Chapter 7: Configuring Roles, Role Services, and Features
- Using Roles, Role Services, and Features
- Making Supplemental Components Available
- Installing Components with Server Manager
- Installing Components at the Command Line
Windows Server 2008 has different configuration architecture than its predecessors. You prepare servers for use by installing and configuring the following components:
- Server roles Server roles are related sets of software components that allow servers to perform a specific function for users and other computers on networks. A computer can be dedicated to a single role, such as Active Directory Domain Services, or a computer can provide multiple roles.
- Role services Role services are software components that provide the functionality of server roles. Each server role has one or more related role services. Some server roles, such as Domain Name Service (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), have a single function and installing the role installs this function. Other roles, such as Network Policy And Access Services and Active Directory Certificate Services, have multiple role services that you can install. With these server roles, you can choose which role services to install.
- Features Features are software components that provide additional functionality. Features, such as WINS and Windows Server Backup, are installed and removed separately from roles and role services. A computer can have multiple features installed or none, depending on its configuration.
You configure roles, role services, and features using the Server Manager console. Server Manager has a command-line counterpart, called ServerManagerCmd.exe, which you can install as a feature.
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