As I've mentioned before, I use MDT 2010 in my lab to deploy all my machines. I haven't explained in detail (yet) how I have set it up, but I wanted to put a quick post on how easy it is to deploy Windows 2008 R2 Server Core using MDT. Start the Deployment Workbench and right-click in Task Sequences where you want the task. Now, the steps are pretty self-explanatory. Now PXE-boot your host and you'll get the Server Core [...]
Most of you have heard about the feature Windows 2008 R2 Server Core. It enables you to install a version of Windows with mush less foot-print and when you boot it, all you get is a command prompt: Now how in hell do you troubleshoot this one? Well, that's the first question you should ask yourself before installing Server Core, since this is not for everyone... There are several considerations before deciding to use Server Core. First you have to [...]
