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Overview of Server Manager Commands

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

Server Manager in Windows Server® 2008 R2 offers a set of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for installing, removing, and querying roles, role services, and features, and a command-line tool, ServerManagerCmd.exe, to enable users to perform automated installations or removals of roles, role services, and features. Both command-line options enable users to view logs of their operations, and run queries to display lists of roles, role services, and features both installed and available for installation on a computer.

ServerManagerCmd.exe can be used with an XML answer file to speed up repetitive automated installations or removals of roles or features. For more information about the answer file that you can use with ServerManagerCmd.exe, see Creating an Answer File for Server Manager Commands.

Note

Servermanagercmd.exe is deprecated, and is not guaranteed to be supported in future releases of Windows. We recommend that you use the Windows PowerShell cmdlets that are available for Server Manager.

In this topic

  • Server Manager command-line tools, dism, pkgmgr, and ocsetup

  • Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server Manager

  • The ServerManagerCmd.exe command

  • Role, role service, and feature command identifiers

Server Manager command-line tools, dism, pkgmgr, and ocsetup

Server Manager command-line tools differ from other command-line tools, such as dism, pkgmgr and ocsetup, that are used to install and remove Windows software packages. We recommend that you use Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server Manager or the ServerManagerCmd.exe command prompt utility for installing or removing roles, role services, and features on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2.

The following list includes ways in which the Server Manager cmdlet set and command prompt utility differ from dism, pkgmgr and ocsetup, and describes advantages of Server Manager command tools for administrators who want to deploy a server as efficiently as possible.

  • The Server Manager command line is consistent in function and terminology with the deployment and management capabilities of the Server Manager console in the Windows Server 2008 R2 UI.

  • The type of packages or files in which a role, role service, or feature are contained do not have to be known by users. The Server Manager command line requires only the name of the role, role service, or feature that the administrator wants to install or remove. Administrators do not have to provide any path or file names of role, role service, or feature packages.

  • Administrators do not have to specify dependencies between roles, role services, and features when they are using the Server Manager command line. The Server Manager command prompt utility automatically installs any other software packages that are required to use the role, role service, or feature specified in the command.

  • If problems occur with an installation or removal, error handling for ServerManagercmd.exe simplifies troubleshooting and provides clear actions to the user.

  • The -whatIf parameter of ServerManagercmd.exe lets users verify what actions their commands will perform before they initiate commands and change the system. There is no comparable command parameter included with dism, pkgmgr, and ocsetup.

  • The Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet and the -query parameter of ServerManagerCmd.exe give users complete views of which roles, role services, and features are available for installation on the computer, and which are currently installed. There is no comparable parameter included with dism, pkgmgr and ocsetup.

  • Both the input and output of the Server Manager command line is XML based. ServerManagercmd.exe accepts an XML answer file itemizing roles, role services, and features to be installed or removed. Both the results of installation and removal operations, and -query results can be exported to XML files. This enables automation scenarios in which other software can generate and interpret the XML files that are used with the Server Manager command prompt utility.

Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server Manager

Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server Manager accept parameters to install or remove one or more roles, role services, and features that are separated by commas.

The following three cmdlets let you install, remove, or view information about available roles by using Windows PowerShell. For more information about and examples of how to use any of these cmdlets, in a Windows PowerShell session into which the Server Manager module is loaded, enter Get-Helpcmdlet_name-full, in which cmdlet_name represents one of the following values.

  • Add-WindowsFeature   Installs specified roles, role services, and features on the computer. For more information about how to add roles, role services, and features by using this cmdlet, see Adding Server Roles and Features.

  • Get-WindowsFeature   Returns a list of all roles, role services, and features that are available for installation on the computer, and displays by using check boxes ([X]) those that are installed. The Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet also returns a list of the command names that you provide in the Add-WindowsFeature and Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlets when you want to add or remove roles, role services, and features. Results of the Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet can be piped into either of the other two Server Manager cmdlets, or into cmdlets that run scans for Best Practices Analyzer, for example.

