If you don’t have a push-type patching solution for your servers, then sconfig works like a charm for it in my opinion, if you can afford to log on to each Core server interactively to patch.
By the way, if you do have a third party patching solution, you may want to first test it. We have a couple of non-production Windows 2008 Core machines and with our solution, BladeLogic, patching always fails on them. *From:* [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Damien Solodow *Sent:* Friday, January 8, 2016 12:57 PM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: server core, actual experiences? Can you sconfig to install them, or let SCCM or the like do it for ya. ;) DAMIEN SOLODOW Senior Systems Engineer 317.447.6033 (office) 317.447.6014 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE *From:* [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin *Sent:* Friday, January 8, 2016 12:56 PM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: server core, actual experiences? How is Server Core with updates? I tried it (a very long time ago!) and remember it being a bit of a PITA…hopefully may be better now though *From:* [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Damien Solodow *Sent:* 08 January 2016 16:39 *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: server core, actual experiences? Yep; the required features/roles all work on core. DAMIEN SOLODOW Senior Systems Engineer 317.447.6033 (office) 317.447.6014 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE *From:* [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *David McSpadden *Sent:* Friday, January 8, 2016 11:37 AM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: server core, actual experiences? Could you put a SCCM DP on a core? *From:* [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Damien Solodow *Sent:* Friday, January 8, 2016 11:34 AM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: server core, actual experiences? I’m using it for all our DCs which are just DC, DNS, DHCP. So are our file/print servers, and a few others. Core on 2012 and up is a much nicer experience than on 2008 and 2008 R2, and haven’t had any core-related issues. Backup and AV agents are fine with it. DAMIEN SOLODOW Senior Systems Engineer 317.447.6033 (office) 317.447.6014 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE *From:* [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Ryan Shugart *Sent:* Friday, January 8, 2016 11:21 AM *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [NTSysADM] server core, actual experiences? Hi: One of the things I’m looking at doing in 2016 is migrating our domain controlers, currently about 38 Server 2008R2 around the world, to 2012R2. Our DCs are just DCs, DNS and DHCP servers, I keep as much 3RD party software off of them as I can. I’m really considering using server core for all but a couple DCs, as I manage most of them remotely anyway and the AD Powershell module seems pretty full featured in 2012R2. I’ve seen a lot from MS on server core, but haven’t seen as much from people using it in the wild in large scale deployments. Does it mainly work as advertised? Any got yas other than the obvious 3RD party software issue? If you’re not using it, why not? Ryan Ryan Shugart Windows System Administrator MiTek USA, MiTek Denver 303-723-4975 MiTek Holdings, Inc., 2011-2014, All Rights Reserved * ________________________________ * This communication (including any attachments) contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any distribution, copying, or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and then destroy any copies of it. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
