30.May.2011 |
by Gusac |
Filed in: Articles, Tutorials
The server core installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2009 R2 provides minimal environment of running server roles. There are different editions of Server core available and the difference is the number of server roles available with them.
The different editions available are: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter.
The suitable edition of Windows 2008 Server Core R2 can be grabbed depending upon the requirements. Here is the comparison chart:
| Server Roles |
Web |
Standard |
Enterprise |
DataCenter |
| Active Directory Certificate Services |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Active Directory Domain Services |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| BranchCache Hosted Cache |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| DHCP Server |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| DNS Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| File Services |
Yes |
Standalone DFS |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hyper-V |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Media Services |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Print Services |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IIS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
