Longhorn Core - start

What is Windows Longhorn Server Core?

Windows Server “Longhorn” Core has only core server functionality and no extra overhead.

This limit the roles that can be performed by the server, but also there is nographic user interface (GUI).

What is the result? Improved security and reduced management but also the admin should have good comand-line skills in order to administrate this kind of installation.

The roles supported (now) by Longhorn Core Server include:
- Domain Controller (regular AD),
- DHCP Server, DNS Server,
- File/Print Server
- Lightweight Domain Controller (the next interation of ADAM - Active Directory Application Mode).

Beside those roles we do support some additional optional features like:
-Microsoft Cluster Server
-Network Load Balancing
-Subsystem for UNIX-based applications
-Backup Multipath I/O
-Removable Storage Management
-BitLocker™ Drive Encryption
-Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service
-Telnet client

Additionally, it will support Viridian (Longhorn Server Virtualisation) and Windows Media Services and probably Windows Power Shell.