Windows Server Manager
Step-by-Step Guide: Scenarios
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
Server Manager is a new tool
available with Windows Server® 2008 that guides information
technology administrators through the process of installing, configuring, and managing
server roles and features that are part of Windows Server 2008.
This step-by-step guide provides an
overview of Server Manager and walkthroughs of several common scenarios for
using Server Manager in your enterprise, focusing on new and enhanced features
of Server Manager. This guide helps you learn about how Server Manager
functions as a server role deployment, decommissioning, and management tool.
The guide also describes how Server Manager helps improve productivity, so IT
pros can spend less time deploying, managing, and maintaining their
infrastructures, and spend more time using Windows Server 2008 software
packages to add business value.
The scenarios described in this
step-by-step guide include initial server configuration tasks as well as deployment,
management, and removal of server roles and features.
- Who should use this step-by-step guide
- Server Manager overview
- Requirements for Server Manager
- Scenario Overview
This step-by-step guide benefits:
- An IT administrator, planner, or analyst evaluating
Windows Server 2008.
- An enterprise IT planner or designer.
- An early adopter of Windows Server 2008.
- An IT architect responsible for computer management and
security throughout your organization.
- An IT operations engineer who is responsible for the
day-to-day management and troubleshooting of networks, servers, operating
systems, or applications.
- An IT operations manager who is accountable for network
and server management, IT hardware and software budgets, and technical
decisions.
Server Manager makes server
administration more efficient by allowing administrators to use a single tool
to do the following:
- View and make changes to server roles and features
installed on the server.
- Perform management tasks associated with the
operational lifecycle of the server, such as starting or stopping
services, and managing local user accounts.
- Perform management tasks associated with the
operational lifecycle of roles, role services, and features installed on
the server.
- Determine server status, identify critical events, and
analyze and troubleshoot configuration issues or failures.
Before using Server Manager, it is
recommended that you familiarize yourself with the functions, terminology,
requirements, and day-to-day management tasks of any roles you plan to install
on your server. For more detailed information about server roles, see the
Windows Server TechCenter (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48541).
Server Manager is installed by
default as part of the Windows Server 2008 setup process. To use Server Manager,
you must be logged on to the computer as a member of the Administrators group on the local
computer.
The following scenarios guide you
through several common uses for Server Manager and its related technologies
Initial Configuration Tasks and Remote Server Administration Tools.
- Scenario 1: Completing the configuration of a new installation of
Windows Server 2008 by using Initial Configuration Tasks
- Scenario 2: Performing initial configuration tasks in the Server
Manager console
- Scenario 3: Adding Terminal Services and viewing its status
- Scenario 4: Using Remote Server Administration Tools to manage Print
Services remotely
- Scenario 5: Adding and removing the Print Services role by using the
Server Manager command line
- Scenario 6: Adding File Services and Windows Server Backup by using
an answer file
- Scenario 7: Adding Hyper-V
After Windows Server 2008 Setup
is finished, an administrator logs on to the server for the first time, and the
Initial Configuration Tasks window automatically opens. The administrator
completes configuration of the new server by using commands in the Initial
Configuration Tasks window.
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If you accidentally close Initial
Configuration Tasks, click Start,
and then click Run. Type oobe in the Open text box, and then click OK or press ENTER.
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- In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, in the Provide Computer Information
area, click Provide computer name
and domain.
- On the Computer
Name tab of the System
Properties dialog box, click Change to change the computer name.
- In the Computer
Name/Domain Changes dialog box, type a name for this computer, and
provide the name of a domain or workgroup to which you want to join the
computer. Click OK.
- For the computer name and domain changes to take
effect, restart the computer. You can wait to do this until after you have
completed your work in Initial Configuration Tasks.
- Configure network settings for this server, such as how
the server obtains an IP address. For example, you can configure settings
that determine how the IP address is assigned. In the Initial
Configuration Tasks window, in the Provide
Computer Information area, click Configure networking.
- In the Network
Connections window, click File,
and then click New Incoming
Connection to create a new network connection for this computer.
- Configure Enable
automatic updating and feedback according to your organization’s
policies.
- Configure the server’s use of Remote Desktop according
to your organization’s policies.
- If you do not want to open Initial Configuration Tasks
every time an administrator logs on to the computer, select Do not show this window at logon,
and then close the Initial Configuration Tasks window.
Although initial configuration tasks
have been completed and the Initial Configuration Tasks window is now closed,
an administrator has decided to enable automatic updating and feedback on the
computer running Windows Server 2008. The administrator uses Server
Manager to modify settings, instead of running Initial Configuration Tasks once
again. The administrator enrolls the server in the Customer Experience
Improvement Program (CEIP), and turns on automatic updating and Windows Error
Reporting.
- Click Start.
Point to Administrative Tools,
and then click Server Manager.
- Expand the Resources
and Support area, if it is not already open.
