| Longhorn Server Core |
| Wednesday, 20 December 2006 by Michel Roth | |||
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"Longhorn Server Core is interesting because it is a minimal version of Longhorn that has been stripped of many features. That means: no Windows Explorer, no Internet Explorer or Outlook Express and no other management tools you are so familiar with. The advantage is clear: a smaller footprint in hard disk space and memory and less patching. According to Microsoft, if Windows 2000 would have been stripped of features just as Longhorn Server Core, that would have resulted in 60% less patches. Installation is a breeze as always. Just select the Longhorn Server Core option during installation of Longhorn. When it's finished and you logon, you get a blue background and a command prompt. Now what? To get things done, you will have to use the command prompt or use another server and use tools such as compmgmt.msc remotely. Most people will probably get a remote desktop connection to Longhorn Server Core to run the above commands but you can also use the new WS-Management (web services for management) features. Longhorn (and Vista!) contain the winrs command. That command is used to get a connection over port 80 or 443 (SSL) to another system and issue commands. Before you can use winrs, you need to configure something on the server side. On the server, you can issue the command winrm quickconfig to quickly configure the system to accept commands over port 80. Then, from another system, use something like winrs -r:servername command." Read more of this article at Beake.info.
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