Southern Maine Community College Information Technology Professor Howard Burpee. Installing Windows Server 2012

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1 Southern Maine Community College Information Technology Installing Windows Server 2012

2 Objectives: Planning an installation for a new LAN Pre installation aspects of Server 2012 How-to install and configure Windows Server 2012 Slide 2

3 Preinstallation planning: Preparing for the installation Obtain any required device drivers What type of device drivers might you need during the installation? HDD controller drivers for interfaces that Windows does not come with Many server system units have proprietary controllers SCSCI SAS» Serial Attached SCSI Fibre channel iscsi RAID? = No, RAID is a feature, not a type of HDD controller interface Slide 3

4 Concepts and Terminology: What are some of the characteristics of a true server system unit? Multiple CPUs Multiple power supplies Multiple NICs Slide 4

5 Concepts and Terminology: What are some of the characteristics of a true server system unit? (cont.) Proprietary HDD interface controllers Usually with RAID features Using high end, enterprise class HDDs HP, non-hot swap 500 GB SATA drive = $287 Lots of drive bays Lots of memory slots Heavy duty hardware Slide 5

6 Preinstallation planning: Decide how to partition hard drive and what file system to use Windows Server 2012 can only be installed to an NTFS partition Will you create only one partition on the HDD during the install? Slide 6

7 Preinstallation planning: Decide how to partition hard drive and what file system to use Why would you create more than one partition? Security? Creating shares on a separate partition is one small step towards defense in depth Requirements for additional features and roles? Windows Deployment Service requires a separate partition Easier backup? Slide 7

8 Concepts and Terminology What are some of the most important features of the NTFS file system? File and folder security Two different types of permissions Share permissions and security (NTFS) permissions Ability to compress drives, folders, and files Why would you ever want to compress files when hard drives are so cheap? Slide 8

9 Concepts and Terminology What are some of the most important features of the NTFS file system? (cont.) Offline files Sychronization Disk quotas per user, per system Much higher maximum single file size FAT32 = 4 GB, NTFS = 16 TB Why are these numbers important to us today when we always install Windows to an NTFS partition? Slide 9

10 Preinstallation planning: Decide whether to configure PC as part of a workgroup or a domain Workgroup = Windows peer to peer environment Domain = Windows client server environment What are the differences between a peer to peer and client server network? Slide 10

11 Concepts and Terminology When comparing peer to peer (workgroup) and client server (domain) networks, it s all about the management of shared resources In this class it s all about the LAN LAN CAN MAN WAN PAN Slide 11

12 Concepts and Terminology What is the primary purpose of any type of network? Sharing resources what are some of the types of resources we might share? Files, folders Applications Peripherals Storage Internet connection? Etc. No, that is (usually) managed by a network device, not the OS Slide 12

13 Preinstallation planning: Are there any other steps for preinstallation planning? Know your network IP subnet details Computer naming convention in use? Others? Slide 13

14 CSEC 04 Classroom IP Subnet: IP address = X X = one or the other of the two numbers on the label on the top of the system unit Subnet mask = Standard class C subnet mask (/24) Gateway IP = DNS IP = Could you use ?. Why would Google appreciate if you used this DNS IP? Slide 14

15 Start the Installation: Boot from the installation device The Windows PE OS loads and Extracts the boot.wim file to a RAM drive The process then loads the installation GUI Slide 15

16 The installation process (cont): The GUI starts to load Don t forget Patience is a virtue Slide 16

17 The installation process (cont): Install Windows Language options Slide 17

18 The installation process (cont): Install now Slide 18

19 The installation process (cont): A product key is required for Server 2012 The evaluation version does not require a key Best practices in the classroom Do not use your DreamSpark key Download and use the Evaluation version Slide 19

20 The installation process (cont): A product key is required for Server 2012 There are other keys that you can use temporarily Slide 20

21 The installation process (cont): Choose the version to install These choices may vary based upon installation media Note the default Why Server Core? Slide 21

22 The installation process (cont): EULA Slide 22

23 The installation process (cont): Type of installation Custom or upgrade Always a custom install in the classroom bare-metal installation Slide 23

24 The installation process (cont): Partioning Load driver? Drive options Delete Extend Non-destructive resizing Format NTFS only New Specify a size and System file partition? Slide 24

25 The installation process (cont): Installing Copying files Expanding files Extracting the Install.wim Generic Features Updates These are not Windows updates Slide 25

26 The installation process (cont): Reboot Slide 26

27 The installation process (cont): Reboot (cont.) Again patience is a virtue Slide 27

28 The installation process (cont): Reboot (cont.) Slide 28

29 The installation process (cont): Setup password for the default administrator user Set administrator password Must be complex Slide 29

30 Windows Complex Passwords: Complex passwords required = a default security policy in Windows Server versions Complex password rules: Minimum seven characters Three out of the following four: Upper case Lower case Number Symbol Cannot include parts of the user login name Slide 30

31 The installation process (cont): Finalizing Slide 31

32 The installation process (cont): Login for the first time Slide 32

33 The installation process (cont): Note that much of the configuration of the system has yet to be done, including: Computer name Network profile Time and date settings These steps are done via the Server Manager console after the installation has completed Slide 33

34 Post Installation Configuration: Login for the first time Slide 34

35 Post Installation Configuration: Network profile settings This prompt would not be seen if you were in a non-dhcp environment Slide 35

36 Important Terminology: What type of server installation is this at this point? Standalone Peer to peer or workgroup Default installation Member server Server OS, but is a client in the client / server environment Done after the installation in Windows Server Domain controller (DC) A server in a client / server environment Not done during the install, the server is promoted after the install is complete by adding a role Slide 36

37 Post Installation Configuration: Server Manager Auto starts until you tell it not to Slide 37

38 Post Installation Configuration: In the Server Manager console, select Local Server Note the default configuration settings Slide 38

39 Post Installation Configuration: Configure: Computer name Time zone Ethernet settings Normally Windows Update settings would also be configured before continuing, this is not required in the classroom Slide 39

40 Post Installation Configuration: Done After rebooting due to the computer name change The result is a fully configured Server 2012 (R2 Standard) standalone server installation Next? Slide 40

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