Install Guide

Installing Managed System Software On

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Core And

Microsoft Hyper-V Server

The Server Core installation option of the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Server operating system provides a minimal

environment for running specific server roles that reduce the maintenance and management requirements and the attack surface for

those server roles. A Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server installation installs only a subset of the binaries that are required by

the supported server roles. For example, the Explorer shell is not installed as part of a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server

installation. Instead, the default user interface for a Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server installation is the command prompt.

NOTE: On Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Core and Windows Server 2012 Core, to install Server Administrator, Windows-

on-Windows (WOW) mode should be enabled.

NOTE: Windows Server 2008 Core or Hyper-V Server operating system does not support a graphical user interface

(GUI) based installation of software components. Install the software in the Command Line Interface (CLI) mode on

Server Core. For more information on Server Core, see microsoft.com.

NOTE: On Windows 7, to install the systems management software successfully, log in using an account which belongs

to the Administrators Group and must execute the setup.exe using the option Run as administrator from the right-

click menu.

NOTE: Log in as a built-in administrator to install the systems management software on Windows Server 2008 and

Windows Vista. For more information about the built-in Administrator account, see the Windows Server 2008 Help.

NOTE: Server Administrator is also supported on Windows Server 2012.

Topics:

• Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode

• Installing Managed System Software In CLI Mode

• Uninstalling Systems Management Software

Running Prerequisite Checker In CLI Mode

You must run the prerequisite checker in the CLI mode as Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V Server does not support the GUI mode.