- Click Configure
CEIP to open the Customer
Experience Improvement Program Configuration dialog box.
- Select Yes, I want
to participate in the CEIP. Click OK.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Expand the Server
Summary area, if it is not already open.
- Expand the Security
Information area, if it is not already open. Click Configure Updates.
- In the Windows
Update dialog box, select one of the following:
- Click Have
Windows install updates automatically to download and install
updates as they become available. This is recommended.
- Click Let me
choose to open the Change
Settings window, which allows you to turn off updates, or to
select how updates are downloaded and installed on the server, if you
want automatic updates turned on.
- If you opened the Change Settings window by clicking Let me choose, when you are done making changes, click OK.
- Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Server
Manager.
- Expand the Resources
and Support area, if it is not already open.
- Click Turn on
Windows Error Reporting.
- In the Windows
Error Reporting Configuration dialog box, select one of the
following options:
- Yes, automatically send
detailed reports.
- Yes, automatically send
summary reports.
The other
settings—Ask me about sending reports
every time an error occurs, and I
don't want to participate, and don't ask me again—disable Windows Error
Reporting. Ask me about sending reports
every time an error occurs prompts you to report errors only as they
occur.
- Click OK.
A company has just purchased a new
server. The new computer must run Terminal Services to provide centralized
access to individual applications without the necessity of providing Remote
Desktop access to each employee.
The administrator performs the
following steps to add and configure Terminal Services.
The system administrator installs
the Terminal Services role on the new computer.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Add Terminal Services by using the Add Roles Wizard in
Server Manager. Select the role services Terminal Server and TS Web Access
on the Select Role Services
page of the Add Roles Wizard.
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The TS Web Access role service
depends on Web Server (IIS) and Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM).
Server Manager prompts you to install IIS and WSRM if they are not already
installed on the computer.
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- The Terminal Services installation process requires an
administrator to specify several configuration options. Complete the
configuration pages of the Add Roles Wizard based on what is most
appropriate for your organization. For more information about configuring
Terminal Services, and detailed step-by-step guides, see the Terminal
Services page on the Windows Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48555).
The administrator opens the Terminal
Services snap-ins and performs Terminal Services management tasks in the Server
Manager window.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then expand Terminal Services.
- If Terminal Services is installed, but Terminal
Services snap-ins and management tools do not appear in the hierarchy
pane, close and then reopen Server Manager.
- Open the Terminal
Services Configuration and then the Terminal Services Manager snap-ins by selecting their objects
in the hierarchy pane.
- On the role home page for Terminal Services, open the Summary area and the System Services area, if they are
not already open.
- In the System
Services area, click Stop
and then Restart to stop
and then restart the Terminal Services service.
- In the Server Manager hierarchy pane, expand Diagnostics.
- Expand Event
Viewer, expand Custom Views,
and then expand Server Roles.
- If Terminal Services does not appear as a child object
of Server Roles, press F5 to
refresh the Server Manager console. If Terminal Services still fails to
appear, close and then reopen Server Manager.
- To check for new event messages, press F5 or
right-click the Event Viewer
node, and then click Refresh.
Check for critical, warning, or informational events for Terminal
Services, view event properties, and change filter preferences for events.
After several months, the system
administrator wants to install Terminal Services on a more powerful computer,
and remove Terminal Services completely from the server on which it currently
is running.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Open the Roles
Summary area, if it is not already open.
- Click Remove
roles.
- On the Remove
Server Roles page of the Remove
Roles Wizard, clear the check box for Terminal Services. Click Next.
- After confirming that you want to remove Terminal
Services, on the Confirm Removal
Selections page, click Remove.
An administrator is running the
Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008. The administrator
installs the Print Services role on this server. After that, the administrator
wants to manage the server remotely from another computer that is running a
full installation of Windows Server 2008.
To manage the Print Services role
remotely from the computer running the full installation of Windows
Server 2008, the administrator installs Remote Server Administration
Tools.
- Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Server
Manager. In the Features
section of the Server Manager home page, click Add features.
- On the Select
Features page of the Add Features Wizard, expand Remote Server Administration Tools.
- Expand Role
Administration Tools, and then select Print Services Tools.
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Note |
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Installing Remote Server
Administration Tools does not install any roles, role services, or features
on a computer. For each role, role service, or feature you select within
Remote Server Administration Tools, you are installing only management tools
and snap-ins that allow you to perform administration tasks for specified
roles, role services, or features installed on other computers.
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- Click Next,
and then click Install.
- When installation is complete, close the wizard.
To manage the remote print server
and make sure it is discoverable on the network, the administrator restarts the
print spooler service on the computer running the Server Core installation of
Windows Server 2008. To restart the spooler services on the computer
running the Print Services role, type the commands net stop spooler, followed by net start spooler, at the command prompt.
After restarting the spooler
service, the administrator is ready to manage Print Services remotely from the
computer running the full installation of Windows Server 2008.
