INSTALL & CONFIGURE WINDOWS SERVER 2012

Lab 1.1 Performing a Clean Installation

Overview In this exercise, you install Windows Server 2012 on a new computer with no previously
installed operating system.
Mindset In many cases, organizations purchase servers without operating systems installed—sometimes
called bare metal servers—either because they have an existing license agreement or because they intend
to purchase the OS through another channel. In these cases, you perform what is known as a clean
operating system installation, which is a procedure that creates a new server with its default operating
system settings.
Completion time 20 minutes

1. Select the SVR-SO-A computer, on which the Windows Server 2012 installation disk is mounted and loaded.
The Windows Setup page appears.
2. Click Next to accept the default values for the Language to install, Time and currency format, and Keyboard
or input method parameters. Another Windows Setup page appears.
Lab 1: Installing Servers
3. Click the Install now button. The Select the operating system you want to install page appears.
4. Select Windows Server 2012 Datacenter (Server with a GUI) and click Next. The License terms page appears.
5. Select I accept the license terms and click Next. The Which type of installation do you want? page appears.
6. Click Custom: Install Windows only (advanced). The Where do you want to install Windows? page appears
7. Select Drive 0 Unallocated Space and click Next. The Installing Windows page appears as the system installs
Windows Server 2012
8. After several minutes and a system restart, the Settings page appears.
9. In the Password and Reenter password text boxes, type Pa$$w0rd and click Finish. The Windows security
page appears, showing the time.
10. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and log on using the Administrator account with the password Pa$$w0rd. The Server
Manager console appears.
11. Click Local Server in left pane, then click the Computer Name link. The System Properties sheet appears.
12. Click Change. The Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears.
13. In the Computer name text box, type SVR-SO-A and click OK. A message box appears, telling you to
restart the computer.
14. Click OK. Then click Close. Another message box appears.
15. Click Restart Now. The system restarts.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise.
Lab 2.1 Completing Post-Installation Tasks
Overview In this exercise, you complete the tasks necessary to set up a server on which Windows
Server 2012 has just been installed.
Mindset When you purchase a server from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) with Windows
Server 2012 installed, the factory runs a program
called Sysprep.exe that prepares the server for distribution by erasing all the user-specific information
on the system.
Completion time 30 minutes

Note: Before you practice this exercise, you need to clone your server from SRV-DC-A
1. Select the SVR-MBR-B computer, on which Windows Server 2012 has just been installed.
2. The Settings page appears, displaying the server’s license terms.
3. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and, in the Password text box, type Pa$$w0rd and click the right arrow.
4. The system logs on the Administrator user and the Server Manager console
appears.
5. In the left pane, click Local Server. The Properties tile appears in the right pane.
6. Click the Time Zone value.
7. The Date and Time dialog box appears
8. Click Change Time Zone, if necessary. The Time Zone Settings dialog box appears.
9. In the Time Zone drop-down list, select the (UTC -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
time zone and click OK
10. Click OK to close the Date and Time dialog box.
11. Click the Ethernet value. The Network Connections dialog box appears.
12. Right-click the Ethernet connection and, from the context menu, select Properties. The Ethernet
Properties sheet appears.
13. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties sheet appears.
14. Select the Use the following IP address option and, in the text boxes, type the following values:
IP address: 10.0.0.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: Leave blank
15. Select the Use the following DNS server addresses option and, in the text boxes, type the following
values:
Preferred DNS server: 10.0.0.1
Alternate DNS server: Leave blank
16. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties sheet.
17. Click OK to close the Ethernet Properties sheet.
18. Close the Network Connections window.
19. In the Properties tile, click the Computer name value. The System Properties sheet appears.
20. Click Change. The Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears
21. In the Computer name text box, type SVR-MBR-B.
22. Click OK. A message box appears, prompting you to restart the computer.
23. Click OK.
24. Click Restart now. The system restarts.

Lab 2.2 Adding Roles and Features

Overview In this exercise, you use the Add Roles and Features Wizard to install additional
components to a server running Windows Server 2012.
Mindset One of the most basic tasks that administrators perform when setting up a server is to
install the roles and features providing the software the server needs to perform its basic functions.
Completion time 15 minutes

1. On the SVR-MBR-B computer, which has the Server Manager console open, select Manage > Add
Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard appears, displaying the Before you begin
page.
2. Click Next. The Select Installation Type page appears.
3. Leave the Role-based or feature-based installation radio button selected and click Next. The Select
Destination Server page appears.
4. Click Next to accept the default local server. The Select Server Roles page appears.
5. Select the Print and Document Services check box. The Add features that are required for Print
and Document Services? page appears.
6. Click Add features.
7. Select the Web Server (IIS) check box. The Add features that are required for Web Server (IIS)?
page appears.
8. Click Add features.
9. Click Next. The Select features page appears. Select the following check boxes:
Group Policy Management
Internet Printing Client
Windows Server Backup
10. Click Next. The Print and Document Services page appears.
11. Click Next. The Select role services page appears.
12. Click Next. The Web Server Role (IIS) page appears.
13. Click Next. The Select role services page appears.
14. Click Next. The Confirm installation selections page appears.
15. Click Install. The wizard installs the selected roles and features.
16. Click Close.

Lab 2.3 Converting the GUI Interface to Server Core

Overview Windows Server 2012, for the first time, enables you to convert a server installed using the
full graphical user interface to one that uses Server Core. This enables administrators who are less
familiar with the
Windows PowerShell interface to install and configure a server using the familiar GUI tools, and then
convert it to Server Core to minimize hardware resource utilization.
Mindset What advantages does Server Core provide over the full Windows Server 2012 interface?
Completion time 15 minutes

1. On the SVR-MBR-B computer, which has the Server Manager console open, select Manage >
Remove Roles and Features. The Remove Roles and Features Wizard appears, displaying the Before
you begin page.
2. Click Next. The Select destination server page appears.
3. Click Next to select the local server. The Remove Server Roles page appears.
4. Click Next. The Remove features page appears.
5. Scroll down in the list and expand the User Interfaces and Infrastructure feature (see Figure 2-3).

6. Clear the check boxes for the following component:

Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure
7. The Remove features that require Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure dialog box
appears.
8. Click Remove Features. Confirm that the Server Graphical Shell checkbox was also cleared.
9. Click Next. The Confirm removal selections page appears.
10. Select the Restart the destination server automatically if required check box and then confirm the
selection with Yes. Click Remove. The Removal progress page appears as the wizard uninstalls the
feature.
11. Click Close. When the removal is completed, the computer restarts.
12. Log on to the system using the Administrator account and the password Pa$$w0rd.
13. Take a screen shot of the Server Core interface by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your
Lab 2 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
End of exercise. You can leave the windows open for the next exercise.

Lab
Challenge Using the Server Core Interface
Overview After completing Exercise 2.3, the SVR-MBR-B server is left in the Server Core
interface. Users must work from the command line to perform administrative tasks.
Mindset
Microsoft now recommends Server Core as the default installation option for Windows Server
2012. Users should become familiar with the basic command prompt and Windows PowerShell
tools, because it might not be practical to install the GUI whenever additional server configuration
is
required.
Completion time 10 minutes

To complete the challenge, you must specify the commands you would use in the Server Core
Windows PowerShell interface to uninstall the roles and features you installed in Exercise 2.2 and
convert the system back to the full GUI interface.
In Command Prompt:
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In PowerShell:
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End of lab.