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Nano Server Recovery Console 
Nano Server includes a Recovery Console that ensures you can access your Nano Server even if a 
network misconfiguration interferes with connecting to the Nano Server. You can use the Recovery 
Console to fix the network and then use your usual remote management tools. 
When you boot Nano Server in either a VM or a physical computer that has a monitor and keyboard 
attached, you'll see a full-screen, text-mode sign-in prompt. Sign in to this prompt with an 
administrator account to see the computer name and IP address of the Nano Server. You can use the 
following commands to navigate in this console:
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Use arrow keys to scroll 
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Use Tab to move to any text that begins with “>”; then press Enter to select. 
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To go back one screen or page, press Esc. If you're on the home page, pressing ESC will log 
you off. 
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Some screens have additional capabilities displayed on the last line of the screen. For example, if 
you explore a network adapter, F4 will disable the network adapter. 
Note The Recovery Console only supports basic keyboard functions. Keyboard lights, 10-key 
sections, and keyboard layout switching such as caps lock and number lock are not supported. 
Service branching 
In prior releases, Windows Server has been serviced and supported with a “5 + 5” model, meaning 
that there is five years of mainstream support and five years of extended support, and this will 
continue with Windows Server 2016. Customers that choose to install Windows Server 2016 with 
desktop experience or Server Core will maintain this servicing experience, this is now known as the 
Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB). 
Customers choosing the Nano Server installation will opt into a more active servicing model similar to 
the experience with Windows 10. Specifically, these periodic releases are known as Current Branch for 
Business (CBB) releases. This approach supports customers that are moving at a “cloud cadence” of 
rapid development lifecycles and want to innovate more quickly. Because this type of servicing 
continues to provide new features and functionality, Software Assurance is also required to deploy 
and operate Nano Server in production. 

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CHAPTER 3 | Application platform