As Server Core doesn't have a UI, you need to use Windows PowerShell cmdlets, command line tools, or remote tools to perform basic administration tasks. The following sections outline the PowerShell cmdlets and commands used for basic tasks. You can also use Windows Admin Center, a unified management portal currently in public preview, to administer your installation.
Administrative tasks using PowerShell cmdletsUse the following information to perform basic administrative tasks with Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
Set a static IP addressWhen you install a Server Core server, it has a DHCP address by default. If you need a static IP address, you can set it using the following steps.
To view your current network configuration, use Get-NetIPConfiguration.
To view the IP addresses you're already using, use Get-NetIPAddress.
To set a static IP address, perform the following steps:
Run Get-NetIPInterface.
Note the number in the IfIndex column for your IP interface or the InterfaceDescription string. If you have more than one network adapter, note the number or string corresponding to the interface you want to set the static IP address for.
Run the following cmdlet to set the static IP address:
New-NetIPaddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -IPAddress 192.0.2.2 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.0.2.1
where:
InterfaceIndex is the value of IfIndex from step 2. (In this example, 12)IPAddress is the static IP address you want to set. (In this example, 191.0.2.2)PrefixLength is the prefix length which is another form of subnet mask for the IP address you're setting. (For this example, 24)DefaultGateway is the IP address to the default gateway. (For this example, 192.0.2.1)Run the following cmdlet to set the DNS client server address:
Set-DNSClientServerAddress âInterfaceIndex 12 -ServerAddresses 192.0.2.4
where:
InterfaceIndex is the value of IfIndex from step 2.ServerAddresses is the IP address of your DNS server.To add multiple DNS servers, run the following command:
Set-DNSClientServerAddress âInterfaceIndex 12 -ServerAddresses 192.0.2.4,192.0.2.5
where, in this example, 192.0.2.4 and 192.0.2.5 are both IP addresses of DNS servers.
If you need to switch to DHCP, run the following command:
Set-DnsClientServerAddress âInterfaceIndex 12 âResetServerAddresses
Use the following cmdlets to join a computer to a domain.
Run Add-Computer. You're prompted for both credentials to join the domain and the domain name.
If you need to add a domain user account to the local Administrators group, run the following command:
net localgroup administrators /add <DomainName>\<UserName> & shutdown /r /t 0
Use the following steps to rename the server.
Determine the current name of the server with the hostname or ipconfig command.
Run the following command:
Rename-Computer -NewName "NewName" -Force | Restart-Computer -Force
Run slmgr.vbs âipk\productkey. Then run slmgr.vbs âato. Successful activation doesn't produce a notification upon completion.
Note
You can also activate the server by phone, using a Key Management Service (KMS) server, or remotely. To activate remotely, run the following cmdlet from a remote computer:
cscript windows\system32\slmgr.vbs <ServerName> <UserName> <password>:-ato
You can configure Windows Firewall locally on the Server Core computer using Windows PowerShell cmdlets and scripts. See NetSecurity for the cmdlets you can use to configure Windows Firewall.
Enable Windows PowerShell remotingYou can enable Windows PowerShell Remoting, in which commands typed in Windows PowerShell on one computer run on another computer. Enable Windows PowerShell Remoting with Enable-PSRemoting.
For more information, see About Remote FAQ.
Administrative tasks from the command lineUse the following reference information to perform administrative tasks from the command line.
Configuration and installation commands Task Command Set the local administrative passwordnet user administrator * Join a computer to a domain netdom join %computername% /domain:<domain> /userd:<domain>\<username> /passwordd:<password>
Restart the computer.
Confirm that the domain has changedset Remove a computer from a domain netdom remove <computername> Add a user to the local Administrators group net localgroup Administrators /add <domain>\<username> Remove a user from the local Administrators group net localgroup Administrators /delete <domain>\<username> Add a user to the local computer net user <domain>\<username> * /add Add a group to the local computer net localgroup <group name> /add Change the name of a domain-joined computer netdom renamecomputer %computername% /NewName:<new computer name> /userd:<domain>\<username> /passwordd:<password> Confirm the new computer name set Change the name of a computer in a work group netdom renamecomputer <currentcomputername> /NewName:<newcomputername>
Restart the computer.
