Summary

We summarize the chapter with following points:

• The disk partition is a logical pision of the disk so that the operating system can manage data.
• MBR is an old partition scheme known today as a legacy boot option.
• GPT is a new partition scheme that overcomes the limitations of the MBR partition scheme.
• Desktop Experience is an installation option that contains everything from Windows Server 2016.
• Server Core is an installation option recommended by Microsoft due to its minimal hardware resource consumption and higher security.
• Nano Server, a replacement for Server Core, takes far fewer hardware resources than the two other installation options, has fewer updates, and supports only 64-bit applications.
• A clean installation overwrites the existing operating system on a hard disk.
• The WDS server enables installation over a network.
• An unattended installation has little or no interactivity with the operating system installation.
• Tools like the Windows ADK and MDT provide a unique platform to automate desktop and server deployments.
• An upgrade replaces your existing OS with a new one.
• Migration takes place when you bring in a new machine (physical or virtual) and you want to move the roles, features, apps, and settings into it.