  • Remove-WindowsFeature   Removes specified roles, role services, and features from the computer. For more information about how to remove roles, role services, and features by using this cmdlet, see Removing Server Roles and Features.

Advantages of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server Manager

Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Server Manager offer some significant advantages over the ServerManagerCmd.exe command.

  • After Windows PowerShell and the Server Manager cmdlet set are installed by using dism, Windows PowerShell cmdlets can be run on a computer that is running the Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 R2. Instructions for installing Windows PowerShell and the Server Manager cmdlet set on the Server Core installation option of Windows Server 2008 R2 are available in Remote Management with Server Manager.

  • Windows PowerShell tools and cmdlets are available for performing some management tasks after a role, role service, or feature is installed. For more information about roles, role services, and features that can be managed by using Windows PowerShell tools, see Windows PowerShell about_Modules (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=141216).

Requirements for using Server Manager cmdlets

To run any Server Manager-related Windows PowerShell cmdlets, you must be running Windows PowerShell with elevated user rights. To do this, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Windows PowerShell, right-click the Windows PowerShell shortcut, and then click Run as administrator.

You must also load the Server Manager module into each new Windows PowerShell session before working with Server Manager cmdlets. To do this, in a Windows PowerShell session opened with elevated user rights, type Import-Module Servermanager, and then press Enter.

Note

For more information about how to start a Windows PowerShell session with all installed modules and snap-ins loaded automatically, see Starting Windows PowerShell with All Modules Loaded.

Syntax of Server Manager cmdlets

Add-WindowsFeature [-Name] <string[]> [-IncludeAllSubFeature] [-logPath <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Restart] [-Concurrent] [<CommonParameters>]

Get-WindowsFeature [[-Name] <string[]>] [-logPath <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-WindowsFeature [-Name] <string[]> [-logPath <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Restart] [-Concurrent] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

This section describes the parameters for the Add-WindowsFeature, Get-WindowsFeature, and Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlets.

  • Add-WindowsFeature

  • Get-WindowsFeature

  • Remove-WindowsFeature

Add-WindowsFeature

Parameter Description

-name <string[]>

Specifies the command IDs of roles, role services, or features that you want to install by using the Add-WindowsFeature cmdlet. Or, an array of Feature objects is also accepted.

You can find a list of command IDs for all roles, role services, and features in this topic, or by running the Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet.

-IncludeAllSubFeature

Specifies the installation of all subordinate services and features together with the parent role, role service, or feature that is named in the Name parameter.

-logPath <string>

Specifies a name and location for the log file, other than the default, %windir%\logs\ServerManager.log.

-WhatIf

Displays any operations that are specified for the Add-WindowsFeature cmdlet; for example, displays the Windows features that are also installed because the role, role service, or feature that you want to install depends on them. Adding the -WhatIf parameter to the Add-WindowsFeature cmdlet runs the cmdlet without performing actual installation.I It shows only what would be installed and what would be the results of the cmdlet if it had been run.

-Restart

Restarts the computer automatically when installation is complete, if restarting is required by the roles or features installed.

-Concurrent

Allows concurrent instances of the Server Manager Add-WindowsFeature or Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlets to be running at the same time.

Important
Do not add this parameter unless you are installing roles, role services, or features that are downloaded separately from Windows Server 2008 R2, and you want to install Windows features on which the downloaded technology depends at the same time.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, -OutBuffer and -OutVariable. For more information about common parameters, in your Windows PowerShell session, type, get-help about_commonparameters, and then press Enter.

Get-WindowsFeature

Parameter Description

-name <string[]>

Specifies the command IDs of roles, role services, or features for which you want to view information.

You can find a list of command IDs for all roles, role services, and features in this topic, or by running the Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet without parameters.

