Installing a server role on a Microsoft Server Core 2008 installation (Part 3)
Print Services role
To install Print Services role features
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· For the Print Server feature, type the following at a command prompt:
· For the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service, type:
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To add a printer to the print server
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1. Determine the IP address or host name of the printer. This may be on the printer's test or printer configuration page or you might need to refer to the manufacturer's documentation for instructions. 2. Verify that the print server can communicate with the printer through the network by pinging the printer from the print server. 3. On another computer running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, open the Print Management console and add the server running the Server Core installation. 4. Expand the entry for the print server running a Server Core installation, right-click Drivers, and then click Add Driver. The Add Printer Driver Wizard starts. 5. Complete the wizard to install the printer driver for your printer. 6. In the Print Management console, right-click Printers and then click Add Printer. The Network Printer Installation Wizard starts. 7. Click Add a TCP/IP or Web Services printer by IP address or hostname and then click Next. 8. Enter the printer's host name or IP address (the port name will be the same by default), and then click Next. 9. Make any necessary changes to the printer name, contact information, or sharing status, and then click Next. |
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services role
To install the AD LDS role
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· At a command prompt, type:
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Notes
· Uninstall the AD LDS role by typing the following at a command prompt:
· start /w ocsetup DirectoryServices-ADAM-ServerCore /uninstall
Active Directory Domain Services role
This command installs the Active Directory Domain Services role and promotes the server to a domain controller by using the settings in the unattend file.
For links to information about using an unattend file with Dcpromo.exe, see the Additional References section at the end of this document.
To install the Active Directory Domain Services role
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· At a command prompt, type:
Where unattendfile is the name of a Dcpromo.exe unattend file. |
Note
Dcpromo.exe can also be used to demote a domain controller to a server.
Streaming Media Services role
To install the Streaming Media Services role
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1. On another computer, download the Streaming Media Services role installer file from article 934518 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=88046). 2. Copy the appropriate Microsoft Update Standalone package (.msu file) to your Server Core installation. 3. Run the .msu file. 4. At a command prompt, type:
5. On a different computer, use the Streaming Media Services MMC snap-in to remotely configure Streaming Media Services. |
Web Server (IIS) role
To install the Web Server role
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1. For the default installation, type the following at a command prompt and press ENTER:
2. For an installation that includes all of the options, type the following at a command prompt and press ENTER:
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Notes
· To uninstall the Web Server (IIS) role, use the following command: