Know To Install Windows Server 2008 Features with servermanager cmd

Although Microsoft continues to expand PowerShell with more capability, the trusty traditional command prompt has not been left behind in Windows Server 2008. In fact, with this latest Windows Server release, the command prompt gains some capability, including a tool that allows administrators to add features to a Windows Server 2008 installation.
This command line tool, called servermanagercmd.exe, replicates some of the functionality from the Windows Server 2008 Server Manager. Through the use of various command line options, you can quickly and easily add or remove features and roles to or from your server.
The command requires a parameter indicating the action that you wish to perform and, for some parameters, additional information such as which features you want to manage. The list below outlines some of the parameters available with servermanagercmd.
-query: Output a list of the roles and features currently installed on your server. This command also shows you the roles and features that are available, but not yet installed.
-install: Installs the roles or features that you specify on the command line. Add -allSubFeatures to the command line when using this command in order to add the supporting roles/features to a specified parent role/feature. Also, some components require a server reboot in order to complete. To automate a server restart that takes place after the installation of a role/feature requiring a restart, use -restart
-remove: This is the opposite of the install command and removes the specified roles or features.
The table below provides you with a complete list of the components installable using the servermanagercmd command. The first column is the overall feature name. For some features, roles, or services, there are multiple components available. The second column of the table gives you a complete list of all subcomponents while the third column is the identifier to use with the -install or -remove parameter.

