[Nano Server]: #nano-server 'Nano Server
Headless Windows Server installation option with no local user interface, no 32-bit application support, and only basic configuration controls. Administration requires remote WinRM connections and WMI tools
Zacker, Craig. _Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016: Exam Ref 70-740_. 2017: 42'
[Powershell Core]: #nano-server 'Powershell Core
subset of Powershell Desktop, omitting many of its features
Zacker, Craig. _Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016: Exam Ref 70-740_. 2017: 57'
[New-NanoServerImage]: pwsh.md#new-nanoserverimage '```
[PS] New-NanoServerImage
New-NanoServerImage -DeploymentType guest|host -Edition standard|datacenter -MediaPath root -TargetPath $PATH -ComputerName $NAME
```
Used to create a Nano Server VHD file for Nano Server installation
Required parameters:
  `DeploymentType` specified whether the image file should be used on a Hyper-V VM ("Guest") or a physical server ("Host")
  `Edition` specifies whether to install the Standard or Datacenter edition of Nano Server
  `MediaPath` specifies the path to the root of the WS2016 installation disk or mounted image
  `BasePath` specifies a path on the local system where the cmdlet creates a copy of the installation files from the location specified in `MediaPath`
  `TargetPath` specifies the full path and filename of the new image to be created with the filename extension (".vhd" or ".vhdx") specifying Generation 1 or Generation 2 image.
  `ComputerName` specifies the computer name that should be assigned to the new image
Zacker, Craig. _Installation, Storage and Compute with Windows Server 2016: Exam Ref 70-740_. 2017: 44'

[Nano Server][Nano Server], a new installation option introduced in Windows Server 2016, provides a much smaller footprint and attack surface than even Server Core, but supports only some roles and features.
Installation is done by building a VHD image via PowerShell on another computer.
That VHD is then deployed as a VM or used as a boot drive for a physical server.

Booting a Nano Server VM produces a text-based interface called the **Nano Server Recovery Console**, a menu system that allows configuration of static network options (DHCP is enabled by default).
The DNS server may not be configured interactively, but must be specified when building the image with the `Ipv4Dns` parameter.

If a Nano Server is domain-joined a remote Powershell session will authenticate via Kerberos. If not, its name or IP address must be added to the Trusted Hosts list.

#### PowerShell
The Windows Server 2016 installation media contains a NanoServer directory, from which the **NanoServerImageGenerator** Powershell module must be imported.
It also contains a Packages subdirectory, with CAB files containing roles and features that correspond to named parameters or packages that are specified as values to the `Packages` named parameter when building a Nano Server image.

Cmdlet | Description
:--- | :---
[Edit-NanoServerImage](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/NanoServerImageGenerator/Edit-NanoServerImage) | Add a role or feature to an existing Nano Server VHD file
[New-NanoServerImage](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/NanoServerImageGenerator/New-NanoServerImage) | Used to create a Nano Server VHD file for Nano Server installation