It’s been very busy in the world of Windows Server. With the launch of Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate, Tech Ed and the announcement of several new Hyper-V R2 capabilities such as 64 logical processor support and processor compatibility, it’s been pretty non-stop. In fact, it’s been so busy, that we haven’t even had a chance to introduce one more really cool new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2, but first, some background.
Windows Server 2008 R1: Core Deployment
In Windows Server 2008, we introduced the ability to deploy Windows Server in a core deployment. Server Core is a minimal server installation option which provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited functionality. Just to be clear, Server Core isn’t a SKU. You don’t buy “Server Core” it’s simply a deployment option presented during Windows Server Setup. For example, here’s a screen shot during Windows Server Setup, notice that there are options for Full Installations and Server Core Installations.
Full Article – http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/07/07/windows-server-2008-r2-core-introducing-sconfig.aspx
