minimal server installation option for computers running Ws 2008. It provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited functionality.
This is a specialized role. Applications having dependency on .Net, IIS or IE will have issues on Server Core.The server core supports a limited set of roles and does not support any application installs.
| • | Active Directory Domain Services |
| • | Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) |
| • | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server |
| • | DNS Server |
| • | File Services |
| • | Print Server |
| • | Streaming Media Services |
The following optional features are also supported:
| • | Microsoft Failover Cluster |
| • | Network Load Balancing |
| • | Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications |
| • | Windows Backup |
| • | Multipath I/O |
| • | Removable Storage Management |
| • | Windows Bitlocker Drive Encryption |
| • | Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) |
| • | Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) |
| • | Telnet client |
| • | Quality of Service (QoS) |