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Core Configurator 2.0
If you’re using Windows Server 2008 R2 Core edition, but you’re too lazy to do all administrative tasks from a command line (Why should I use Server Core?), then Core Configurator 2.0 is the tool for you. It enables you to use Windows Server 2008 R2 Core and do all your administrative tasks from a GUI. It is free and open source project which you can download from http://coreconfig.codeplex.com/.
Core Configuration tasks include:
- Product Licensing
- Networking Features
- DCPromo Tool
- ISCSI Settings
- Server Roles and Features
- User and Group Permissions
- Share Creation and Deletion
- Dynamic Firewall settings
- Display | Screensaver Settings
- Add & Remove Drivers
- Proxy settings
- Windows Updates (Including WSUS)
- Multipath I/O
- Hyper-V including virtual machine thumbnails
- JoinDomain and Computer rename
- Add/remove programs
- Services
- WinRM
- Complete logging of all commands executed
By Ilija Brajkovic | December 3, 2009
Tags: core, free, R2, tools, windows server 2008
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