Changes in Windows Server 2008 Roles and Features from the Beta 3 to the June CTP
As mentioned in a previous blog post, one of the main highlights of Windows Server 2008 is Componentization. Replacing the old "Add/Remove Windows Components" is the new Server Manager, which manages installation and removal of Roles and Features (the new way components are grouped). I just installed a few virtual machines with the new June CTP, an MSDN-and-TechNet-subscribers-only release that is also known as the IDS3. Since I already had the list of roles and features from the Beta 3 blog post, I decided to compare what changed both in the Full and Server Core installations. In both cases, I used the Enterprise edition. Here are all the details:
| Beta 3 Roles | Change | June CTP Roles |
| Active Directory Certificate Services [AD-Certificate] | Active Directory Certificate Services [AD-Certificate] | |
| + Certification Authority [ADCS-Cert-Authority] | + Certification Authority [ADCS-Cert-Authority] | |
| + Certification Authority Web Enrollment | + Certification Authority Web Enrollment | |
| + Online Certificate Status Protocol [ADCS-Online-Cert] | Renamed | + Online Responder [ADCS-Online-Cert] |
| + Microsoft Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol | Renamed | + Network Device Enrollment Service |
| Active Directory Domain Services | Active Directory Domain Services | |
| + Active Directory Domain Controller [ADDS-Domain-Controller] | + Active Directory Domain Controller [ADDS-Domain-Controller] | |
| + Identity Management for UNIX [ADDS-Identity-Mgmt] | + Identity Management for UNIX [ADDS-Identity-Mgmt] | |
| + + Server for Network Information Services [ADDS-NIS] | + + Server for Network Information Services [ADDS-NIS] | |
| + + Password Synchronization [ADDS-Password-Sync] | + + Password Synchronization [ADDS-Password-Sync] | |
| Added | + + Administration Tools [ADDS-IDMU-Tools] | |
| Active Directory Federation Services | Active Directory Federation Services | |
| + Federation Service [ADFS-Federation] | + Federation Service [ADFS-Federation] | |
| + Federation Service Proxy [ADFS-Proxy] | + Federation Service Proxy [ADFS-Proxy] | |
| + AD FS Web Agents [ADFS-Web-Agents] | + AD FS Web Agents [ADFS-Web-Agents] | |
| + + Claims-aware Agent [ADFS-Claims] | + + Claims-aware Agent [ADFS-Claims] | |
| + + Windows Token-based Agent [ADFS-Windows-Token] | + + Windows Token-based Agent [ADFS-Windows-Token] | |
| Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services [ADLDS] | Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services [ADLDS] | |
| Active Directory Rights Management Services | Active Directory Rights Management Services | |
| + Active Directory Rights Management Server | + Active Directory Rights Management Server | |
| + Identity Federation Support | + Identity Federation Support | |
| Application Server [Application-Server] | Application Server [Application-Server] | |
| + Application Server Core [AS-AppServer-Core] | Renamed | + Application Server Foundation [AS-AppServer-Foundation] |
| + Web Server (IIS) Support [AS-Web-Support] | + Web Server (IIS) Support [AS-Web-Support] | |
| + COM+ Network Access [AS-Ent-Services] | + COM+ Network Access [AS-Ent-Services] | |
| + TCP Port Sharing [AS-TCP-Port-Sharing] | + TCP Port Sharing [AS-TCP-Port-Sharing] | |
| + Windows Process Activation Service Support [AS-WAS-Support] | + Windows Process Activation Service Support [AS-WAS-Support] | |