- Open the Print
Management snap-in by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Print
Management.
- Right-click the Print
Management node at the top of the hierarchy pane, and then click Add/Remove Servers.
- Add or browse for the name of the server that is
running the Print Services role.
- Click OK.
Later, the administrator decides
that Print Services should not be managed from this computer. The administrator
removes the remote administration tools for Print Services from the computer
running the full installation of Windows Server 2008.
- Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Server
Manager. In the Features
section of the Server Manager home page, click Remove features.
- On the Select
Features page of the Remove Features Wizard, expand Remote Server Administration Tools,
and then expand Role
Administration Tools.
- Clear the check box for Print Services Tools. Click Next.
- On the Confirm
Removal Options page, click Remove.
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Note |
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Removing Remote Server
Administration Tools does not remove any roles, role services, or features
from a computer. For each role, role service, or feature you select within
Remote Server Administration Tools, you are removing only management tools
and snap-ins that allow you to perform administration tasks for specified
roles, role services, or features installed on other computers.
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- When removal is complete, close the wizard.
A company has purchased a new
server. The new computer must run Print Services for the engineering department.
After installing Windows Server 2008 on the computer and completing
initial configuration tasks, a system administrator adds the Print Services
role to the server by using the Server Manager command line.
The administrator can start the
Server Manager command line and add Print Services from any directory on the
local computer. At first, the administrator adds only the Print Server role service,
but then decides to add the role services LPD Service and Internet Printing
Service.
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Note |
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The Server Manager command is not
case sensitive.
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- Open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges
by right-clicking the Command
Prompt executable or the Command
Prompt object on the Start
menu, and then clicking Run as
administrator.
- At the prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Print-Server
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ServerManagerCmd.exe also
automatically installs all required roles, role services, or features. In
this scenario, Server Manager automatically installs Web Server (IIS) and
Windows Process Activation Services.
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- When installation is complete, the Command Prompt
window displays the following message:
Success: Installation succeeded.
- Verify that the Print Server role service of Print
Services was installed by typing the following at the prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure
that the Print Services line item in the -query command results is checked and highlighted, and that the
Print Server child object is checked and highlighted. Also ensure that other
role services of Print Services are not checked.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Print-Internet Print-LPD-Service
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You can install each additional
role service one at a time, or use the
–allSubFeatures option to install all the child elements of a role or feature. Server Manager automatically skips those elements already installed on the computer, in this case the Print Server role service. |
- When installation is complete, the Command Prompt
window displays the following message:
Success: Installation succeeded.
- Verify that the LPD Service and Internet Printing
Service role services were installed by typing the following at the
command prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure
that the Print Services line item in the -query command results is checked and highlighted, and that all
role services of Print Services are now checked and highlighted.
After several days, the
administrator decides to use a different computer for serving the print needs
of UNIX-based computers, and removes LPD Service from the current computer.
However, the administrator wants to continue using the current computer as a
basic print server, with the Print Server role service remaining. The
administrator uses the Server Manager command line to remove only LPD Service.
- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable, or the
Command Prompt object on
the Start menu, and then
clicking Run as administrator.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -remove Print-LPD-Service -restart
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when removal is complete, if restarting is required
by the software that you are removing. In this instance, a restart of the
server is required to remove LPD Service completely.
- Verify that LPD Service has been removed from the
computer by typing the following at the command prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure
that, although the Print Services object in the query results is checked and
highlighted, the LPD Service is not.
After several months, the
administrator moves core printing services to a different server, so that this
server can be repurposed. The administrator removes the Print Services role
completely from this computer by using the command line.
- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -remove Print-Services -restart
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when removal is complete, if restarting is required
by the software that you are removing. In this instance, a restart of the
server is not required to remove Print Services.
- Verify that Print Services has been removed from the
computer by typing the following at the command prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure that
the Print Services object in the query results is neither checked nor
highlighted.
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roles, role services, or features
that are installed due to dependencies, such as Web Server (IIS) and Windows
Process Activation Service, are not removed with the removal of Print
Services.
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An administrator wants to create a
DFS namespace to facilitate file sharing among company employees. Because
important data is hosted on the server running File Services, it is important
to back up the server by using Windows Server Backup.
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Note |
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For the complete Server Manager
command-line schema, see the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81203).
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The administrator creates an XML
answer file to use with the Server Manager command line to add the File
Services role and the Windows Server Backup subfeature on the server.
- Create the following answer file for the Server Manager
command line, and save it to a convenient location as an XML document:
2. <?xml
version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
3. <ServerManagerConfiguration
Action="Install"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sdm/Windows/ServerManager/Configuration/2007/1"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
4. <RoleService
Id="FS-DFS-Namespace" />
5. <Feature Id="Backup" />
6. </ServerManagerConfiguration>
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Although the only role service of
File Services installed by this answer file is DFS Namespace, the File
Services role is installed.
