Remote management
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As a Server Core box lacks of local GUI tools, it's preferred to do the management remotely.
Remote Desktop
RDP client can be used to connect to the server, but will only give the same command prompt interface as logging on to the console. To enable RDP support, use option 7 (Remote Desktop) in sconfig or cscript scregedit.wsf /AR 0 command.
mstsc.exe command is by default missing locally on a Server Core box, but can be made available by copying a couple of files from a Full Installation as described in Jason Huitt's blog
MMC and Server Manager
As a Server Core box lacks of GUI, there are no MMC or Server Manager available locally.
Instead, they nead to be run from a remote client.
To enable remote management, use option 4 (Configure Remote Management) in sconfig.
To get the MMCs, download RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7887 and activate the necessary tool through "Turn Windows features on or off" in control panel.
Scripting
Powershell scripts can be run remotely.
Command Line Interface (CLI) tools
CLI tools can be run locally, and most of them also remotely when using parameter for specifying the server name.