-logPath <string>

Specifies a name and location for the log file, other than the default, %windir%\logs\ServerManager.log. Add this parameter if you want the results of the Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet to be stored in a log.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, -OutBuffer and -OutVariable. For more information about common parameters, in your Windows PowerShell session, type, get-help about_commonparameters, and then press Enter.

Remove-WindowsFeature

Parameter Description

-name <string[]>

Specifies the command IDs of roles, role services, or features that you want to remove by using the Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlet. Alternatively, an array of Feature objects is also accepted.

You can find a list of command IDs for all roles, role services, and features in this topic, or by running the Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet.

-logPath <string>

Specifies a name and location for the log file, other than the default, %windir%\logs\ServerManager.log.

-WhatIf

Displays any operations that are specified for the Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlet. Adding the -WhatIf parameter to the Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlet runs the cmdlet without performing actual removals. It shows only what would be removed and what would be the cmdlet results if the cmdlet had been run.

-Restart

Restarts the computer automatically when removal is complete, if restarting is required.

-Concurrent

Allows concurrent instances of the Server Manager Add-WindowsFeature or Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlets to be running at the same time.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, -OutBuffer and -OutVariable. For more information about common parameters, in your Windows PowerShell session, type, get-help about_commonparameters, and then press Enter.

The ServerManagerCmd.exe command

The Server Manager command-line installation accepts parameters to install or remove one or more roles, role services, and features that are separated by spaces. When you want to install or remove more than one role, role service, or feature on a server by using a single command instance, you can also use an XML answer file, especially if you want to configure multiple servers identically. For more information about the answer file that you can use with ServerManagerCmd.exe, see Creating an Answer File for Server Manager Commands.

Note

ServerManagerCmd.exe can be run from any directory on the server's local drives. You must be a member of the Administrators group on the server on which you want to install or remove software.

Important

Because of security restrictions imposed by User Account Control in Windows Server 2008 R2, you must run ServerManagerCmd.exe in a Command Prompt window opened with elevated permissions. To do this, right-click the Command Prompt executable, or the Command Prompt object on the Start menu, and then click Run as administrator.

Syntax of ServerManagerCmd.exe

ServerManagerCmd.exe -query [<query.xml>] [-logPath <log.txt>]

ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath <answer.xml> [-resultPath <result.xml> [-restart] | -whatIf] [-logPath <log.txt>]

ServerManagerCmd.exe -install <command-Id> [-setting <setting-name>=<setting value>]* [-allSubFeatures] [-resultPath <result.xml> [-restart] | -whatIf] [-logPath <log.txt>]

ServerManagerCmd.exe -remove <command-Id> [-resultPath <result.xml> [-restart] | -whatIf] [-logPath <log.txt>]

ServerManagerCmd.exe [-help | -?]

ServerManagerCmd.exe -version

Parameters

Parameter Description

-query [<query.xml>]

Displays a list of all roles, role services, and features installed and available for installation on the server. You can also use the short form of this parameter, -q.

If you want the query results saved to an XML file, specify an XML file to replace query.xml.

Note
The results of the -query parameter cannot be used as an answer file with the -inputPath parameter. The XML used by -query results and the XML required in a Servermanagercmd.exe answer file do not validate to the same schema.

-inputPath <answer.xml>

Installs or removes the roles, role services, and features specified in the answer file, an XML file represented by answer.xml. You can also use the short form of this parameter, -p.

For more information about how to create an answer file for use with this parameter, see Creating an Answer File for Server Manager Commands.

-install <Id>

Installs the role, role service, or feature specified by Id. See Role, role service, and feature command identifiers in this topic for a complete list of the role, role service, or feature identifiers from which you can choose to specify for Id. The identifiers are case-insensitive. Multiple roles, role services, and features must be separated by spaces.

The following optional parameters are used with the -install parameter.

  • -setting <setting name>=<setting value> – Specify required settings for the installation. See Role, role service, and feature command identifiers in this topic for a complete list of available settings.