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- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.
- At the prompt, type the following, and then press
ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath <
answerfile .xml> -whatIf
-restart
The
placeholder answerfile represents the path and name of the XML answer
file created in Step 1. The -whatIf
parameter displays a list of all software installed as a result of the command,
including dependent roles, role services, and features.
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when installation is complete, if restarting is
required by the software that you are removing. In this instance, a restart of
the server is required to install Windows Server Backup.
- When installation is complete, the Command Prompt
window displays the following message:
Success: Installation succeeded.
- Open the Server Manager console by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative Tools, and then
clicking Server Manager.
- Verify that the File Services role is installed with
the DFS Namespace role service, and that the Windows Server Backup
subfeature of Windows Server Backup Features is also installed.
After DFS Namespace and Windows
Server Backup are installed, the administrator uses File Services and Windows
Server Backup tools in Server Manager to manage the server.
- Back up the server. For more information about backing
up your server, see the Help provided with Windows Server Backup Features.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the Server Manager hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then select File Services to view the role
management home page for File Services.
- View the status of event messages and services related
to File Services. Expand the File
Services node in the hierarchy pane.
- Select the DFS
Management node to open the DFS Management snap-in. Add, remove, or
modify namespaces. Add a new replication group, following the steps in the
wizard.
Six months later, the administrator
wants to use this computer to run a different server role. The administrator
modifies the answer file to remove all roles, role services, and features
installed on this computer, by replacing the –install parameter with the –remove parameter. The administrator adds the -whatIf parameter to the end of the
command line to generate a full list of roles, role services, and features that
are removed by the command.
- Create the following answer file for the Server Manager
command line, and save it to a convenient location as an XML document:
2. <?xml
version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
3. <ServerManagerConfiguration
Action="Remove"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sdm/Windows/ServerManager/Configuration/2007/1"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
4. <RoleService
Id="FS-DFS-Namespace" />
5. <Feature Id="Backup-Features"
/>
- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.
- At the prompt, type the following, and then press
ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath <
answerfile .xml> -whatIf
-restart
The
placeholder answerfile represents the path and name of the XML answer
file created in Step 1. The -whatIf
parameter displays a list of all software removed as a result of the command,
including dependent roles, role services, and features.
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when installation is complete, if restarting is
required by the software that you are removing.
- When removal is complete, the Command Prompt window
displays the following message:
Success: Removal succeeded.
- Open the Server Manager console by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative Tools, and then
clicking Server Manager.
- Verify that the File Services role and Windows Server
Backup are no longer installed on the computer.
An enterprise wants to use Hyper-V™
to run virtual machines. The system administrator installs Hyper-V on the
computer, and then manages it by using snap-ins in Server Manager.
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The Hyper-V scenario is only for
computers running The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008, and that
have support at the processor level for virtualization. More specific
hardware requirements for Hyper-V are described in the Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide
on the Windows
Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98822). It is strongly recommended
that you review these hardware requirements before completing any of the
tasks in this scenario.
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The administrator's first task is to
run Setup for the two Hyper-V update packages. After the updates are complete,
Hyper-V is available for installation by using Server Manager.
- Double-click the following two update packages stored
in %windir%\WSV to make Hyper-V available for installation by using Server
Manager:
- Windows6.0-KB939854-x64.msu
- Windows6.0-KB939853-x64.msu
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the Roles
Summary area, click Add
Roles.
- On the Select
Server Roles page of the Add Roles Wizard, select Hyper-V.
- Complete the Add Roles Wizard. For more information
about specific configuration pages and settings for Hyper-V, see the
Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide on the Windows Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98822).
After installing Hyper-V, the
administrator uses snap-ins available in Server Manager to manage the role.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then expand Windows Server Virtualization.
- With the Server Manager window active, press F5 to
refresh the console if Hyper-V is installed, but Hyper-V snap-ins and
management tools do not show in the hierarchy pane.
After several months, the company no
longer requires this server to be used as a virtual machine running multiple
operating systems, and the system administrator removes the Hyper-V role.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Open the Roles
Summary area if it is not already open. Click Remove roles.
- On the Remove
Server Roles page of the Remove Roles Wizard, clear the check box
for Windows Server virtualization.
Click Next.
- After confirming that you want to remove Hyper-V, on
the Confirm Removal Selections
page, click Remove.
- Verify that Hyper-V has been removed from the server by
refreshing Server Manager and viewing the Roles Summary area.
- Server Manager on Windows Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48541)
- Server Manager Technical Overview
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=85101)
- Server Manager Command-Line Schema
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81203)
Windows Server Manager
Step-by-Step Guide: Scenarios
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
Server Manager is a new tool
available with Windows Server® 2008 that guides information
technology administrators through the process of installing, configuring, and managing
server roles and features that are part of Windows Server 2008.
