Deploying Windows Server 2012 Core session delivered at TechMentor 2012 in Redmond, WA.

4. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=76620

14. Classic “Full Server”
Server with a GUI • Full Metro-style GUI shell
• Install Desktop Experience to run Metro-style apps
NEW Full Server without Server Graphical Shell
• No Explorer, Internet Explorer or associated files
• MMC, Server Manager, and a subset of Control
Minimal Server Interface Panel applets are still installed
• Provides many of the benefits of Server Core for
those applications or users that haven’t yet made
the transition
Server Core
• NEW Can move between Server Core and Full
Server Core Server by simply installing or uninstalling
components

16. POWERSHELL
Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart
Single reboot required to restart
all services
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell -Restart
NEW Can install multiple features with one command by
separating with commas

18. Server with a GUI

19. POWERSHELL
Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Restart
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Restart
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart

20. calls to HTML Help API will return NULL!

21. http://www.dependencywalker.com

22. Server Core Minimal Server Server Graphical
Interface Shell
ServerCore = 1 Set Set Set
ServerGuiMgmt = 1 Not Set Set Set
ServerGuiShell = 1 Not Set Not Set Set
Win32_ServerFeature
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cc280268

23. Server Core Minimal Server Interface Server with a GUI Desktop Experience
Command Prompt a a a a
PowerShell/.NET a a a a
Server Manager x a a a
MMC x a a a
Control Panel x x a a
CPL Applets x Some a a
Explorer Shell x x a a
Taskbar x x a a
System Tray x x a a
Internet Explorer x x a a
Help x x a a
Themes x x x a
Start screen (Metro) x x a a
Metro-style apps x x x a
Media Player x x x a

27. POWERSHELL
Uninstall-WindowsFeature <FeatureName> -Remove

29. CMD
mkdir c:mountdir
CMD
Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wim
CMD
dism /mount-wim /WimFile:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wim
/Index:<#_from_step_2> /MountDir:c:mountdir /readonly
POWERSHELL with mounted WIM
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell
–Restart –Source c:mountdirwindowswinsxs

30. CMD
Dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wim
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell
–Restart –Source wim:<drive>:sourcesinstall.wim:4

31. POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature <FeatureName>
-Source <Source>

32. POWERSHELL with mounted WIM
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell
–Restart –Source c:mountdirwindowswinsxs
POWERSHELL
Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell
–Restart –Source wim:d:sourcesinstall.wim:4