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In Chapter 5, “Managing Server Roles,” we saw how to perform the initial configuration of a Windows Server 2008 server using the Initial Configuration Tasks screen. Of course, many of these initial configuration tasks can also be performed using an unattend.xml answer file during an unattended installation.
The Windows server core installation option of Windows Server 2008 can also have its initial configuration done in two ways: from the command line after a manual install, or by doing an unattended installation. In this chapter, we’re going to look only at the first method (using the command line after a manual install). For more information on unattended installation of Windows Server 2008, see Chapter 13, “Deploying Windows Server 2008.”
Performing Initial Configuration from the Command Line
Some of the initial configuration tasks you will want to perform on a Windows server core server include the following:
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Set a password for the Administrator account.
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Set the date, time, and time zone.
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Configure networking, which might mean assigning a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway (unless DHCP is being used) and pointing the DNS settings to a domain controller.
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Changing the server’s name and joining the domain.
Other initial configuration tasks can include activating your server, enabling Automatic Updates, downloading and installing any available software updates, enabling Windows Error Reporting and the Customer Experience Improvement Program, and so on.
Let’s see how to perform some of these tasks.
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