Server Core 2016, Initial configuration with Powershell

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Server Core has been around in Microsoft's toolkit for sometime now, since Server 2008 I believe. Here is how you configure a Server Core Installation with PowerShell

 Upon logging into the server, start PowerShell by typing PowerShell.


1. Rename the server

2. Change the resolution, timezone and date

For some reason I entered the command for Timezone in twice :S










3. View current network settings

This command shows us the interface 'Ethernet' and it's currently assigned IPv4 address. We have an APIPA address assigned which is no use to us, lets configure an IP in the next step.

4. Configure an IP address

Where Ethernet is the name of the adaptor you want to configure.










5. Configure DNS Servers

My domain controller and DNS server is 10.1.1.1

6 Verify DNS server is configured correctly

7. Allow traffic inbound, through the firewall.

For our lab purposes, I will open the firewall to all inbound traffic. When in production you should never do this without a perimeter firewall such as InfoBloxx, Cisco or Fortigate.


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