Role/Service or Main Feature	R/S/F Name	Installatiom command
DHCP Server	DHCP Server	DHCP
Print Services	Print Server	Print-Services
	Internet Printing	Print-Internet
	LPD Service	Print-LPD-Service
Terminal Services	Terminal Services	Terminal-Services
	Terminal Server	TS-Terminal-Server
	TS Licensing	TS-Licensing
	TS Gateway	TS-Gateway
	TS Web Access	TS-Web-Access
	TS Session Broker	TS-Session-Broker
Active Directory Domain Services	AD	N/A
	Active Directory Domain Controller	ADDS-Domain-Controller
	Identity Management for UNIX	ADDS-Identity-Management
	Server for Network Information Service	ADDS-NIS
	Password Synchronization	ADDS-Password-Sync
DNS Server	DNS
File Services	File Services	N/A
	Distributed File System (DFS)	FS-DFS
	DFS Namespace	FS-DFS-Namespace
	DFS Replication	FS-DFS-Replication
	File Server Resource Manager	FS-Resource-Manager
	Services for Network File System	FS-NFS-Services
	Windows Search Service	FS-Search-Service
	Windows Server 2003 File Services	FS-Win2003-Services
	File Replication Service	FS-Replication
	Indexing Service	FS-Indexing-Service
Web Server	Web Server (IIS)	Web-Server
	Internet Information Services	Web-WebServer
	Common HTTP Features	Web-Common-Http
	Static Content	Web-Static-Content
	Default Document	Web-Default-Doc
	Directory Browsing	Web-Dir-Browsing
	HTTP Errors	Web-Http-Errors
	HTTP Redirection	Web-Http-Redirect
	Application Development	Web-App-Development
	ASP.NET	Web-Asp-Net
	.NET Extensibility	Web-Net-Ext
	ASP	Web-ASP
	CGI	Web-CGI
	ISAPI Extensions	Web-ISAPI-Ext
	ISAPI Filters	Web-ISAPI-Filter
	Server Side Includes	Web-Includes
	Health and Diagnostics	Web-Health
	HTTP Logging	Web-Http-Logging
	Logging Tools	Web-Log-Libraries
	Request Monitor	Web-Request-Monitor
	Tracing	Web-Http-Tracing
	Custom Logging	Web-Custom-Logging
	ODBC Logging	Web-ODBC-Logging
	Security	Web-Security
	Basic Authentication	Web-Basic-Auth
	Windows Authentication	Web-Windows-Auth
	Digest Authentication	Web-Digest-Auth
	Client Certificate Mapping Authentication	Web-Client-Auth
	IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication	Web-Cert-Auth
	URL Authorization	Web-Url-Auth
	Request Filtering	Web-Filtering
	IP and Domain Restrictions	Web-IP-Security
	Performance	Web-Performance
	Static Content Compression	Web-Stat-Compression
	Dynamic Content Compression	Web-Dyn-Compression
	Management Tools	Web-Mgmt-Tools
	IIS Management Console	Web-Mgmt-Console
	IIS Management Scripts and Tools	Web-Scripting-Tools
	Management Service	Web-Mgmt-Service
	IIS 6 Management Compatibility	Web-Mgmt-Compat
	IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility	Web-Metabase
	IIS 6 WMI Compatibility	Web-WMI
	IIS 6 Scripting Tools	Web-Lgcy-Scripting
	IIS 6 Management Console	Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console
	FTP Publishing Service	Web-Ftp-Publishing
	FTP Server	Web-Ftp-Server
	FTP Management Console	Web-Ftp-Mgmt-Console
Active Directory Federation Services	ADFS	None
	Federation Service	ADFS-Federation
	Federation Service Proxy	ADFS-Proxy
	Web Agents	ADFS-Web-Agents
	Claims-aware Agent	ADFS-Claims
	Windows Token-based Agent	ADFS-Windows-Token
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services	Formerly ADAM	ADLDS
Application Server	Application Server	Application-Server
	Application Server Core	AS-AppServer-Core
	Web Server Support	AS-Web-Support
	COM+ Network Access	AS-Ent-Services
	TCP Port Sharing	AS-TCP-Port-Sharing
	Windows Process Activation Service Support	AS-WAS-Support
	HTTP Activation	AS-HTTP-Activation
	Message Queuing Activation	AS-MSMQ-Activation
	TCP Activation	AS-TCP-Activation
	Named Pipes Activation	AS-Named-Pipes
	Distributed Transaction Support	AS-Dist-Transaction
	Incoming Remote Transactions	AS-Incoming-Trans
	Outgoing Remote Transactions	AS-Outgoing-Trans
	WS-Atomic Transaction Support	AS-WS-Atomic
Active Directory Certificate Services	Active Directory Certificate Services	N/A
	Certification Authority	ADCS-Cert-Authority or AD-Certificate
	Online Certificate Status Protocol	ADCS-Online-Cert
Fax Server	Fax Server	Fax
Network Policy and Access Services	Network Policy and Access Services	NPAS
	Network Policy Server	NPAS-Policy-Server
	NPAS Routing and Remote Access Services	NPAS-RRAS-Services
	Remote Access Service	NPAS-RRAS
	Routing	NPAS-Routing
	Health Registration Authority	NPAS-Health
Windows Deployment Services	Windows Deployment Services	WDS
Hyper-V	Hyper-V	Hyper-V
