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HOW TO - Install Roles/Features to multiple member server in AD 2012 via Server Manager

Using AD 2012 - i want to add roles and features to several member servers via Server manager.
I can create a Pool of Servers within Server Manager but I am unable to utilise this pool of server to rool out rolls and features to this pool.

Is this possible to achive from Server Manager ? i.e. using the POOL to push out roles & features to several member servers ?

VB ITS

Yes it is, however your member servers also need to be running Server 2012. You cannot manage roles/features on servers that are running newer versions of Windows either, e.g. you won't be able to manage Server 2012 R2 from Server 2012.

Please see here for more information: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/hh831809.aspx

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There is no option to select multiple server to install roles - even if I create a pool of server there is no option to select this pool of server. It states "single" server or. I cannot see where you can utilise the pool or select multiple member server.
Hence my question

Cliff Galiher

No, you must select a sever at a time in the GUI. You can manage multiple servers remotely, making sever manager a single administrative point, but you can't deploy to multiple servers simultaneously in a single wizard run.

ccfcfc

ASKER

So my initial question to manage to multiple servers in one click is not possible ? This was my qustion. I am well aware of the functionality you stated above.

Cliff Galiher

It is the "with one click" that is important. And the answer is simply no, that is not possible.

VB ITS

So my initial question to manage to multiple servers in one click is not possible ? This was my qustion. I am well aware of the functionality you stated above.

You never mentioned anything about a "one-click" deployment at all in your original question.

As Cliff has stated above, what you are asking for is simply not possible.

ccfcfc

ASKER

Well I thought the concept of creating a pool of member server and selecting that pool makes the assumption of multiple servers ........

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ccfcfc

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Well I was pretty sprecific on my question "Is this possible to achive from Server Manager ? i.e. using the POOL to push out roles & features to several member servers ? " in the plural sense. So a simple answer would have been NO