You can add Windows Server Essentials in the following scenarios:Īdd Windows Server Essentials in a branch office location and join it to the domain controller that is located in the main office at a separate location by using the native tools. This enables you to extend storage or to use a branch office for local storage and administration. In addition, Windows Server Essentials can be deployed in an existing Active Directory environment without having to be a domain controller. You can add Windows Server Essentials as a member server to an existing Active Directory domain environment and take advantage of the simple data protection, secure remote access, and cloud integration features that it provides. Windows Server Essentials does not need to be a primary server within a Windows domain. In this document, Windows Server Essentials does not include Windows Server Essentials.

Windows Server Essentials can only be deployed as domain controller. In the remainder of this document, the Windows Server Essentials Experience role will be referred to as Windows Server Essentials.

This topic applies to a server running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, or Windows Server 2016 with the Windows Server Essentials Experience role installed. Add Windows Server Essentials as a Member ServerĪpplies To: Windows Server 2016 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Essentials

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