Failover Clustering	Failover Clustering	Failover-Clustering
Network Load Balancing	Network Load Balancing	NLB
Desktop Experience	Desktop Experience	Desktop-Experience
.NET Framework 3.0 Features	.NET Framework 3.0 Features	NET-Framework
.NET Framework 3.0	.NET Framework 3.0	NET-Framework-Core
XPS Viewer	XPS Viewer	NET-XPS-Viewer
Windows Communication Foundation Activation Components	Windows Communication Foundation Activation Components	NET-Win-CFAC
HTTP Activation	HTTP Activation	NET-HTTP-Activation
Non-HTTP Activation	Non-HTTP Activation	NET-Non-HTTP-Activ
Windows System Resource Manager	Windows System Resource Manager	WSRM
Wireless Networking	Wireless Networking	Wireless-Networking
Windows Server Backup	Windows Server Backup	Backup
WINS Server	WINS Server	WINS-Server
Remote Assistance	Remote Assistance	Remote-Assistance
Simple TCP/IP Services	Simple TCP/IP Services	Simple-TCPIP
Telnet Client	Telnet Client	Telnet-Client
Telnet Server	Telnet Server	Telnet-Server
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications	Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications	Subsystem-UNIX-Apps
RPC over HTTP Proxy	RPC over HTTP Proxy	RPC-over-HTTP-Proxy
SMTP Server	SMTP Server	SMTP-Server
LPR Port Monitor	LPR Port Monitor	LPR-Port-Monitor
Storage Manager for SANs	Storage Manager for SANs	Storage-Mgr-SANS
BITS Server Extensions	BITS Server Extensions	BITS
Message Queuing	Message Queuing	MSMQ
	Message Queuing Services	MSMQ-Services
	Message Queuing Server	MSMQ-Server
	Directory Service Integration	MSMQ-Directory
	Message Queuing Triggers	MSMQ-Triggers
	HTTP Support	MSMQ-HTTP-Support
	Multicasting Support	MSMQ-Multicasting
	Routing Service	MSMQ-Routing
	Windows 2000 Client Support	MSMQ-Win2000
	Messaging Queue DCOM Proxy	MSMQ-DCOM
Windows Process Activation Service	Windows Process Activation Service	WAS
	Process Model	WAS-Process-Model
	.NET Environment	WAS-NET-Environment
	Configuration APIs	WAS-Config-APIs
Windows Internal Database	Windows Internal Database	Windows-Internal-DB
BitLocker Drive Encryption	BitLocker Drive Encryption	BitLocker
Multipath I/O	Multipath I/O	Multipath-IO
Internet Storage Naming Server	Internet Storage Naming Server	ISNS
Removable Storage Manager	Removable Storage Manager	Removable-Storage
TFTP Client	TFTP Client	TFTP-Client
SNMP Services	SNMP Services	SNMP-Services
	SNMP Service	SNMP-Service
	SNMP WMI Provider	SNMP-WMI-Provider
Services for Network File System	Services for Network File System	NFS-Services
Internet Printing Client	Internet Printing Client	Internet-Print-Client
Peer Name Resolution Protocol	Peer Name Resolution Protocol	PNRP
Connection Manager Administration Kit	Connection Manager Administration Kit	CMAK
Remote Server Administration Tools	Remote Server Administration Tools	RSAT
	Role administration tools	RSAT-Role-Tools
	Active Directory Certificate Services Tools	RSAT-ADCS
	Active Directory Domain Services Tools	RSAT-ADDS
	Active Directory Domain Controller Tools	RSAT-ADDC
	Server for NIS Tools	RSAT-SNIS
	Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Tools	RSAT-ADLDS
	Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Tools	RSAT-RMS
	DHCP Server Tools	RSAT-DHCP
	DNS Server Tools	RSAT-DNS
	Fax Server Tools	RSAT-Fax
	DFS Management Console Tools	RSAT-DFS-Mgnt-Con
	File Server Resource Manager Management Console Tools	RSAT-FSRM-Mgnt
	Hyper-V Tools	RSAT-Hyper-V
	Services for Network File System Tools	RSAT-NFS-Admin
	File Services Tools	RSAT-File-Services
	Network Policy and Access Services Tools	RSAT-NPAS
	Health Registration Authority Tools	RSAT-HRA
	Network Policy Server Tools	RSAT-NPS
	Print Services Tools	RSAT-Print-Services
	Web Server (IIS) Tools	RSAT-Web-Server
	Terminal Services Tools	RSAT-TS
	TS RemoteApp Tools	RSAT-TS-RemoteApp
	TS Gateway Tools	RSAT-TS-Gateway
	TS Licensing Tools	RSAT-TS-Licensing
	UDDI Services Tools	RSAT-UDDI
	Feature administration tools	RSAT-Feature-Tools
	BitLocker Drive Encryption Tools	RSAT-BitLocker
	BITS Server Extensions Tools	RSAT-BITS-Server
	Failover Clustering Tools	RSAT-Clustering
	Network Load Balancing Tools	RSAT-NLB
	SMTP Server Tools	RSAT-SMTP
	Windows Deployment Services Tools	RSAT-WDS
	WINS Server Tools	RSAT-WINS
	Hyper-V Tools	RSAT-Hyper-V
Windows PowerShell	Windows PowerShell	PowerShell
Group Policy Management	Group Policy Management	GPMC
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience	Quality Windows Audio Video Experience	Qwave