Disable paging file managementwmic computersystem where name="<computername>" set AutomaticManagedPagefile=False Configure the paging file wmic pagefileset where name="<path/filename>" set InitialSize=<initialsize>,MaximumSize=<maxsize>
Where <path/filename> is the path to and name of the paging file, <initialsize> is the starting size of the paging file in bytes, and maxsize is the maximum size of the page file in bytes.
ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt
Verify that there's an interface list: netsh interface ipv4 set address <Name ID from interface list> source=static address=<preferred IP address> gateway=<gateway address>
Run ipconfig /all to verify that DHCP enabled is set to No.
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=<name or ID of the network interface card> address=<IP address of the primary DNS server> index=1
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=<name of secondary DNS server> address=<IP address of the secondary DNS server> index=2
Repeat as appropriate to add additional servers. Run ipconfig /all to verify that the addresses are correct.
netsh interface ipv4 set address name=<IP address of local system> source=DHCP
Run ipconfig /all to verify that DCHP enabled is set to Yes.
slmgr.vbs âipk <product key> Activate the server locally slmgr.vbs -ato Activate the server remotely cscript slmgr.vbs âipk <product key><server name><username><password>
cscript slmgr.vbs -ato <servername> <username> <password>
Get the GUID of the computer by running cscript slmgr.vbs -did, then run cscript slmgr.vbs -dli <GUID>
Verify that License status is set to Licensed (activated).
Networking and firewall commands Task Command Configure your server to use a proxy servernetsh Winhttp set proxy <servername>:<port number>
Server Core installations can't access the Internet through a proxy that requires a password to allow connections.
Configure your server to bypass the proxy for Internet addressesnetsh winhttp set proxy <servername>:<port number> bypass-list="<local>" Display or modify IPSEC configuration netsh ipsec Display or modify NAP configuration netsh nap Display or modify IP to physical address translation arp Display or configure the local routing table route View or configure DNS server settings nslookup Display protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network connections netstat Display protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT) nbtstat Display hops for network connections pathping Trace hops for network connections tracert Display the configuration of the multicast router mrinfo Enable remote administration of the firewall netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Windows Defender Firewall Remote Management" new enable=yes System updates and error reporting commands Task Command Install an update wusa \<update\>.msu /quiet List installed updates systeminfo Remove an update expand /f: <update>.msu c:\test
Navigate to c:\test\ and open <update>.xml in a text editor. Replace Install with Remove and save the file.
Then run pkgmgr /n:<update>.xml
cscript %systemroot%\system32\scregedit.wsf /AU /v
To enable automatic updates: cscript scregedit.wsf /AU 4
To disable automatic updates: cscript %systemroot%\system32\scregedit.wsf /AU 1
serverWerOptin /query
To automatically send detailed reports: serverWerOptin /detailed
To automatically send summary reports: serverWerOptin /summary
To disable error reporting: serverWerOptin /disable
serverCEIPOptin /query
To enable CEIP: serverCEIPOptin /enable
To disable CEIP: serverCEIPOptin /disable
sc query or
net start Start a service sc start <service name> or
net start <service name> Stop a service sc stop <service name> or
net stop <service name> Retrieve a list of running applications and associated processes tasklist Start Task Manager taskmgr Create and manage event trace session and performance logs To create a counter, trace, configuration data collection, or API: logman create
To query data collector properties: logman query
To start or stop data collection:
logman start
logman stop
To delete a collector: logman delete
To update the properties of a collector: logman update
To import a data collector set from an XML file or export it to an XML file: logman import
logman export Event log commands Task Command List event logs wevtutil el Query events in a specified log wevtutil qe /f:text <log name> Export an event log wevtutil epl <log name> Clear an event log wevtutil cl <log name> Hardware driver commands Task Command Add a driver for a new hardware device Copy the driver to a folder at %homedrive%<driver folder>.
Run pnputil -i -a %homedrive%\<driver folder>\<driver\<.inf>
sc query type= driver.
Then run sc delete <service_name>
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