How to install File Services on Server Core

While you’d think Microsoft is luring organizations into using their cloud services as the main method for sharing files, most organizations have no need to share files beyond their organization’s borders or to access files in a web browser; as such, most organizations rely on file servers to share files among their employees. Today, I’ll show you how to transform a Server Core installation into a Dynamic Access Control-aware file server.

By Sander Berkouwer - Tue, May 14, 2013 - 0 comments

Sander Berkouwer is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with over a decade of experience in IT.

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How to install a DHCP Server on Server Core

To make life easier as an admin, several network protocols have been introduced to help manage TCP/IP. One of these protocols is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

By Sander Berkouwer - Tue, May 7, 2013 - 0 comments

Sander Berkouwer is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with over a decade of experience in IT.

How to install a DNS Server on Server Core

In the previous article in this series, I showed you how to promote a Windows Server 2012-based Server Core installation to a Domain Controller. In this article, I’ll discuss configuring your Server Core installation to a Domain Name System (DNS) Server

By Sander Berkouwer - Tue, April 30, 2013 - 0 comments

Sander Berkouwer is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with over a decade of experience in IT.

How to configure Server Core as Domain Controller

In the first part of this series, I discussed the benefits of the available Server Roles in Server Core installations of Windows Server 2012. Today, let’s get hands-on by configuring a Windows Server 2012 Server Core installation as a Domain Controller.

By Sander Berkouwer - Wed, April 24, 2013 - 0 comments

Sander Berkouwer is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with over a decade of experience in IT.

Server Roles in Server Core

In this series in seven parts I will cover the Server Roles in Windows Server 2012 Server Core in detail. In Part 1 I will give an overview and in the following posts I will discuss each server role.

By Sander Berkouwer - Thu, April 18, 2013 - 0 comments

Sander Berkouwer is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with over a decade of experience in IT.