Chapter 19. Adding Roles to Server Core

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• Understanding the supported roles

• Using ocsetup to add roles to Windows Server 2008

• Using dism to add roles to Windows Server 2008 R2

• Adding the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role

Tip

You should be familiar with Server Core commands when preparing for the 70-642 and 70-643 exams.

Understanding the Supported Roles

Server Core has a limited number of services that it can support. Because of this, it has a limited number of roles that you can add. The following table shows the supported roles in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Note

Some adventurous administrators have configured Server Core ...

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