You can use the Windows Events command-line utility Wevtutil to view and examine events locally from the command line.
You can use Appcmd.exe and other commands to script the creation and configuration of IIS 7 websites.
You manage a Server Core print server using Rundll32.exe and the printer admin VBscript scripts available in Windows Server 2008.
You can use the Dfsutil command and other commands to create a new DFS namespace on Windows Server 2008.
You can use the Share and Storage Management snap-in to create and manage shared folders and volumes on a Server Core machine.