1. Oclist. When using Server Core , you can use  Oclist to review  installed server rules
  2. Ocsetup. is used to add or remove installed rules for example “start / w ocsetup DHCPServerCore start / w ocsetup DHCPServerCore”
  3. Bcdedit.  Bcdedit, supports a variety of command line parameters. To view the contents of the repository, use the command: “bcdedit / enum bcdedit / enum “
  4. Icacls.  replaces former Cacls and Xacls allows you to view, update and back up  (ACL) for files and directories. The following example illustrates the preservation of access lists (ACL) for the directory C: temp:  “icacls c: temp / save tempacl icacls c: temp / save tempacl”
  5. Mklink. Mklink allows you to create a symbolic link to the file system to redirect all requests on the road.  Symlinks are «transparent» for users, and appear as normal files or directories.  The following example shows how to create a symbolic link to the name «alsotemp» for the directory C: temp: “mklink / d alsotemp c: temp mklink / d alsotemp c: temp “
  6. Robocopy. The Robocopy utility  , is more effective than the standard Windows Copy command and Xcopy, and can resume work after the failures in the network and copy the correct file attributes, alternate data streams, and security systems.  The following example illustrates the use Robocopy to create a «mirror» MyData folder and all subfolders in the shared folder Backups for MyServer:   “robocopy “C: MyData” robocopy “C: MyData”  “MyServerBackups» / MIR / R: 2/NP “MyServerBackups» / MIR / R: 2/NP”
  7. Wbadmin. This command is used to create backup copies of Server 2008 and recovery operations. The following example illustrates the use of Wbadmin to create a full backup system in a shared folder Backups on MyServer:  “wbadmin start backup-backuptargetMyServerBackups wbadmin start backup-backuptargetMyServerBackups – AllCritical-vssFull – AllCritical-vssFull”
  8. WinRS.  allows you to open a secure window commands the remote host.  All communication between the client and the site is encrypted using a Kerberos key or NT LAN Manager (NTLM).. The following example illustrates the connection to the server MyServer and run shell: “winrs-r: MyServer cmd winrs-r: MyServer cmd “
  9. Appcmd.is a new command line utility, it’s located at% WinDir% System32InetSrv. Appcmd is used for viewing, creating and setting properties of the server Microsoft IIS 7.0, Web-sites and application pools.  To view a list of all nodes in the system, you can use the following command: “appcmd list sites appcmd list sites “
  10. ServerManagerCmd. Without a doubt, the most wonderful tool in Server 2008  is ServerManagerCmd.exe, which is controlled from a command-line version of the new Server Manager.   In fact, this option allows you to specify a scenario, when all actions are performed by the dispatcher server. To view a list of all the established roles and functions in Server 2008, you can use the following command: “servermanagercmd.exe-query servermanagercmd.exe-query”