  • -allSubFeatures – Specify the installation of all subordinate services and features together with the parent role, role service, or feature named in the Id parameter of the -install command. Be aware that some role containers do not have a command line identifier to allow installation of all role services. This is the case when role services cannot be installed in the same instance of the Server Manager command. For example, the Federation Service role service of Active Directory Federation Services and the Federation Service Proxy role service cannot be installed by using the same Server Manager command instance.

  • -resultPath <result.xml> – Saves installation results to an XML file represented by result.xml. You can also use the short form of this parameter, -r. You cannot use the -resultPath parameter and the -whatIf parameter in the same instance of ServerManagerCmd.exe.

  • -restart – Adding -restart to the -install command restarts the computer automatically when installation is complete, if restarting is required by the roles or features installed.

  • -whatIf – You can use -whatIf to display any operations specified for the -install command. You can also use the short form of the -whatIf parameter, -w. You cannot use the -resultPath parameter and the -whatIf parameter in the same instance of ServerManagerCmd.exe.

  • -logPath <log.txt> – Use -logPath to specify a name and location for the log file, other than the default, %windir%\temp\servermanager.log.

-remove <Id>

Removes the role, role service, or feature specified by Id. See Role, role service, and feature command identifiers in this topic for a complete list of the role, role service, and feature identifiers from which you can choose to specify for Id. The identifiers are case-insensitive. Multiple roles, role services, and features must be separated by spaces.

The following optional parameters are used with the -remove parameter.

  • -resultPath <result.xml> – Saves removal results to an XML file represented by result.xml. You can also use the short form of this parameter, -r. Be aware that you cannot use the -resultPath parameter and the -whatIf parameter in the same instance of ServerManagerCmd.exe.

  • -restart – Adding -restart to the -remove command restarts the computer automatically when removal is complete, if restarting is required by remaining roles or features.

  • -whatIf – You can use -whatIf to display any operations specified for the -remove command. You can also use the short form of the -whatIf parameter, -w. You cannot use the -resultPath parameter and the -whatIf parameter in the same instance of ServerManagerCmd.exe.

  • -logPath <log.txt> – Use -logPath to specify a name and location for the log file, other than the default, %windir%\temp\servermanager.log.

-help

Display Help for ServerManagerCmd.exe in the Command Prompt window. You can also use the short form, -?.

-version

Display the Server Manager version number. You can also use the short form, -v.

Remarks about ServerManagerCmd.exe

ServerManagerCmd.exe does not support configuration or management of roles and features, after those are installed. Role and feature installations completed by using ServerManagerCmd.exe use default settings. To change role or feature settings, perform role administration tasks, or view status or events for roles and features, you should use the Windows GUI–based Server Manager console. You might have to open other management snap-ins for your role, or use role- and feature-specific command-line tools for managing or configuring specific roles, role services, and features.

Note

Although role and feature installations are secure by default, you should use the Server Manager console to change any default settings to comply with security policies in your enterprise. ServerManagerCmd.exe cannot be used to install and configure applications other than Windows Server 2008 R2 roles, role services, and features. ServerManagerCmd.exe is not supported on computers that are running a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. ServerManagerCmd.exe cannot be used for installation or removal of roles, role services, and features on remote computers.

ServerManagerCmd.exe Examples

The following are examples of how Server Manager commands are used.

Querying the installed roles and features on the computer

The following example shows the ServerManagerCmd.exe syntax for performing a query to determine which roles, role services, and features are installed on a computer, and which are available for installation. In this example, the administrator directs Server Manager to save the results of the query to a file, C:\queryResults.xml.

ServerManagerCmd.exe -query C:\queryResults.xml

Installing a role without an answer file

The following shows the ServerManagerCmd.exe syntax for installing Web Server (IIS) and all its role services. The administrator exports the results of the installation to an XML file that is named WebServer.xml. The administrator has also instructed Server Manager to restart the computer automatically when installation is complete, if it is required by the role.

ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Web-Server -allSubFeatures -resultPath C:\Admin\WebServer.xml -restart

Removing features by using an answer file and the ServerManagerCmd.exe command

An administrator is using the following command to repurpose several servers by removing some roles. Commands for the roles to be removed are provided in an answer file that is named RemoveFilePrint.xml. The administrator has added the -whatIf option to the command to display the command operations specified in the removalresults.xml answer file, and show if any software that depends on the items specified for removal in the answer file was also removed.

ServerManagerCmd.exe -inputPath C:\AdminFiles\RemoveFilePrint.xml -resultPath C:\AdminFiles\removalresults.xml -whatIf

Role, role service, and feature command identifiers

The tables in this section match roles, role services, and features that are available in Windows Server 2008 R2 with the command identifiers that you must use with ServerManagerCmd.exe to install or remove them.

  • Role and role service command identifiers

  • Feature command identifiers

Role and role service command identifiers

Active Directory Certificate Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Active Directory Certificate Services

AD-Certificate

Certification Authority and Online Certificate Status Protocol can be installed by using the Server Manager command-line interface. Other role services for Active Directory Certificate Services cannot be installed by using the Server Manager command line.

Certification Authority

ADCS-Cert-Authority

Certification Authority Web Enrollment (not installable by using the command line)

ADCS-Web-Enrollment

Online Responder

ADCS-Online-Cert

Network Device Enrollment Service

ADCS-Device-Enrollment

Certificate Enrollment Web Service

ADCS-Enroll-Web-Svc

Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service

ADCS-Enroll-Web-Pol

 
											Active Directory Domain Services command identifiers
									</th>
<th>
										Command value
									</th>
<th>
										Notes
									</th>

Active Directory Domain Services

AD-Domain-Services

After you install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), you must run the dcpromo command..

Removing the AD DS role while the computer is operating as a domain controller fails. You must first remove Active Directory Domain Services from the domain controller.

Active Directory Domain Controller

ADDS-Domain-Controller

Identity Management for UNIX

ADDS-Identity-Mgmt

Server for Network Information Service

ADDS-NIS

Password Synchronization

ADDS-Password-Sync

Administration tools for Identity Management for UNIX

ADDS-IDMU-Tools
Active Directory Federation Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Active Directory Federation Services

AD-Federation-Services

Active Directory Federation Services should be installed with default settings.

Federation Service

ADFS-Federation

Federation Service Proxy

ADFS-Proxy

Web Agents

ADFS-Web-Agents

Claims-aware Agent

ADFS-Claims

Windows Token-based Agent

ADFS-Windows-Token
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

ADLDS

None

 
											Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) command identifiers
									</th>
<th>
										Command value
									</th>
<th>
										Notes
									</th>

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

ADRMS

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) cannot be installed by using the Server Manager command line.

Active Directory Rights Management Server

ADRMS-Server

Identity Federation Support

ADRMS-Identity
Application Server command identifiers Command value Notes

Application Server

Application-Server

If you install the WS-Atomic Transaction Support role service by using the Server Manager command line, by default, WS-Atomic Transaction Support is configured to use a self-signed certificate.

Application Server Foundation

AS-AppServer-Foundation

Web Server (IIS) Support

AS-Web-Support

COM+ Network Access

AS-Ent-Services

TCP Port Sharing

AS-TCP-Port-Sharing

Windows Process Activation Service Support

AS-WAS-Support

HTTP Activation

AS-HTTP-Activation

Message Queuing Activation

AS-MSMQ-Activation

TCP Activation

AS-TCP-Activation

Named Pipes Activation

AS-Named-Pipes

Distributed Transaction Support

AS-Dist-Transaction

Incoming Remote Transactions

AS-Incoming-Trans

Outgoing Remote Transactions

AS-Outgoing-Trans

WS-Atomic Transaction Support

AS-WS-Atomic
DHCP Server command identifiers Command value Notes

DHCP Server

DHCP

The DHCP Server role should be installed with default settings.
DNS Server command identifiers Command value Notes

DNS Server

DNS

None
Fax Server command identifiers Command value Notes

Fax Server

Fax

Fax Server should be installed with default settings.

