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Server 2008 Core Commands:

Server 2008 Core Commands:

Set IP Address: <Nic> <Dynamic or Static> <IP> <mask> <gateway>

o Netsh interface ip set address Local Area Connection static 192.168.10.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.1
Set DNS <dns server ip>
o Netsh interface ip set dnsserver Local Area Connection static 192.168.10.10
Rename Computer:
o Netdom renamecomputer <computername> /newname:<newcomputername>
Join domain: please note paswordD should have two Ds because you are specifying a Domain password
o Netdom join <computername> /domain:<FQDN> /userD:<domain admin> /passwordD:<domain password>
<or *>
Enable Remote Administration
o netsh firewall set service RemoteAdmin ENABLE
Set Firewall
o Netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 ENABLE
o Netsh firewall set opmode ENABLE
Map Network Drive:
o net use [DriveLetter] \\C omputername\ShareName
DriveLetter = D: E: F: Whatever you have available. Please omit the brackets when defining the
driveletter

Configuration and installation

Task

Steps

Set the local administrative password

At a command prompt, type:

Net user administrator *
1. At a command prompt, type on one line:

Join a computer to a domain

Netdom

join

%computername%

/domain:<domain>
/userd:<domain>\username> /password:*
2. Restart the computer.
Confirm that the domain has changed

At a command prompt, type:

Set

Remove a computer from a domain

At a command prompt, type:

Netdom remove

Add a user to the local Administrators group.

At a command prompt, type:

Net
localgroup
Administrators
<domain>\<username>

Remove a user from the local Administrators group

At a command prompt, type:

Net
localgroup
Administrators
<domain\username>

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Add a user to the local computer

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At a command prompt, type:

Net user <domain\user name> /add *

Add a group to the local computer

At a command prompt, type:

Net localgroup <group name> /add

Change the name of a domain-joined computer

At a command prompt, type:

Netdom
renamecomputer
%computername%
/NewName:<new
computer
name>
/userd:<domain\username> /password:*

Confirm the new computer name

At a command prompt, type:

Set

Change the name of a computer in a work group

1. At a command prompt, type:

Netdom

renamecomputer

<currentcomputername>
/NewName:<newcomputername>
2. Restart the computer.
Disable paging file management

At a command prompt, type:

Wmic
computersystem
name="<computername>"
AutomaticManagedPagefile=False

Configure the paging file

where
set

At a command prompt, type:

Wmic
pagefileset
where
name=<path/filename>
set
InitialSize=<initialsize>,MaximumSize=<maxsize>
Where:

path/filename is the path to and name of the paging file

initialsize is the starting size of the paging file in bytes.
maxsize is the maximum size of the page file in bytes.
Change to a static IP address.

1. At a command prompt, type:

Ipconfig /all
2.

Record the relevant information or redirect it to

a text file (ipconfig /all >ipconfig.txt).

3. At a command prompt, type:
Netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
4. Verify that there is an interface list.
5. At a command prompt, type:
Netsh interface ipv4 set address name <ID
from

interface

list>

address=<preferred

source=static
IP

address>

gateway=<gateway address>
6.

Verify by typing Ipconfig /all at a command

prompt and checking that DHCP enabled is set to No.

Set a static DNS address.

1. At a command prompt, type:

Netsh

interface

name=<name

of

ipv4
primary

add
DNS

dnsserver
server>

address=<IP address of the primary DNS

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server> index=1

2. At a command prompt, type:

Netsh

interface

name=<name

of

ipv4

add

secondary

dnsserver

DNS server>

address=<IP address of the secondary DNS

server> index=2
3. Repeat as appropriate to add additional servers.
4. Verify by typing Ipconfig /all and checking that
all the addresses are correct.
Change to a DHCP-provided IP address from a
static IP address.

1. At a command prompt, type:

Netsh interface ipv4 set address name=<IP
address of local system> source=DHCP
2. Verify by typing Ipconfig /all and checking that
DCHP enabled is set to Yes.

Activate the server locally.

At a command prompt, type:

Slmgr.vbs -ato
1. At a command prompt, type:

Activate the server remotely.

Cscript

slmgr.vbs

-ato

<servername>

<username> <password>
2.

Retrieve the GUID of the computer by typing

Cscript slmgr.vbs -did

3. Type Cscript slmgr.vbs -dli <GUID>
4.

Verify that License status is set to Licensed

(activated).

Networking and firewall

Task

Steps

Configure your server to use a proxy server.

