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Windows Server Core Essentials

Server Core is an installation option for Windows Server 2012 that provides a minimal server interface without a full graphical user interface. It conserves hardware resources like memory and disk space, reduces the frequency of patches needed, and lowers the server's attack surface compared to a full GUI installation. A new feature in Windows Server 2012 allows administrators to switch between Server Core and the full GUI installation using PowerShell commands, providing more flexibility than previous versions.

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Windows Server Core Essentials

Server Core is an installation option for Windows Server 2012 that provides a minimal server interface without a full graphical user interface. It conserves hardware resources like memory and disk space, reduces the frequency of patches needed, and lowers the server's attack surface compared to a full GUI installation. A new feature in Windows Server 2012 allows administrators to switch between Server Core and the full GUI installation using PowerShell commands, providing more flexibility than previous versions.

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WINDOWS SERVER CORE

1.1: INSTALL SERVERS

WHAT'S NEW IN SERVER 2012R2 AND WHAT IS SERVER CORE IT?


WE HAVE FULL GUI
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

SERVER CORE INTERFACE MINIMAL SERVER INTERFACE


WHY USE SERVER CORE?
SERVER CORE IS NOT A SEPARATE PRODUCT OR EDITION. IT IS AN INSTALLATION
OPTION INCLUDED WITH THE WINDOWS SERVER 2012 STANDARD AND
DATACENTER EDITIONS.
HARDWARE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION

Server Core eliminates some of the most memory- and processor-intensive elements of the Windows
Server 2012 operating system, thus devoting more of the system hardware to running essential
services.
REDUCED DISK SPACE

Server Core requires less disk space for the installed operating system elements, as well as less swap
space, which maximizes the utilization of the server’s storage resources.
REDUCED PATCH FREQUENCY

The graphical elements of Windows Server 2012 are among the most frequently patched, so running
Server Core reduces the number of patches that administrators must apply. Fewer patches also mean
fewer server restarts and less downtime.
REDUCED ATTACK SURFACE

The less software there is running on the computer, the fewer the entrances there are for attackers to
exploit. Server Core reduces the potential openings presented by the operating system, increasing its
overall security.
WHATS NEW?

When Microsoft first introduced the Server Core installation option in Windows Server 2008, it was an
intriguing idea, but few administrators took advantage of it. The main reason for this was that most server
administrators were not sufficiently conversant with the command-line interface to manage a Windows
server without a GUI.
1.) FULL GUI TO SERVER CORE IN ONE COMMAND

In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the decision to install the operating system using
the Server Core option was irrevocable. Once you installed the operating system using Server Core, there
was no way to get the GUI back except to perform a complete reinstallation. That has all changed in
Windows Server 2012. You can now switch a server from the Server Core option to the Server with a GUI
option, and back again, at will, using PowerShell commands.
TWO WAYS WE CAN DO THIS

1.) 2.)

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