Step by step: How to Configure Windows Core Server 2016

Step by step: How to Configure Windows Core Server 2016

Since we’re doing the Core mode installation, all that you get is a command line window which you use to configure the server via commands and/or scripts including Power-Shell. To start our initial server configuration, let’s type “Sconfig” command to start the server configuration 
5-Start-server-configuration

You are greeted with the default parameters and options that you can change
6-Server-configuration-menu
To change the Computer name, choose option 2. Once submitted, a restart will be required 
7-Changing-computer-name

The next step is changing the IP address. We are going to use two IP addresses: One for production and one for the storage (ISCSI). For this, we will choose option 8 and then select each adapter to configure the desired IP address 
8-Network-adapter-settings

Now, we are ready to join the server to our domain by selecting option 1
9-Joining-the-server-to-Domain

Installing Internet Information Services (IIS) on Server Core

To install the Internet Information Services (IIS) Server Role with default options, run the following PowerShell command (type PowerShell at the command prompt if you haven’t done so):
Install-IIS-with-PowerShell_thumb

Installing DNS on Server Core

To install the DNS Server Role with default options, run the following PowerShell command (type PowerShell at the command prompt if you haven’t done so):

Install-WindowsFeature DNS -IncludeManagementTools


Installing DHCP on Server Core

To install the DHCP Server Role with default options, run the following PowerShell command (type PowerShell at the command prompt if you haven’t done so):

Install-WindowsFeature DHCP -IncludeManagementTools

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