This step-by-step guide provides an
overview of Server Manager and walkthroughs of several common scenarios for
using Server Manager in your enterprise, focusing on new and enhanced features
of Server Manager. This guide helps you learn about how Server Manager
functions as a server role deployment, decommissioning, and management tool.
The guide also describes how Server Manager helps improve productivity, so IT
pros can spend less time deploying, managing, and maintaining their
infrastructures, and spend more time using Windows Server 2008 software
packages to add business value.
The scenarios described in this
step-by-step guide include initial server configuration tasks as well as deployment,
management, and removal of server roles and features.
- Who should use this step-by-step guide
- Server Manager overview
- Requirements for Server Manager
- Scenario Overview
This step-by-step guide benefits:
- An IT administrator, planner, or analyst evaluating
Windows Server 2008.
- An enterprise IT planner or designer.
- An early adopter of Windows Server 2008.
- An IT architect responsible for computer management and
security throughout your organization.
- An IT operations engineer who is responsible for the
day-to-day management and troubleshooting of networks, servers, operating
systems, or applications.
- An IT operations manager who is accountable for network
and server management, IT hardware and software budgets, and technical
decisions.
Server Manager makes server
administration more efficient by allowing administrators to use a single tool
to do the following:
- View and make changes to server roles and features
installed on the server.
- Perform management tasks associated with the
operational lifecycle of the server, such as starting or stopping
services, and managing local user accounts.
- Perform management tasks associated with the
operational lifecycle of roles, role services, and features installed on
the server.
- Determine server status, identify critical events, and
analyze and troubleshoot configuration issues or failures.
Before using Server Manager, it is
recommended that you familiarize yourself with the functions, terminology,
requirements, and day-to-day management tasks of any roles you plan to install
on your server. For more detailed information about server roles, see the
Windows Server TechCenter (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48541).
Server Manager is installed by
default as part of the Windows Server 2008 setup process. To use Server Manager,
you must be logged on to the computer as a member of the Administrators group on the local
computer.
The following scenarios guide you
through several common uses for Server Manager and its related technologies
Initial Configuration Tasks and Remote Server Administration Tools.
- Scenario 1: Completing the configuration of a new installation of
Windows Server 2008 by using Initial Configuration Tasks
- Scenario 2: Performing initial configuration tasks in the Server
Manager console
- Scenario 3: Adding Terminal Services and viewing its status
- Scenario 4: Using Remote Server Administration Tools to manage Print
Services remotely
- Scenario 5: Adding and removing the Print Services role by using the
Server Manager command line
- Scenario 6: Adding File Services and Windows Server Backup by using
an answer file
- Scenario 7: Adding Hyper-V
After Windows Server 2008 Setup
is finished, an administrator logs on to the server for the first time, and the
Initial Configuration Tasks window automatically opens. The administrator
completes configuration of the new server by using commands in the Initial
Configuration Tasks window.
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Note |
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If you accidentally close Initial
Configuration Tasks, click Start,
and then click Run. Type oobe in the Open text box, and then click OK or press ENTER.
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- In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, in the Provide Computer Information
area, click Provide computer name
and domain.
- On the Computer
Name tab of the System
Properties dialog box, click Change to change the computer name.
- In the Computer
Name/Domain Changes dialog box, type a name for this computer, and
provide the name of a domain or workgroup to which you want to join the
computer. Click OK.
- For the computer name and domain changes to take
effect, restart the computer. You can wait to do this until after you have
completed your work in Initial Configuration Tasks.
- Configure network settings for this server, such as how
the server obtains an IP address. For example, you can configure settings
that determine how the IP address is assigned. In the Initial
Configuration Tasks window, in the Provide
Computer Information area, click Configure networking.
- In the Network
Connections window, click File,
and then click New Incoming
Connection to create a new network connection for this computer.
- Configure Enable
automatic updating and feedback according to your organization’s
policies.
- Configure the server’s use of Remote Desktop according
to your organization’s policies.
- If you do not want to open Initial Configuration Tasks
every time an administrator logs on to the computer, select Do not show this window at logon,
and then close the Initial Configuration Tasks window.
Although initial configuration tasks
have been completed and the Initial Configuration Tasks window is now closed,
an administrator has decided to enable automatic updating and feedback on the
computer running Windows Server 2008. The administrator uses Server
Manager to modify settings, instead of running Initial Configuration Tasks once
again. The administrator enrolls the server in the Customer Experience
Improvement Program (CEIP), and turns on automatic updating and Windows Error
Reporting.
- Click Start.
Point to Administrative Tools,
and then click Server Manager.
- Expand the Resources
and Support area, if it is not already open.
- Click Configure
CEIP to open the Customer
Experience Improvement Program Configuration dialog box.
- Select Yes, I want
to participate in the CEIP. Click OK.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Expand the Server
Summary area, if it is not already open.
- Expand the Security
Information area, if it is not already open. Click Configure Updates.