At a command prompt, type:

Netsh
Winhttp
set
<servername>:<port number>

Configure your server to bypass the proxy for At a command prompt, type:
internet addresses.
Netsh
winttp
<servername>:<port
list="<local>"
Display or modify IPSEC configuration.

proxy

set
proxy
number>bypass-

At a command prompt, type:

Netsh ipsec

Display or modify NAP configuration.

At a command prompt, type:

Netsh nap

Display or
translation.

modify

IP

to

physical address At a command prompt, type:

Display or configure the local routing table.

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Arp
At a command prompt, type:
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Route

View or configure DNS server settings.

At a command prompt, type:

Nslookup

Display protocol statistics and current TCP/IP At a command prompt, type:

network connections.
Netstat
Display protocol statistics and current TCP/IP At a command prompt, type:
connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT).
Nbtstat
Display hops for network connections.

At a command prompt, type:

Pathping

Trace hops for network connections.

At a command prompt, type:

Tracert

Display the configuration of the multicast router.

At a command prompt, type:

Mrinfo

Enable remote administration of the firewall.

At a command prompt, type:

Netsh firewall
enable

set

service

remoteadmin

Updates, error reporting, and feedback

Task

Steps

Install an update.

At a command prompt, type:

Wusa <update>.msu /quiet

Remove an update.

1. Type at a command prompt:

Expand /f:* <update>.msu c:\test
2.

Navigate

to

c:\test\

and

open

<update>.xml in a text editor.

3.

In <update>.xml, replace Install with

Remove and save the file.

4. At a command prompt, type:
Pkgmgr /n:<update>.xml
Configure automatic updates.

At a command prompt:

type:

To verify the current setting,

Cscript scregedit.wsf /AU /v

type:

To enable automatic updates,

Cscript scregedit.wsf /AU /4

type:

To disable automatic updates,

Cscript scregedit.wsf /AU /1

Enable error reporting.

At a command prompt:
To verify the current setting,

type: ServerWerOptin /query

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To automatically

detailed reports, type:

send

ServerWerOptin /detailed
To automatically

summary reports, type:

send

ServerWerOptin /summary
To disable error reporting,

type: ServerWerOptin /disable

Participate
in
the
Customer
Improvement Program (CEIP).

Experience At a command prompt:

type:

To verify the current setting,

ServerCEIPOptin /query

To enable CEIP, type:

ServerCEIPOptin /enable

To disable CEIP, type:

ServerCEIPOptin /disable

Services, processes, and performance

Task

Steps

List the running services.

At a command prompt, type either of the following:

Start a service.

Sc query

Net start

At a command prompt, type either of the following:

Stop a service.

Retrieve a list of running

associated processes.

SC start <service name>

Net start <service name>

At a command prompt, type either of the following:

applications

Stop a process forcibly.

SC stop <service name>

Net stop <service name>

and At a command prompt, type:

Tasklist
1.

Use the Tasklist command to retrieve the

process ID (PID).
2. At a command prompt, type:
Taskkill /PID <process ID>
Start Task Manager.

At a command prompt, type:

Taskmgr

Manage the performance counters and logging with See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=84872

commands such as typeperf, logman, relog,
tracerprt.

Event logs
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Task

Steps

List event logs.

At a command prompt, type:

Wevtutil el

Query events in a specified log.

At a command prompt, type:

Wevtutil qe /f:text <log name>

Export an event log.

At a command prompt, type:

Wevtutil epl <log name>

Clear an event log.

At a command prompt, type:

Wevtutil cl <log name>

Disk and file system

Task

Steps

Manage disk partitions.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Diskpart /?

Manage software RAID.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Diskraid /?

Manage volume mount points.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
mountvol /?

Defragment a volume.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Defrag /?

Convert a volume to the NTFS file system.

At a command prompt, type:

Convert <volume letter> /FS:NTFS

Compact a file.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Compact /?

Administer open files.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Openfiles /?

Administer VSS folders.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Vssadmin /?

Administer the file system.

For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
Fsutil /?

Verify a file signature.

At a command prompt, type:

Sigverif /?

Take ownership of a file or folder.

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For a complete list of commands, at a command

prompt, type:
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Icacls /?

Hardware

Task

Steps

Add a driver for a new hardware device.

1.

Copy

the

driver

to

folder

at

%homedrive%\<driver folder>.
2. At a command prompt, type:
pnputil

-i

-a

%homedrive%\<driver

folder>\<driver>.inf
Remove a driver for a hardware device.

1. For a list of loaded drivers, at a command

prompt, type:
Sc query type= driver
2. At the command prompt, type:
Sc delete <service_name>

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