In another posting, I’ll provide more detailed explanations for each of these services.

10 surprising things about Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 felt like a refresh of Windows Server 2000. There were few radical changes, and most of the improvements were fairly under the surface. Windows Server 2008, on the other hand, is a full-size helping of “new and improved.” While the overall package is quite good, there are a few surprises, “gotchas,” and hidden delights you will want to know about before deciding if you will be moving to Windows Server 2008 any time soon.

#1: The 64-bit revolution is not complete

There have been 64-bit editions of Windows Server for years now, and Microsoft has made it quite clear that it wants all of its customers to move to 64-bit operating systems. That does not mean that you can throw away your 32-bit Windows Server 2008 CD, though! Over the last few months, I have been shocked on more than one occasion by the pieces of Microsoft software that not only do not have 64-bit versions, but will not run under a 64-bit OS at all. This list includes Team Foundation Server and ISA Server. If you are planning on moving to 64-bit Windows Server 2008, be prepared to have a 32-bit server or two around, whether it be on physical hardware or in a VM.

#2: Who moved my cheese?

While the UI changes in Windows Server 2008 are not nearly as sweeping as the Aero interface in Vista, it has undergone a dramatic rearrangement and renaming of the various applets around the system. In retrospect, the organization of these items is much more sensible, but that hardly matters when you have years of experience going to a particular area to find something, only to have it suddenly change. Expect to be a bit frustrated in the Control Panel until you get used to it.

#3: Windows Workstation 2008 might catch on

In an odd turn of events, Microsoft has provided the ability to bring the “Vista Desktop Experience” into Windows Server 2008. I doubt that many server administrators were asking for this, but the unusual result is that a number of people are modifying Windows Server 2008 to be as close to a desktop OS as possible. There have always been a few people who use the server edition of Windows as a desktop, but this makes it much easier and friendlier. These home-brewed efforts are generally called “Windows Workstation 2008,” in case you’re interested in trying it out on your own.

#4: Hyper-V is good, but…

Hyper-V was one of the most anticipated features of Windows Server 2008, and it’s surprisingly good, particularly for a version 1 release from Microsoft. It is stable, easy to install and configure, and does not seem to have any major problems. For those of us who have been beaten into the “wait until the third version” or “don’t install until SP1″ mentality, this is a refreshing surprise.

#5: …Hyper-V is limited

Hyper-V, while of high quality, is sorely lacking features. Considering that it was billed as a real alternative to VMWare and other existing solutions, it is a disappointment (to say the least) that it does not seem to include any utilities for importing VMs from products other than Virtual PC and Virtual Server. Even those imports are not workaround-free. Another real surprise here is the lack of a physical-to-virtual conversion utility. Hyper-V may be a good system, but make sure that you fully try it out before you commit to using it.

#6: NT 4 domain migration — it’s not happening

If you have been putting off the painful migration from your NT 4 domain until Windows Server 2008 was released, don’t keep waiting. The older version (3.0) Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) supports migrations from NT 4, but not to Windows Server 2008. The latest version (3.1) support migrations to Windows Server 2008, but not from NT 4. Either migrate from NT 4 before changing your domain to be a Windows 2008 domain or get your NT 4 domain upgraded first.

#7: The ashtrays are now optional

In prior versions of Windows Server, a lot of applications came installed by default. No one ever uninstalled them because they did not cause any harm, even if you didn’t use them or installed an alternative. Now, even the “throwaway” applications, like Windows Backup, are not installed by default. After installation, you need to add “features” to get the full Windows Server suite of applications. This can be frustrating if you are in a hurry, but the reduced clutter and resource overhead are worth it.

#8: Licensing is bewildering

Continuing a hallowed Microsoft tradition, trying to understand the licensing terms of Windows Server 2008 feels like hammering nails with your forehead. So maybe this isn’t so much a surprise as a gotcha. The Standard Edition makes sense, but when you get into the issues around virtualization in Enterprise and Datacenter Editions, things can be a bit confusing. Depending upon your need for virtual machines and the number of physical CPUs (not CPU cores, thankfully) in your server, Enterprise Edition may be cheaper — or it may be more expensive than Datacenter Edition. One thing to keep in mind is that once you start using virtual machines, you start to like them a lot more that you thought you would. It’s easy to find yourself using a lot more of them than originally expected.

#9: There’s no bloat

Maybe it’s because Vista set expectations of pain, or because hardware has gotten so much cheaper, but Windows Server 2008 does not feel bloated or slow at all. Microsoft has done a pretty good job at minimizing the installed feature set to the bare minimum, and Server Core can take that even further. Depending upon your needs, it can be quite possible to upgrade even older equipment to Windows Server 2008 without needing to beef up the hardware.

#10: Quality beats expectations

Microsoft customers have developed low expectations of quality over the years, unfortunately, with good reason. While its track record for initial releases, in terms of security holes and bug counts, seems to be improving customers are still howling about Vista. As a result, it has come as a real surprise that the overall reaction to Windows Server 2008 has been muted, to say the least. The horror stories just are not flying around like they were with Vista. Maybe it’s the extra year they spent working on it, or different expectations of the people who work with servers, but Windows Server 2008 has had a pretty warm reception so far. And that speaks a lot to its quality. There is nothing particularly flashy or standout about it. But at the same time, it is a solid, high quality product. And that is exactly what system administrators need.