- In the Windows
Update dialog box, select one of the following:
- Click Have
Windows install updates automatically to download and install
updates as they become available. This is recommended.
- Click Let me
choose to open the Change
Settings window, which allows you to turn off updates, or to
select how updates are downloaded and installed on the server, if you
want automatic updates turned on.
- If you opened the Change Settings window by clicking Let me choose, when you are done making changes, click OK.
- Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Server
Manager.
- Expand the Resources
and Support area, if it is not already open.
- Click Turn on
Windows Error Reporting.
- In the Windows
Error Reporting Configuration dialog box, select one of the
following options:
- Yes, automatically send
detailed reports.
- Yes, automatically send
summary reports.
The other
settings—Ask me about sending reports
every time an error occurs, and I
don't want to participate, and don't ask me again—disable Windows Error
Reporting. Ask me about sending reports
every time an error occurs prompts you to report errors only as they
occur.
- Click OK.
A company has just purchased a new
server. The new computer must run Terminal Services to provide centralized
access to individual applications without the necessity of providing Remote
Desktop access to each employee.
The administrator performs the
following steps to add and configure Terminal Services.
The system administrator installs
the Terminal Services role on the new computer.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Add Terminal Services by using the Add Roles Wizard in
Server Manager. Select the role services Terminal Server and TS Web Access
on the Select Role Services
page of the Add Roles Wizard.
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Note |
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The TS Web Access role service
depends on Web Server (IIS) and Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM).
Server Manager prompts you to install IIS and WSRM if they are not already
installed on the computer.
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- The Terminal Services installation process requires an
administrator to specify several configuration options. Complete the
configuration pages of the Add Roles Wizard based on what is most
appropriate for your organization. For more information about configuring
Terminal Services, and detailed step-by-step guides, see the Terminal
Services page on the Windows Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48555).
The administrator opens the Terminal
Services snap-ins and performs Terminal Services management tasks in the Server
Manager window.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then expand Terminal Services.
- If Terminal Services is installed, but Terminal
Services snap-ins and management tools do not appear in the hierarchy
pane, close and then reopen Server Manager.
- Open the Terminal
Services Configuration and then the Terminal Services Manager snap-ins by selecting their objects
in the hierarchy pane.
- On the role home page for Terminal Services, open the Summary area and the System Services area, if they are
not already open.
- In the System
Services area, click Stop
and then Restart to stop
and then restart the Terminal Services service.
- In the Server Manager hierarchy pane, expand Diagnostics.
- Expand Event
Viewer, expand Custom Views,
and then expand Server Roles.
- If Terminal Services does not appear as a child object
of Server Roles, press F5 to
refresh the Server Manager console. If Terminal Services still fails to
appear, close and then reopen Server Manager.
- To check for new event messages, press F5 or
right-click the Event Viewer
node, and then click Refresh.
Check for critical, warning, or informational events for Terminal
Services, view event properties, and change filter preferences for events.
After several months, the system
administrator wants to install Terminal Services on a more powerful computer,
and remove Terminal Services completely from the server on which it currently
is running.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Open the Roles
Summary area, if it is not already open.
- Click Remove
roles.
- On the Remove
Server Roles page of the Remove
Roles Wizard, clear the check box for Terminal Services. Click Next.
- After confirming that you want to remove Terminal
Services, on the Confirm Removal
Selections page, click Remove.
An administrator is running the
Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008. The administrator
installs the Print Services role on this server. After that, the administrator
wants to manage the server remotely from another computer that is running a
full installation of Windows Server 2008.
To manage the Print Services role
remotely from the computer running the full installation of Windows
Server 2008, the administrator installs Remote Server Administration
Tools.
- Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Server
Manager. In the Features
section of the Server Manager home page, click Add features.
- On the Select
Features page of the Add Features Wizard, expand Remote Server Administration Tools.
- Expand Role
Administration Tools, and then select Print Services Tools.
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Note |
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Installing Remote Server
Administration Tools does not install any roles, role services, or features
on a computer. For each role, role service, or feature you select within
Remote Server Administration Tools, you are installing only management tools
and snap-ins that allow you to perform administration tasks for specified
roles, role services, or features installed on other computers.
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- Click Next,
and then click Install.
- When installation is complete, close the wizard.
To manage the remote print server
and make sure it is discoverable on the network, the administrator restarts the
print spooler service on the computer running the Server Core installation of
Windows Server 2008. To restart the spooler services on the computer
running the Print Services role, type the commands net stop spooler, followed by net start spooler, at the command prompt.
After restarting the spooler
service, the administrator is ready to manage Print Services remotely from the
computer running the full installation of Windows Server 2008.
- Open the Print
Management snap-in by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Print
Management.
- Right-click the Print
Management node at the top of the hierarchy pane, and then click Add/Remove Servers.
- Add or browse for the name of the server that is
running the Print Services role.
- Click OK.
Later, the administrator decides
that Print Services should not be managed from this computer. The administrator
removes the remote administration tools for Print Services from the computer
running the full installation of Windows Server 2008.
