James Petty Windows Server 2008 Chapter 2 Case Projects

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Advance Preparations

The Steps required before installation

Identify the hardware requirements and check hardware

compatibility. Choose a computer name. Determine whether to install server core or the full version Identify the server roles to implement Determine the immediate preparations. Choose a computer name Determine domain or workgroup membership. Plan user licensing Determine disk partitioning options

Identify Hardware and hardware compatibility

All computers will need to be checked to see if any hardware

issues arise. Hardware compatibility testing Most up-to-date listing of compatible hardware (and software) is Catalog ofTested Products on Microsofts Web site (www.windowsservercatalog.com) Recommended that you select hardware listed on Catalog of Tested Products or labeled w/ Certified for WinServ08 logo Might still be necessary to upgrade basic input/ output system (BIOS)

Determine a computer name

installation process assigns a randomly generated

name for server computer

Some organizations have a predetermined naming scheme for computers on their network Microsofts recommendations for creating a computer name include following: maximum length is 63 characters Use shorter names up to 15 characters for easier typing

Determine whether to install server core or the full version

steps for installing Windows Server Core are nearly

identical to steps for a full installation

Until you reach end of process when you need to log on to newly installed system

Y can implement all or portions of following server ou

roles: AD Domain Services

AD Lightweight Directory Services

DHCPDNS Servers File, PrintWeb Services

Determine Domain or Workgroup Membership

Determine type of network access for which your

computer will be configured

Y can specify a domain or workgroup on Initial ou Configuration Tasks window

Requirements for adding computer to a domain:

Provide DNS name of domain you want to join Y must have a computer account in domain you ou

want to join
One domain controller and DNS server must be online before you can join domain

Identifying Server Roles

Active Directory (AD) Certificate Services

AD Domain Services
AD Federation Services AD Lightweight Directory Services AD Rights Management Services Application Server DHCP Server DNS Server Fax Server File Services Hyper-V Network Policy and Access Services Print Services Terminal Services

UDDI Services
Web Server (IIS) Windows Deployment Services

Plan user licensing

For Standard/ Enterprise editions

Y currently can purchase your initial edition with ou

five or 25 client access licenses (CALs) For Datacenter Itanium-Based editions

Y pay one flat cost per processor ou

When there is a virtual server set up for WinServ08 Standard Edition Users may have one virtual access per CAL For WinServ08 Datacenter Edition A workstation can have unlimited virtual accesses per processor license

Determine disk partitioning options

Creating a partition

A process in which a hard disk section or a complete

hard disk is prepared for use by an operating system A disk can be formatted after it is partitioned

Process divides disk into small sections called

tracks/ sectors for storage of files by a particular file system WinServ08 installation program will detect how your hard disk is currently partitioned Allows you to install operating system on an existing partition or create a new one

Overview of WinServ08 Installation Methods

Primary installation methods are as follows:

DVD installation
Upgrade from Windows Server 2003 Installation for a virtual server using Hyper-V Windows Deployment Services

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The server role include the following Web Services role offers a full range of Web Services, Web server software Terminal Services is the role that enable a user to run applications on a server from a remote computer. Files Services role enable sharing files on a large scale through DFS Active Directory Domain Services rol for managing domain elements, such as user accounts. Network Policy and Access Services role is needed to enable the use of Virtual Private Networks. Print Services role is used for coordinating printing activities on a network. Application Server is for housing Web based applications.

There are other roles that are needed for large networks like that used at the Chicago and Toronto locations. DNS Server role to manage translating computer names and IP addresses. DCHP Server role For ip addressing to network clients. Active Directory Certificates Services role for establishing digital certificates. