windows 2012 core: installing features
a powershell cmdlet is used for installing features in server core now.
run powershell then the cmdlet Get-WindowsFeature to get a list of installable/installed features. run Install-WindowsFeature <feature> to install a new feature or role. to remove features use Uninstall-WindowsFeature <feature>.
it’s interesting that you can even install the GUI feature-set on top of core if you so desired.
a few common features/roles:
DHCP server = DHCP
file server with FSRM = FS-FileServer, FS-Resource-Manager
migration tools = Migration
minimal GUI = Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra
full GUI = Server-Gui-Shell
WSUS = UpdateServices
a bit off topic, but here’s how you enable RDP for 2012 core:
cscript scregedit.wsf /AR 0
then verify the change with:
cscript scregedit.wsf /AF /v
source:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574158.aspx
http://geekswithblogs.net/Wchrabaszcz/archive/2012/12/12/how-to-install-server-windows-20081212-rolesfeatures-using-powershell.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/server_core/archive/2012/05/09/configuring-the-minimal-server-interface.aspx