14.1. Server Core Basics
Server Core is a feature-reduced minimal installation of Windows Server 2008, installed as a role for Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Edition. Server Core can be installed in the following server roles:
Active Directory (AD)
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
DHCP Server
DNS Server
File Server
Media Services
Print Server
Server Core is meant to serve the role as a stable and low-maintenance infrastructure platform. Although it comes with management tools and utilities, and can support third-party agents, it is not an application server. That is, you wouldn't use Server Core to run Exchange, Oracle, or any other server application because it is missing the required GUI necessary ...
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