 
											File Services command identifiers
									</th>
<th>
										Command value
									</th>
<th>
										Notes
									</th>

File Services

File-Services

You cannot install or remove the File Services container by using the Server Manager command line. You can install or remove the File Services container only by using the Server Manager user interface. Be aware that for this reason, there is no command ID available to represent the File Services container.

Because you can configure File Services settings after you install the role, you are not required to specify File Services settings in the Server Manager command-line answer file.

File Server

FS-Fileserver

Distributed File System (DFS)

FS-DFS

DFS Namespace

FS-DFS-Namespace

DFS Replication

FS-DFS-Replication

File Server Resource Manager

FS-Resource-Manager

Services for Network File System

FS-NFS-Services

Windows Search Service

FS-Search-Service

Windows Server 2003 File Services

FS-Win2003-Services

BranchCache for remote files

FS-BranchCache

Indexing Service

FS-Indexing-Service
Hyper-V™ command identifiers Command value Notes

Hyper-V™

Hyper-V

Network Policy and Access Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Network Policy and Access Services

NPAS

Because Network Policy and Access Services settings can be configured after you install the role, you are not required to specify Network Policy and Access Services settings in the command-line answer file.

Network Policy Server

NPAS-Policy-Server

NPAS Routing and Remote Access Services

NPAS-RRAS-Services

Remote Access Service

NPAS-RRAS

Routing

NPAS-Routing

Health Registration Authority

NPAS-Health

Host Credential Authorization Protocol

NPAS-Host-Cred

 
											Print and Document Services command identifiers
									</th>
<th>
										Command value
									</th>
<th>
										Notes
									</th>

Print and Document Services

Print-Services

During removal of this role in the Server Manager UI, you are prompted to delete instances of printers configured on the server. By default, these instances are preserved. This is the default behavior of command-line removal of the Print and Document Services role.

Print Server

Print-Server

Internet Printing

Print-Internet

LPD Service

Print-LPD-Service

Distributed Scan Server

Print-Scan-Server
Remote Desktop Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Remote Desktop Services

Remote-Desktop-Services

Because Remote Desktop Services settings can be configured after you install the role, you are not required to specify Remote Desktop Services settings in the command-line answer file.

Remote Desktop Server

RDS-RD-Server

RD Licensing

RDS-Licensing

RD Gateway

RDS-Gateway

RAD Web Access

RDS-Web-Access

RD Connection Broker

RDS-Connection-Broker

RD Virtualization

RDS-Virtualization
Web Server (IIS) command identifiers Command value Notes

Web Server (IIS)

Web-Server

None

Internet Information Services (Web Server)

Web-WebServer

  

Common HTTP Features

Web-Common-Http

  

Static Content

Web-Static-Content

  

Default Document

Web-Default-Doc

  

Directory Browsing

Web-Dir-Browsing

  

HTTP Errors

Web-Http-Errors

  

HTTP Redirection

Web-Http-Redirect

  

WebDAV Publishing

Web-DAV-Publishing

Application Development

Web-App-Dev

  

ASP.NET

Web-Asp-Net

  

.NET Extensibility

Web-Net-Ext

  

ASP

Web-ASP

  

CGI

Web-CGI

  

ISAPI Extensions

Web-ISAPI-Ext

  

ISAPI Filters

Web-ISAPI-Filter

  

Server Side Includes

Web-Includes

  

Health and Diagnostics

Web-Health

  

HTTP Logging

Web-Http-Logging

  

Logging Tools

Web-Log-Libraries

  

Request Monitor

Web-Request-Monitor

  

Tracing

Web-Http-Tracing

  

Custom Logging

Web-Custom-Logging

  

ODBC Logging

Web-ODBC-Logging

  

Security

Web-Security

  

Basic Authentication

Web-Basic-Auth

  