- Open Server Manager by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative
Tools, and then clicking Server
Manager. In the Features
section of the Server Manager home page, click Remove features.
- On the Select
Features page of the Remove Features Wizard, expand Remote Server Administration Tools,
and then expand Role
Administration Tools.
- Clear the check box for Print Services Tools. Click Next.
- On the Confirm
Removal Options page, click Remove.
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Note |
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Removing Remote Server
Administration Tools does not remove any roles, role services, or features
from a computer. For each role, role service, or feature you select within
Remote Server Administration Tools, you are removing only management tools
and snap-ins that allow you to perform administration tasks for specified
roles, role services, or features installed on other computers.
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- When removal is complete, close the wizard.
A company has purchased a new
server. The new computer must run Print Services for the engineering department.
After installing Windows Server 2008 on the computer and completing
initial configuration tasks, a system administrator adds the Print Services
role to the server by using the Server Manager command line.
The administrator can start the
Server Manager command line and add Print Services from any directory on the
local computer. At first, the administrator adds only the Print Server role service,
but then decides to add the role services LPD Service and Internet Printing
Service.
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Note |
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The Server Manager command is not
case sensitive.
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- Open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges
by right-clicking the Command
Prompt executable or the Command
Prompt object on the Start
menu, and then clicking Run as
administrator.
- At the prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Print-Server
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Note |
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ServerManagerCmd.exe also
automatically installs all required roles, role services, or features. In
this scenario, Server Manager automatically installs Web Server (IIS) and
Windows Process Activation Services.
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- When installation is complete, the Command Prompt
window displays the following message:
Success: Installation succeeded.
- Verify that the Print Server role service of Print
Services was installed by typing the following at the prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure
that the Print Services line item in the -query command results is checked and highlighted, and that the
Print Server child object is checked and highlighted. Also ensure that other
role services of Print Services are not checked.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Print-Internet Print-LPD-Service
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Note |
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You can install each additional
role service one at a time, or use the
–allSubFeatures option to install all the child elements of a role or feature. Server Manager automatically skips those elements already installed on the computer, in this case the Print Server role service. |
- When installation is complete, the Command Prompt
window displays the following message:
Success: Installation succeeded.
- Verify that the LPD Service and Internet Printing
Service role services were installed by typing the following at the
command prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure
that the Print Services line item in the -query command results is checked and highlighted, and that all
role services of Print Services are now checked and highlighted.
After several days, the
administrator decides to use a different computer for serving the print needs
of UNIX-based computers, and removes LPD Service from the current computer.
However, the administrator wants to continue using the current computer as a
basic print server, with the Print Server role service remaining. The
administrator uses the Server Manager command line to remove only LPD Service.
- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable, or the
Command Prompt object on
the Start menu, and then
clicking Run as administrator.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -remove Print-LPD-Service -restart
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when removal is complete, if restarting is required
by the software that you are removing. In this instance, a restart of the
server is required to remove LPD Service completely.
- Verify that LPD Service has been removed from the
computer by typing the following at the command prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure
that, although the Print Services object in the query results is checked and
highlighted, the LPD Service is not.
After several months, the
administrator moves core printing services to a different server, so that this
server can be repurposed. The administrator removes the Print Services role
completely from this computer by using the command line.
- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.
- At the command prompt, type the following, and then
press ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -remove Print-Services -restart
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when removal is complete, if restarting is required
by the software that you are removing. In this instance, a restart of the
server is not required to remove Print Services.
- Verify that Print Services has been removed from the
computer by typing the following at the command prompt:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -query
Ensure that
the Print Services object in the query results is neither checked nor
highlighted.
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Note |
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roles, role services, or features
that are installed due to dependencies, such as Web Server (IIS) and Windows
Process Activation Service, are not removed with the removal of Print
Services.
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An administrator wants to create a
DFS namespace to facilitate file sharing among company employees. Because
important data is hosted on the server running File Services, it is important
to back up the server by using Windows Server Backup.
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Note |
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For the complete Server Manager
command-line schema, see the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81203).
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The administrator creates an XML
answer file to use with the Server Manager command line to add the File
Services role and the Windows Server Backup subfeature on the server.
- Create the following answer file for the Server Manager
command line, and save it to a convenient location as an XML document:
2. <?xml
version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
3. <ServerManagerConfiguration
Action="Install"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sdm/Windows/ServerManager/Configuration/2007/1"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
4. <RoleService
Id="FS-DFS-Namespace" />
5. <Feature Id="Backup" />
6. </ServerManagerConfiguration>
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Note |
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Although the only role service of
File Services installed by this answer file is DFS Namespace, the File
Services role is installed.
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- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.
