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 DNS server role on the SERVER CORE ?

To install the DNS Server role on the SERVER CORE

• At a command prompt, type:

start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role

Note: Using /w prevents the command prompt from returning until the installation completes. Without /w, there is no indication that the installation completed.

• Configure a DNS zone at the command prompt by typing:

dnscmd

OR

by remotely using the DNS MMC snap-in.

Note: Typing start /w ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role /uninstall at the command prompt will uninstall the DNS Server role.