Windows Authentication

Web-Windows-Auth

  

Digest Authentication

Web-Digest-Auth

  

Client Certificate Mapping Authentication

Web-Client-Auth

  

IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication

Web-Cert-Auth

  

URL Authorization

Web-Url-Auth

  

Request Filtering

Web-Filtering

  

IP and Domain Restrictions

Web-IP-Security

  

Performance

Web-Performance

  

Static Content Compression

Web-Stat-Compression

  

Dynamic Content Compression

Web-Dyn-Compression

  

Management Tools

Web-Mgmt-Tools

  

IIS Management Console

Web-Mgmt-Console

  

IIS Management Scripts and Tools

Web-Scripting-Tools

  

Management Service

Web-Mgmt-Service

  

IIS 6 Management Compatibility

Web-Mgmt-Compat

  

IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility

Web-Metabase

  

IIS 6 WMI Compatibility

Web-WMI

  

IIS 6 Scripting Tools

Web-Lgcy-Scripting

  

IIS 6 Management Console

Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console

  

FTP Server

Web-Ftp-Server

  

FTP Service

Web-Ftp-Service

  

FTP Extensibility

Web-Ftp-Ext

  
Windows Deployment Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Windows Deployment Services

WDS

None

Deployment Server

WDS-Deployment

Transport Server

WDS-Transport
Windows Server Update Services command identifiers Command value Notes

Windows Server Update Services

OOB-WSUS

Feature command identifiers

Features Command Value Notes

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)

BITS

 
  • BITS Compact Server

BITS-LWDLServer

  • IIS Server Extension

BITS-IIS-Ext

BitLocker Drive Encryption

BitLocker

 

Windows BranchCache

BranchCache

Connection Manager Administration Kit

CMAK

 

Desktop Experience

Desktop-Experience

 

Direct Access Management Console

DAMC

Failover Clustering

Failover-Clustering

  

Group Policy Management

GPMC

 

Ink and Handwriting Services

Ink-Handwriting

 
  • Ink Support

IH-Ink-Support

  • Handwriting Recognition

IH-Handwriting

Internet Printing Client

Internet-Print-Client

 

Internet Storage Naming Server

ISNS

 

LPR Port Monitor

LPR-Port-Monitor

 

Message Queuing

MSMQ

  
  • Message Queuing Services

MSMQ-Services
  • Message Queuing Server

MSMQ-Server
  • Directory Service Integration

MSMQ-Directory
  • Message Queuing Triggers

MSMQ-Triggers
  • HTTP Support

MSMQ-HTTP-Support
  • Multicasting Support

MSMQ-Multicasting
  • Routing Service

MSMQ-Routing
  • Messaging Queuing DCOM Proxy

MSMQ-DCOM

Multipath I/O

Multipath-IO

 

Network Load Balancing

NLB

 

.NET Framework 3.5.1 Features

NET-Framework

Be aware that the command-line syntax for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 Features does not contain the "." character before NET.
  • .NET Framework 3.5.1

NET-Framework-Core
  • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Activation

NET-Win-CFAC
  • HTTP Activation

NET-HTTP-Activation
  • Non-HTTP Activation

NET-Non-HTTP-Activ

Peer Name Resolution Protocol

PNRP

 

Quality Windows Audio Video Experience

Qwave

 

Remote Assistance

Remote-Assistance

 

Remote Differential Compression

RDC

 

Remote Server Administration Tools

RSAT

  • Role administration tools

RSAT-Role-Tools

  • Active Directory Certificate Services Tools

RSAT-ADCS

  • Certification Authority Tools

RSAT-ADCS-Mgmt

  • Online Responder Tools

RSAT-Online-Responder

  • AD DS and AD LDS Tools

RSAT-AD-Tools

  • AD DS Tools

RSAT-ADDS

  • AD DS Snap-ins and Command-Line Tools

RSAT-ADDS-Tools

  • Active Directory Administrative Center

RSAT-AD-AdminCenter

  • Server for NIS Tools

RSAT-SNIS

  • Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Tools

RSAT-ADLDS

  • Active Directory PowerShell Snap-in

RSAT-AD-PowerShell

 

