Nano Server

Question 1

Usage scenarios for nano server?

Answer 1

containers, cloud-based infra services, and born-in-the cloud apps

Question 2

example use cases for nano server?

Answer 2

hyper-v, failover clusterings, scale out file server, dns , and iis

vm’s, containers, and dev platforms

Question 3

ways to install nano server?

Answer 3

Boot into DVD and add VHd to bootable drive or add in hyper-v as vm

Question 4

steps to install nano server powershell?

Answer 4

import-module .\nanoserverimagegenerator -verbose

new-nanoserverimage -deploymenttype guest|host -edition standard|datacenter -mediapath
root -targetpath path\filename -computername name

next you add vhd/x file when creating new vm in hyper-v. If physical boot from dvd and create bootable drive and add vhdx file there and set to boot from there.

Question 5

how to join to domain when creating it?

Answer 5

if already joined to domain add -domainname parameter

Question 6

How to domain join with blob file if away from domain?

Answer 6

from computer joined to domain create using

djoin /provision /domain domainname /machine computername /savefile filename.txt

next when creating remove computername parameter and add -domainblobpath

Question 7

How to add features?

Answer 7

add when creating vhdx file by adding optional parameters such as computer for hyper-v feature

use edit-nanoserverimage with -packages parameter

Question 8

How to set ip?

Answer 8

when creating vhdx set ip and dns

or in recovery console. but dns can’t be set there either use ipv4dns parameter in edit-nanoserverimage or new-nanoserverimage

Question 9

how to access workgroup nanoserver with ps?

Answer 9

first add it to your trusted hosts

set-item wsman:\localhost\client\trustedhosts “192.168.10.41”

winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts=”192.168.10.41”}

Question 10

what tool can be used to service images?

Answer 10

dism

Question 11

dism command to mount image?

Answer 11

dism /mount-image /imagefile:filename /index:# /name:imagename /mountdir:pathname

Question 12

add drives using dism?

Answer 12

dism /image:foldername /add-driver /driver:drivername [/recurse]

Question 13

add update using dism?

Answer 13

dism /image:c:\mount /add-package /packagepath:c:\updates\package.msu [/ignorecheck]

Question 14

unmount image and keep changes?

Answer 14

dism /unmount-image /mountdir:c:\mount /commit

/discard to not keep