December 2013
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
11h 42m
English
Microsoft Server Core is my favorite installation option for Windows Server when working with IIS. Its performance, ease of updates and management, and performance are amazing. Yes, I said performance twice. You may not have had a chance to experience Server Core, but you should if you’re the IIS administrator.
I recommend that you use only Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core or Server Core on Windows Server 2012. The prior version, Windows Server 2008, didn’t support ASP.NET, and it was hard for most administrators to configure. Starting with 2008 R2, adoption of PowerShell has made Server Core much easier to use.
Server Core has been performance-optimized by removing the entire graphical ...