Summary

• A server role is a primary task that a server should perform
• While adding a role to your server you will encounter situations when you should add role services too
• Features are added to the server to support the given role
• To add roles in Windows Server 2016, you need to use Server Manager
• Application servers are servers that offer usable services to a network
• A mail server is a server that sends and receives emails
• A database server is a server that provides database services
• A collaboration server is a server that brings people together for a common project
• A monitoring server's functions include everything from monitoring a server's health to monitoring its performance
• A threat management server is a server that acts as a router, firewall, antivirus program, VPN server, proxy server, and other threat management roles
• A web service is a communication between...