| + + HTTP Activation [AS-HTTP-Activation] | + + HTTP Activation [AS-HTTP-Activation] | |
| + + Message Queuing Activation [AS-MSMQ-Activation] | + + Message Queuing Activation [AS-MSMQ-Activation] | |
| + + TCP Activation [AS-TCP-Activation] | + + TCP Activation [AS-TCP-Activation] | |
| + + Named Pipes Activation [AS-Named-Pipes] | + + Named Pipes Activation [AS-Named-Pipes] | |
| + Distributed Transactions [AS-Dist-Transaction] | + Distributed Transactions [AS-Dist-Transaction] | |
| + + Incoming Remote Transactions [AS-Incoming-Trans] | + + Incoming Remote Transactions [AS-Incoming-Trans] | |
| + + Outgoing Remote Transactions [AS-Outgoing-Trans] | + + Outgoing Remote Transactions [AS-Outgoing-Trans] | |
| + + WS-Atomic Transactions [AS-WS-Atomic] | + + WS-Atomic Transactions [AS-WS-Atomic] | |
| DHCP Server [DHCP] | DHCP Server [DHCP] | |
| DNS Server [DNS] | DNS Server [DNS] | |
| Fax Server [Fax] | Fax Server [Fax] | |
| File Services | File Services | |
| + File Server [FS-FileServer] | + File Server [FS-FileServer] | |
| + Distributed File System [FS-DFS] | + Distributed File System [FS-DFS] | |
| + + DFS Namespace [FS-DFS-Namespace] | Renamed | + + DFS Namespaces [FS-DFS-Namespace] |
| + + DFS Replication [FS-DFS-Replication] | + + DFS Replication [FS-DFS-Replication] | |
| + File Server Resource Manager [FS-Resource-Manager] | + File Server Resource Manager [FS-Resource-Manager] | |
| + Services for Network File System [FS-NFS-Services] | + Services for Network File System [FS-NFS-Services] | |
| + Windows Search Service [FS-Search-Service] | + Windows Search Service [FS-Search-Service] | |
| + Windows Server 2003 File Services [FS-Win2003-Services] | + Windows Server 2003 File Services [FS-Win2003-Services] | |
| + + File Replication Service [FS-Replication] | + + File Replication Service [FS-Replication] | |
| + + Indexing Service [FS-Indexing-Service] | + + Indexing Service [FS-Indexing-Service] | |
| Network Policy and Access Services [NPAS] | Network Policy and Access Services [NPAS] | |
| + Network Policy Server [NPAS-Policy-Server] | + Network Policy Server [NPAS-Policy-Server] | |
| + Routing and Remote Access Services [NPAS-RRAS-Services] | + Routing and Remote Access Services [NPAS-RRAS-Services] | |
| + + Remote Access Service [NPAS-RRAS] | + + Remote Access Service [NPAS-RRAS] | |
| + + Routing [NPAS-Routing] | + + Routing [NPAS-Routing] | |
| + Health Registration Authority [NPAS-Health] | + Health Registration Authority [NPAS-Health] | |
| + Host Credential Authorization Protocol [NPAS-Host-Cred] | + Host Credential Authorization Protocol [NPAS-Host-Cred] | |
| Print Services [Print-Services] | Print Services [Print-Services] | |
| + Print Server [Print-Server] | + Print Server [Print-Server] | |
| + LPD Service [Print-LPD-Service] | + LPD Service [Print-LPD-Service] | |
| + Internet Printing [Print-Internet] | + Internet Printing [Print-Internet] | |
| Terminal Services [Terminal-Services] | Terminal Services [Terminal-Services] | |
| + Terminal Server [TS-Terminal-Server] | + Terminal Server [TS-Terminal-Server] | |
| + TS Licensing [TS-Licensing] | + TS Licensing [TS-Licensing] | |
| + TS Session Broker [TS-Session-Broker] | + TS Session Broker [TS-Session-Broker] | |
| + TS Gateway [TS-Gateway] | + TS Gateway [TS-Gateway] | |
| + TS Web Access [TS-Web-Access] | + TS Web Access [TS-Web-Access] | |
| UDDI Services | UDDI Services | |
| + UDDI Services Database | + UDDI Services Database | |
| + UDDI Services Web Application | + UDDI Services Web Application | |
