Prerequisites for installing a server role on a server running Server Core installation…

Prerequisites for installing a server role on a server running Server Core installation

• A computer on which you have installed and configured a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008.
• An administrator user account and password for the server running the Server Core installation.
• If installing and configuring a print server, another computer running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 on which
• you can run the Print Management Console to remotely configure the print server.
• If installing and configuring a DHCP server, the information required to configure a DHCP scope.
• If installing and configuring a DHCP server, you must configure the server running the Server Core installation to use a static IP address.
• If installing and configuring a DNS server, the information required to configure a DNS zone.
• If installing and configuring an Active Directory environment, the information required to either join an existing domain or to create a new domain.
• If you are going to promote the server running the Server Core installation to be a domain controller in an Active Directory domain, a domain administrator user name and password.

How do I install the DHCP Server role on the SERVER CORE ?

To install the DHCP Server role on the SERVER CORE

• At a command prompt, type:

start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCore

• Configure a DHCP scope at the command prompt by using netsh, or by remotely using the DHCP snap-in from Windows Server 2008.

If the DHCP server is installed in an Active Directory domain, you must authorize it in Active Directory.

• The DHCP Server service does not start automatically by default. Use the following procedure to configure it to start automatically and to start the service for the first time.To configure and start the DHCP Server service

At a command prompt, type:

sc config dhcpserver start= auto

Start the service by typing:

net start dhcpserver

• Typing the following at the command prompt will uninstall the DHCP Server role

start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCore /uninstall