Server Core Remote Management Whitepaper

When the Core-alternative of Windows Server was introduced in 2008, not a lot of people saw the greatness. A few tried it once, some tried it twice and others got hooked! Fellow administrators often complain that it’s so hard to administer the roles and features of it. Sander Berkouwer and myself, who both fall into the third category of people that got hooked are now proud to present:

THE SERVER CORE REMOTE MANAGEMENT WHITEPAPER

What does it contain? Here’s a small section of the table of contents:

Preface
Brief introduction to Server Core
Server Core by default
The Administrator password
The Windows firewall
Overview of remote management methods
Remotely managing your Server Core using Compmgmt.msc
Computer Management
Delegation Considerations
Logon Considerations
Remotely managing your Server Core using RSAT
Installing RSAT
Selecting RSAT features
Displaying Administrative Tools
Using the Remote Server Administration Tools
Remotely managing your Server Core using RDP
Enabling Remote Desktop

This whitepaper contains everything you need to know to remotely manage your Core-box. No more fumbling around in that CMD-window if you don’t want to.

The whitepaper is available for download here.

Don’t forget to check out Sanders blog also, there’s a lot of interesting posts!