  • 												Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) Tools<br /><br /></li>
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  <p>RSAT-RMS</p>
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  • DHCP Server Tools

RSAT-DHCP

  • DNS Server Tools

RSAT-DNS

   
  • 												Fax Server Tools<br /><br /></li>
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  <p>RSAT-Fax</p>
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  <p></p>
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  • 												File Services Tools<br /><br /></li>
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  <p>RSAT-File-Services</p>
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  • Distributed File System Tools

RSAT-DFS-Mgmt-Con

  
  • File Server Resource Manager Tools

RSAT-FSRM-Mgmt

  
  • Services for Network File System Tools

RSAT-NFS-Admin

   
  • 												Hyper-V Tools<br /><br /></li>
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  <p>RSAT-Hyper-V</p>
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  • Network Policy and Access Services Tools

RSAT-NPAS

  
  • Print and Document Services Tools

RSAT-Print-Services

  
  • Remote Desktop Services Tools

RSAT-RDS

  
  • Remote Desktop Server Tools

RSAT-RDS-RemoteApp

  • RD Gateway Tools

RSAT-RDS-Gateway

  
  • RD Licensing Tools

RSAT-RDS-Licensing

  
  • RD Connection Broker Tools

RSAT-TS-Session-Broker

   
  • 												Web Server (IIS) Tools<br /><br /></li>
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  <p>RSAT-Web-Server</p>
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  • Windows Deployment Services Tools

RSAT-WDS

  

Remote Server Administration Tools feature administration tools

RSAT-Feature-Tools

  
  • BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Tools

RSAT-BitLocker

  
  • BitLocker Drive Encryption Tools

RSAT-Bitlocker-DriveEnc

  
  • BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer

RSAT-Bitlocker-RecPwd

  
  • BITS Server Extensions Tools

RSAT-BITS-Server

  
  • Failover Clustering Tools

RSAT-Clustering

  
  • Network Load Balancing Tools

RSAT-NLB

  
  • SMTP Server Tools

RSAT-SMTP

  
  • WINS Server Tools

RSAT-WINS

  

RPC over HTTP Proxy

RPC-over-HTTP-Proxy

 

Simple TCP/IP Services

Simple-TCPIP

 

SMTP Server

SMTP-Server

 

SNMP Services

SNMP-Services

  
  • SNMP Service

SNMP-Service
  • SNMP WMI Provider

SNMP-WMI-Provider

Storage Manager for SANs

Storage-Mgr-SANS

 

Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications

Subsystem-UNIX-Apps

 

Telnet Client

Telnet-Client

 

Telnet Server

Telnet-Server

 

TFTP Client

TFTP-Client

 

Windows Biometric Framework

Biometric-Framework

 

Windows Internal Database

Windows-Internal-DB

 

Windows PowerShell ISE

PowerShell-ISE

 

Windows Process Activation Service

WAS

  
  • Process Model

WAS-Process-Model
  • .NET Environment

WAS-NET-Environment
  • Configuration APIs

WAS-Config-APIs

Windows Server Backup Features

Backup-Features

  
  • Windows Server Backup

Backup
  • Command-line tools

Backup-Tools
  • Windows Server Backup Cmdlets

Backup-Cmdlets

Windows Server Migration Tools

Migration

 

Windows System Resource Manager

WSRM

 

Windows TIFF iFilter

TIFF-iFilter

WinRM IIS Extension

WinRM-IIS-Ext

 

WINS Server

WINS-Server

 

Wireless LAN Service

Wireless-Networking

 

XPS Viewer

XPS-Viewer

 

See Also

Concepts

Interpreting Output from Server Manager Commands Adding Server Roles and Features Removing Server Roles and Features

Other Resources

Windows Script Center