| Web Server (IIS) [Web-Server] | Web Server (IIS) [Web-Server] | |
| + Web Server [Web-WebServer] | + Web Server [Web-WebServer] | |
| + + Common HTTP Features [Web-Common-Http] | + + Common HTTP Features [Web-Common-Http] | |
| + + + Static Content [Web-Static-Content] | + + + Static Content [Web-Static-Content] | |
| + + + Default Document [Web-Default-Doc] | + + + Default Document [Web-Default-Doc] | |
| + + + Directory Browsing [Web-Dir-Browsing] | + + + Directory Browsing [Web-Dir-Browsing] | |
| + + + HTTP Errors [Web-Http-Errors] | + + + HTTP Errors [Web-Http-Errors] | |
| + + + HTTP Redirection [Web-Http-Redirect] | + + + HTTP Redirection [Web-Http-Redirect] | |
| + + Application Development [Web-App-Dev] | + + Application Development [Web-App-Dev] | |
| + + + ASP.NET [Web-Asp-Net] | + + + ASP.NET [Web-Asp-Net] | |
| + + + .NET Extensibility [Web-Net-Ext] | + + + .NET Extensibility [Web-Net-Ext] | |
| + + + ASP [Web-ASP] | + + + ASP [Web-ASP] | |
| + + + CGI [Web-CGI] | + + + CGI [Web-CGI] | |
| + + + ISAPI Extensions [Web-ISAPI-Ext] | + + + ISAPI Extensions [Web-ISAPI-Ext] | |
| + + + ISAPI Filters [Web-ISAPI-Filter] | + + + ISAPI Filters [Web-ISAPI-Filter] | |
| + + + Server Side Includes [Web-Includes] | + + + Server Side Includes [Web-Includes] | |
| + + Health and Diagnostics [Web-Health] | + + Health and Diagnostics [Web-Health] | |
| + + + HTTP Logging [Web-Http-Logging] | + + + HTTP Logging [Web-Http-Logging] | |
| + + + Logging Tools [Web-Log-Libraries] | + + + Logging Tools [Web-Log-Libraries] | |
| + + + Request Monitor [Web-Request-Monitor] | + + + Request Monitor [Web-Request-Monitor] | |
| + + + Tracing [Web-Http-Tracing] | + + + Tracing [Web-Http-Tracing] | |
| + + + Custom Logging [Web-Custom-Logging] | + + + Custom Logging [Web-Custom-Logging] | |
| + + + ODBC Logging [Web-ODBC-Logging] | + + + ODBC Logging [Web-ODBC-Logging] | |
| + + Security [Web-Security] | + + Security [Web-Security] | |
| + + + Basic Authentication [Web-Basic-Auth] | + + + Basic Authentication [Web-Basic-Auth] | |
| + + + Windows Authentication [Web-Windows-Auth] | + + + Windows Authentication [Web-Windows-Auth] | |
| + + + Digest Authentication [Web-Digest-Auth] | + + + Digest Authentication [Web-Digest-Auth] | |
| + + + Client Certificate Mapping Authentication [Web-Client-Auth] | + + + Client Certificate Mapping Authentication [Web-Client-Auth] | |
| + + + IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication [Web-Cert-Auth] | + + + IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication [Web-Cert-Auth] | |
| + + + URL Authorization [Web-Url-Auth] | + + + URL Authorization [Web-Url-Auth] | |
| + + + Request Filtering [Web-Filtering] | + + + Request Filtering [Web-Filtering] | |
| + + + IP and Domain Restrictions [Web-IP-Security] | + + + IP and Domain Restrictions [Web-IP-Security] | |
| + + Performance [Web-Performance] | + + Performance [Web-Performance] | |
| + + + Static Content Compression [Web-Stat-Compression] | + + + Static Content Compression [Web-Stat-Compression] | |
| + + + Dynamic Content Compression [Web-Dyn-Compression] | + + + Dynamic Content Compression [Web-Dyn-Compression] | |
| + Management Tools [Web-Mgmt-Tools] | + Management Tools [Web-Mgmt-Tools] | |
| + + IIS Management Console [Web-Mgmt-Console] | + + IIS Management Console [Web-Mgmt-Console] | |
| + + IIS Management Scripts and Tools [Web-Scripting-Tools] | + + IIS Management Scripts and Tools [Web-Scripting-Tools] | |
