It allows you to control which role functionality is installed and enabled.

Role Services
It is the process of determining whether something or someone has permission to
access the resources
Authentication
It is one of the Key Features of Windows 7 that takes advantage of modern computing
hardware, running more reliably and providing more consistent performance than
previous versions of Windows.
Reliability and Performance
It is a collection of user accounts, computer accounts, contacts and other groups
that you can manage as a single unit.
Groups
It is an object that contains all of the information that defines a user in Windows
Server 2008 R2.
User Account
It is a Windows Authentication Method that is used by windows 7 clients and server
running Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or later
Kerberos v5
It is a type of printing wherein it is used by legacy application in pre-vista
version of windows that uses enhanced metafile format (EMF) as the spool file
format.
GDI based printing
It provides storage for the users' files and share folders that contain users'
files.
File Server
It is one of the Options for Installing Windows 7 where in you install Windows 7 on
a new partition and replace an existing operating system on a partition.
. Clean Installation
It is one of the Key Features of Windows 7 that simplify a user's ability to
organize, search for, and view information.
Usability