The Life of Brian : Server Core

New Server Core Guide

BrianM — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Just saw over on the Server Core blog that Andrew posted some links to a couple excellent resources. The first one is what I consider to be the Server Core Bible . It has just about everything you can think of when it comes to configuring...(read more)

Microsoft Clustering Resources

BrianM — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:45:00 GMT

This has to be the mother of all resource collections on Microsoft clustering and high availability. I’ve copied over the links directly from the MS Cluster blog so that I have quick access to them in the future. General Resources Cluster Team Site...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 Server Core Default Services

BrianM — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:08:00 GMT

Quite a few people have asked recently about services in Server Core. They want to know what’s running and what’s not running. Below you will find a listing that intended to help those out that need to know the status of Services on Server...(read more)

Restartable AD DS and DSRM Logon Behaviors

BrianM — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:18:00 GMT

Ever since Windows 2000's implementation of Active Directory (AD) we have had a method to restore AD objects that were removed. Although it hasn’t been as easy as hitting CTRL-Z to undo a mistakenly deleted object or to try to restore from the...(read more)

Admin's Guide to Server Core Commands

BrianM — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Repost from AdminPrep.com…I will be moving several of the articles over to this blog. Before all this starts, credit must go where credit is due. I did not come up with all of the info within this article. A lot of people have felt my pain and...(read more)

Display Your Computer Name on Server Core

BrianM — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:58:00 GMT

In my Administrator’s Guide to Server Core Commands article on AdminPrep I showed you how to display the time on the command prompt of your Server Core command window. I just read that Daniel Petri has some other cool shortcuts on what you can display...(read more)

What I Love About Server Core

BrianM — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words…...(read more)

Process Explorer on Server Core

BrianM — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:10:28 GMT

While I’ve always been a fan of Task Manager but lets face the facts…its has its limitations. Mark Russinovich has rolled up his wonderful Sysinternal Troubleshooting Utilities into a single download that can be found here . In there you will find...(read more)

Administrator's Guide to Server Core Commands

BrianM — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:25:00 GMT

Server Core has been a popular topic for me over the last year as it is something completly different from what i'm used to working on. I love the GUI but I know there are times when I have to do things via the command line. Well if you are going...(read more)

Installing Active Directory on Server Core with an Answer File

BrianM — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:11:23 GMT

Last week I spent some time at my former employer taking a Server 2008 upgrade course . Shame on you if you haven't checked them out for training because their Hard Hat courses are hands down the best out there. I spent a lot of time in that course...(read more)

Server Core CoreConfigurator

BrianM — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:54:40 GMT

I know i'm late on this but I've got to blog about it. Fellow Directory Services MVP Guy Teverovsky has created the coolest tool yet for Server 2008 Server Core. It is the Server Core CoreConfigurator . After you copy the four files to your Server...(read more)

DNSCMD Reference

BrianM — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:09:00 GMT

Fellow Directory Services MVP Mark Minasi has a great table that shows a ton DNS commands using dnscmd. For those of you getting ready to use Server Core here is yet another list of commands that will come in handy. All I can say is WOW!!! Function DNSCMD...(read more)

Server Core Commands

BrianM — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:58:32 GMT

It's been quite awhile since my last Server Core blog so I feel obligated to share some of the other findings that I have. I've been asked several times how to configure TCP/IP settings on a Server Core server. To configure the IP address we will...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 Reviewers Guide - Reviewed

BrianM — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:04:33 GMT

After spending a bit of time on Amazon I noticed that books, movies, and other random things you can buy all had customer reviews. I started to think, why don't white papers and technical documents have the same? Today I've decided to take action...(read more)

Screencast - Windows Server 2008 Password Caching

BrianM — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:38:08 GMT

I was just doing some catching up on some blog reading and saw that Keith Combs from Microsoft has an excellent screencast on Windows Server 2008 Password Caching on Domain Controllers. In fact he just doesn't show you how to set it up he takes it...(read more)

Windows Server 2008 Component Posters

BrianM — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:41:00 GMT

Back in January of 2007 I posted that TechNet Magazine had a really cool poster that showed Active Directory as a Jigsaw puzzle. I noticed in my latest copy of TechNet Magazine that it included two new posters. One of them was another Active Directory...(read more)

Update to Server 2008 Roles and Features

BrianM — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:00:06 GMT

Jose Barreto just informed me that he has an excellent list of what has changed between Server 2008 Beta 3 and Server 2008 June CTP. The link shows what changed with Enterprise Edition and Server Core. What I really enjoy about this list is that: It is...(read more)

IIS7 Included in Server Core

BrianM — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:02:00 GMT

Bob Muglia mentioned in the keynote at TechEd 2007 (really wish I could be there) that IIS7 was in fact going to be included in Server Core . I know that a lot of hosting providers have been screaming for this and rightfully so. While this sounds like...(read more)

Installing Server Roles and Optional Features on Server Core

BrianM — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:00:00 GMT

After the initial install of Server Core the "Wow" factor ends fairly soon. The main reason for this is because the server is really not doing much. Like any server if you want to start using a feature of it you have to install it…Server Core is no different...(read more)

How to Activate Server Core

BrianM — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:10:00 GMT

Just because you're running Server Core doesn't mean you can get around Activation. No more going to the Start Menu -> Programs option. In Server Core you can Activate the server in two ways, one locally and the other remotely. Both ways use the Software...(read more)