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 “D’s” 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] \\Computername\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 *
Join a computer to a domain 1.   At a command prompt, type on one
line:
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 /add
<domain>\<username>
Remove a user from the local Administrators At a command prompt, type:
group Net localgroup Administrators /delete
<domain\username>
Add a user to the local computer At a command prompt, type:
Net user <domain\user name> /add *
Task Steps

Add a group to the local computer At a command prompt, type:

Net localgroup <group name> /add
Change the name of a domain-joined At a command prompt, type:
computer 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 1.   At a command prompt, type:
group
Netdom renamecomputer
<currentcomputername>
/NewName:<newcomputername>
2.   Restart the computer.
Disable paging file management At a command prompt, type:
Wmic computersystem where
name="<computername>" set
AutomaticManagedPagefile=False
Configure the paging file 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> source=static
address=<preferred IP address>
gateway=<gateway address>
6.   Verify by typing Ipconfig /all at a
command prompt and checking that DHCP
enabled is set to No.
Task Steps

Set a static DNS address. 1.   At a command prompt, type:

Netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver
name=<name of primary DNS server>
address=<IP address of the primary
DNS server> index=1
2.   At a command prompt, type:
Netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver
name=<name of secondary 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 1.   At a command prompt, type:
from a static IP address.
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
Activate the server remotely. 1.   At a command prompt, type:
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 proxy <servername>:<port
number>
Configure your server to bypass the proxy for At a command prompt, type:
internet addresses. Netsh winttp set proxy <servername>:<port
number>bypass-list="<local>"
Task Steps

Display or modify IPSEC configuration. At a command prompt, type:

Netsh ipsec
Display or modify NAP configuration. At a command prompt, type:
Netsh nap
Display or modify IP to physical address At a command prompt, type:
translation. Arp
Display or configure the local routing table. At a command prompt, type:
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 Nbtstat
(NBT).
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 At a command prompt, type:
router. Mrinfo
Enable remote administration of the firewall. At a command prompt, type:
Netsh firewall set service remoteadmin enable
 

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
Task Steps

Configure automatic updates. At a command prompt:

   To verify the current setting, type:
Cscript scregedit.wsf /AU /v
 To enable automatic updates, type:
Cscript scregedit.wsf /AU /4
To disable automatic updates, type:
Cscript scregedit.wsf /AU /1
Enable error reporting. At a command prompt:
         To verify the
current setting, type: ServerWerOptin
/query
         To automatically
send detailed reports, type:
ServerWerOptin /detailed
         To automatically
send summary reports, type:
ServerWerOptin /summary
         To disable error
reporting, type: ServerWerOptin
/disable
Participate in the Customer Experience At a command prompt:
Improvement Program (CEIP).          To verify the
current setting, type:
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:
         Sc query
         Net start
Task Steps

Start a service. At a command prompt, type either of the

following:
         SC start <service
name>
         Net start <service
name>
Stop a service. At a command prompt, type either of the
following:
         SC stop <service
name>
         Net stop <service
name>
Retrieve a list of running applications and At a command prompt, type:
associated processes. Tasklist
Stop a process forcibly. 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 See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=84872
logging with commands such as typeperf,
logman, relog, tracerprt.
 

Event logs
 
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. For a complete list of commands, at a command
prompt, type:
Icacls /?
 

Hardware
 
Task Steps

Add a driver for a new hardware device. 1.   Copy the driver to a folder at
%homedrive%\<driver folder>.
2.   At a command prompt, type:
pnputil -i -a %homedrive%\<driver
folder>\<driver>.inf
Task Steps

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>