| + + Management Service [Web-Mgmt-Service] | + + Management Service [Web-Mgmt-Service] | |
| + + IIS 6 Management Compatibility [Web-Mgmt-Compat] | + + IIS 6 Management Compatibility [Web-Mgmt-Compat] | |
| + + + IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility [Web-Metabase] | + + + IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility [Web-Metabase] | |
| + + + IIS 6 WMI Compatibility [Web-WMI] | + + + IIS 6 WMI Compatibility [Web-WMI] | |
| + + + IIS 6 Scripting Tools [Web-Lgcy-Scripting] | + + + IIS 6 Scripting Tools [Web-Lgcy-Scripting] | |
| + + + IIS 6 Management Console [Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console] | + + + IIS 6 Management Console [Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console] | |
| + FTP Publishing Service [Web-Ftp-Publishing] | + FTP Publishing Service [Web-Ftp-Publishing] | |
| + + FTP Server [Web-Ftp-Server] | + + FTP Server [Web-Ftp-Server] | |
| + + FTP Management snap-in [Web-Ftp-Mgmt-Console] | Renamed | + + FTP Management Console [Web-Ftp-Mgmt-Console] |
| Windows Deployment Services [WDS] | Windows Deployment Services [WDS] | |
| + Deployment Server [WDS-Deployment] | + Deployment Server [WDS-Deployment] | |
| + Transport Server [WDS-Transport] | + Transport Server [WDS-Transport] | |
| Windows SharePoint Services [Windows-SharePoint] | Windows SharePoint Services [Windows-SharePoint] |
| Beta 3 Features | Change | June CTP Features |
| .NET Framework 3.0 [NET-Framework] | Renamed | .NET Framework 3.0 Features [NET-Framework] |
| + .NET Framework 3.0 Features [NET-Framework-Core] | Renamed | + .NET Framework 3.0 [NET-Framework-Core] |
| + XPS Viewer [NET-XPS-Viewer] | + XPS Viewer [NET-XPS-Viewer] | |
| + Windows Communication Foundation Activation Components [NET-Win-CFAC] | Renamed | + WCF Activation [NET-Win-CFAC] |
| + + HTTP Activation [NET-HTTP-Activation] | + + HTTP Activation [NET-HTTP-Activation] | |
| + + Non-HTTP Activation [NET-Non-HTTP-Activ] | + + Non-HTTP Activation [NET-Non-HTTP-Activ] | |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption [BitLocker] | BitLocker Drive Encryption [BitLocker] | |
| BITS Server Extensions [BITS] | BITS Server Extensions [BITS] | |
| Connection Manager Administration Kit [CMAK] | Connection Manager Administration Kit [CMAK] | |
| Desktop Experience [Desktop-Experience] | Desktop Experience [Desktop-Experience] | |
| Failover Clustering [Failover-Clustering] | Failover Clustering [Failover-Clustering] | |
| Group Policy Management [GPMC] | Group Policy Management [GPMC] | |
| Internet Printing Client [Internet-Print-Client] | Internet Printing Client [Internet-Print-Client] | |
| Internet Storage Naming Server [ISNS] | Renamed | Internet Storage Name Server [ISNS] |
| LPR Port Monitor [LPR-Port-Monitor] | LPR Port Monitor [LPR-Port-Monitor] | |
| Message Queuing [MSMQ] | Message Queuing [MSMQ] | |
| + Message Queuing Services [MSMQ-Services] | + Message Queuing Services [MSMQ-Services] | |
| + + Message Queuing Server [MSMQ-Server] | + + Message Queuing Server [MSMQ-Server] | |
| + + Directory Service Integration [MSMQ-Directory] | + + Directory Service Integration [MSMQ-Directory] | |
| + + Message Queuing Triggers [MSMQ-Triggers] | + + Message Queuing Triggers [MSMQ-Triggers] | |
| + + HTTP Support [MSMQ-HTTP-Support] | + + HTTP Support [MSMQ-HTTP-Support] | |
| + + Multicasting Support [MSMQ-Multicasting] | + + Multicasting Support [MSMQ-Multicasting] | |
| + + Routing Service | + + Routing Service | |