- At the prompt, type the following, and then press
ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath <
answerfile .xml> -whatIf
-restart
The
placeholder answerfile represents the path and name of the XML answer
file created in Step 1. The -whatIf
parameter displays a list of all software installed as a result of the command,
including dependent roles, role services, and features.
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when installation is complete, if restarting is
required by the software that you are removing. In this instance, a restart of
the server is required to install Windows Server Backup.
- When installation is complete, the Command Prompt
window displays the following message:
Success: Installation succeeded.
- Open the Server Manager console by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative Tools, and then
clicking Server Manager.
- Verify that the File Services role is installed with
the DFS Namespace role service, and that the Windows Server Backup
subfeature of Windows Server Backup Features is also installed.
After DFS Namespace and Windows
Server Backup are installed, the administrator uses File Services and Windows
Server Backup tools in Server Manager to manage the server.
- Back up the server. For more information about backing
up your server, see the Help provided with Windows Server Backup Features.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the Server Manager hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then select File Services to view the role
management home page for File Services.
- View the status of event messages and services related
to File Services. Expand the File
Services node in the hierarchy pane.
- Select the DFS
Management node to open the DFS Management snap-in. Add, remove, or
modify namespaces. Add a new replication group, following the steps in the
wizard.
Six months later, the administrator
wants to use this computer to run a different server role. The administrator
modifies the answer file to remove all roles, role services, and features
installed on this computer, by replacing the –install parameter with the –remove parameter. The administrator adds the -whatIf parameter to the end of the
command line to generate a full list of roles, role services, and features that
are removed by the command.
- Create the following answer file for the Server Manager
command line, and save it to a convenient location as an XML document:
2. <?xml
version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
3. <ServerManagerConfiguration
Action="Remove"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sdm/Windows/ServerManager/Configuration/2007/1"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
4. <RoleService
Id="FS-DFS-Namespace" />
5. <Feature Id="Backup-Features"
/>
- If a Command Prompt window is not already open, open a
Command Prompt window with elevated privileges by right-clicking the Command Prompt executable or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then clicking Run as administrator.
- At the prompt, type the following, and then press
ENTER:
ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath <
answerfile .xml> -whatIf
-restart
The
placeholder answerfile represents the path and name of the XML answer
file created in Step 1. The -whatIf
parameter displays a list of all software removed as a result of the command,
including dependent roles, role services, and features.
Adding -restart to the command line restarts
the computer automatically when installation is complete, if restarting is
required by the software that you are removing.
- When removal is complete, the Command Prompt window
displays the following message:
Success: Removal succeeded.
- Open the Server Manager console by clicking Start, pointing to Administrative Tools, and then
clicking Server Manager.
- Verify that the File Services role and Windows Server
Backup are no longer installed on the computer.
An enterprise wants to use Hyper-V™
to run virtual machines. The system administrator installs Hyper-V on the
computer, and then manages it by using snap-ins in Server Manager.
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Important |
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The Hyper-V scenario is only for
computers running The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008, and that
have support at the processor level for virtualization. More specific
hardware requirements for Hyper-V are described in the Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide
on the Windows
Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98822). It is strongly recommended
that you review these hardware requirements before completing any of the
tasks in this scenario.
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The administrator's first task is to
run Setup for the two Hyper-V update packages. After the updates are complete,
Hyper-V is available for installation by using Server Manager.
- Double-click the following two update packages stored
in %windir%\WSV to make Hyper-V available for installation by using Server
Manager:
- Windows6.0-KB939854-x64.msu
- Windows6.0-KB939853-x64.msu
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the Roles
Summary area, click Add
Roles.
- On the Select
Server Roles page of the Add Roles Wizard, select Hyper-V.
- Complete the Add Roles Wizard. For more information
about specific configuration pages and settings for Hyper-V, see the
Hyper-V Step-by-Step Guide on the Windows Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98822).
After installing Hyper-V, the
administrator uses snap-ins available in Server Manager to manage the role.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- In the hierarchy pane, expand Roles, and then expand Windows Server Virtualization.
- With the Server Manager window active, press F5 to
refresh the console if Hyper-V is installed, but Hyper-V snap-ins and
management tools do not show in the hierarchy pane.
After several months, the company no
longer requires this server to be used as a virtual machine running multiple
operating systems, and the system administrator removes the Hyper-V role.
- If Server Manager is not already open, open Server
Manager by clicking Start,
pointing to Administrative Tools,
and then clicking Server Manager.
- Open the Roles
Summary area if it is not already open. Click Remove roles.
- On the Remove
Server Roles page of the Remove Roles Wizard, clear the check box
for Windows Server virtualization.
Click Next.
- After confirming that you want to remove Hyper-V, on
the Confirm Removal Selections
page, click Remove.
- Verify that Hyper-V has been removed from the server by
refreshing Server Manager and viewing the Roles Summary area.
- Server Manager on Windows Server TechCenter
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=48541)
- Server Manager Technical Overview
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=85101)
- Server Manager Command-Line Schema
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=81203)
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