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Robert Koritnik
Asked: 2010-11-10 01:30:40 +0800 CST

Is this server core intallation possible: DC + SQL + Sharepoint 2010?

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I would like to setup a test staging virtual server. If at all possible I'd like to use just one virtual machine. These are the software requirements:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Domain controller
  • Web Server
  • SQL Server 2008 R2
  • Sharepoint Foundation 2010

I know this is possible to setup on a single machine. The question is: Is it possible to set this up on a server core machine?

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    No. SQL Server IIRC does not install on server core. Sharepoint is another candidate.

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  2. Sharepoint won't work unfortunately, IIS will run, however you can only serve static web pages as ASP.net cannot be installed on Server Core.

    More details on this page at Microsoft.

    Server core is a great technology for infrastructure rolls however is very limited when it comes to installing applications.

    The following taken from the MCTS 70-640 Documentation: "As an overview; Sever Core supports nine rolls:

    • AD DS
    • AD LDS
    • DHCP Server
    • DNS Server
    • File Services
    • Print Services
    • Streaming Media Services
    • IIS (Without ASP.net)
    • Hyper-V

    It also supports eleven optional features:

    • MS Failover Cluster
    • Network Load Balancing
    • Subsystem for UNIX based applications
    • Windows Backup
    • Multipath I/O
    • Removable Storage Management
    • Windows Bitlocker Drive Encryption
    • SNMP
    • WINS
    • Telnet Client
    • QoS"
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