| + Windows 2000 Client Support [MSMQ-Win2000] | + Windows 2000 Client Support [MSMQ-Win2000] | |
| + Message Queuing DCOM Proxy [MSMQ-DCOM] | + Message Queuing DCOM Proxy [MSMQ-DCOM] | |
| Multipath I/O [Multipath-IO] | Multipath I/O [Multipath-IO] | |
| Network Load Balancing [NLB] | Network Load Balancing [NLB] | |
| Peer Name Resolution Protocol [PNRP] | Peer Name Resolution Protocol [PNRP] | |
| Quality Windows Audio Video Experience [qWave] | Quality Windows Audio Video Experience [qWave] | |
| Remote Assistance [Remote-Assistance] | Remote Assistance [Remote-Assistance] | |
| Added | Remote Differential Compression [RDC] | |
| Remote Server Administration Tools [RSAT] | Remote Server Administration Tools [RSAT] | |
| + Role Administration Tools [RSAT-Role-Tools] | + Role Administration Tools [RSAT-Role-Tools] | |
| + + Active Directory Certificate Services [RSAT-ADCS] | Renamed | + + Active Directory Certificate Services Tools [RSAT-ADCS] |
| Added | + + + Certification Authority Tools [RSAT-ADCS-Mgmt] | |
| Added | + + + Online Responder Tools [RSAT-Online-Responder] | |
| + + Active Directory Domain Services [RSAT-ADDS] | Renamed | + + Active Directory Domain Services Tools [RSAT-ADDS] |
| + + Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services [RSAT-ADLDS] | Renamed | + + Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Tools [RSAT-ADLDS] |
| + + Active Directory Rights Management Services [RSAT-RMS] | Renamed | + + Active Directory Rights Management Services Tools [RSAT-RMS] |
| Added | + + DHCP Server Tools [RSAT-DHCP] | |
| + + DNS Server [RSAT-DNS-Server] | Renamed | + + DNS Server Tools [RSAT-DNS-Server] |
| + + Fax Server [RSAT-Fax] | Renamed | + + Fax Server Tools [RSAT-Fax] |
| + + File Services [RSAT-File-Services] | Renamed | + + File Services Tools [RSAT-File-Services] |
| + + + DFS Management Console [RSAT-DFS-Mgnt-Con] | Renamed | + + + Distributed File System Tools [RSAT-DFS-Mgmt-Con] |
| + + + File Server Resource Manager Management Console [RSAT-FSRM-Mgnt] | Renamed | + + + File Server Resource Manager Tools [RSAT-FSRM-Mgmt] |
| + + + Services for Network File System [RSAT-NFS-Admin] | Renamed | + + + Services for Network File System Tools [RSAT-NFS-Admin] |
| + + Network Policy and Access Services [RSAT-NPAS] | Renamed | + + Network Policy and Access Services Tools [RSAT-NPAS] |
| + + + Network Policy Server [RSAT-NPS] | Renamed | + + + Routing and Remote Access Services Tools [RSAT-RAS] |
| + + + Health Registration Authority [RSAT-HRA] | Renamed | + + + Health Registration Authority Tools [RSAT-HRA] |
| + + Print Services [RSAT-Print-Services] | Renamed | + + Print Services Tools [RSAT-Print-Services] |
| + + Terminal Services [RSAT-TS] | Renamed | + + Terminal Services Tools [RSAT-TS] |
| + + + TS RemoteApp Manager [RSAT-Term-Server] | Renamed | + + + Terminal Server Tools [RSAT-TS-RemoteApp] |
| + + + TS Gateway Manager [RSAT-TS-Gateway] | Renamed | + + + TS Gateway Tools [RSAT-TS-Gateway] |
| + + + TS Licensing Manager [RSAT-TS-Licensing] | Renamed | + + + TS Licensing Tools [RSAT-TS-Licensing] |
| Added | + + UDDI Services Tools [RSAT-UDDI] | |
| + + Web Server (IIS) [RSAT-Web-Server] | Renamed | + + Web Server (IIS) Tools [RSAT-Web-Server] |
| + + Windows Deployment Services [RSAT-WDS] | Renamed | + + Windows Deployment Services Tools [RSAT-WDS] |
| + Feature Administration Tools [RSAT-Feature-Tools] | + Feature Administration Tools [RSAT-Feature-Tools] | |
| + + BitLocker Drive Encryption [RSAT-BitLocker] | Rename |