Windows Server Codenamed Longhorn beta testers have received emails late on Thursday confirming the availability of Beta 3 of the new Server system with some of the most important changes coming to Server Core. Core will support a grand total of 8 roles, double the 4 roles it had back in mid 2005.
The grand total of roles available to Server Core includes:
- Active Directory
- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
- DNS
- DHCP
- File/Print
- Windows Media Services
- Terminal Services Easy Print, Remote App, and Gateway
- Virtualization (configuring a server as a dedicated host for virtual servers.) (won"t be available immediately)