> Today you still cannot boot a windows server without a GUI layer.
Please give server core on Windows Server 2012[0] a try. They could use your feedback.
[0] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh84...
Please give server core on Windows Server 2012[0] a try. They could use your feedback.
[0] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh84...
> "Server Core is a minimal server installation option for computers running on the operating system. Server Core provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited functionality."
Limited functionality is the key. In order to administer windows server, one is expected to use remote desktop. This is in contrast to a unix machine, where everything can be controlled via command line and configuration scripts.
It is getting better, as Powershell exposes a lot of functionality. But it is still not there yet.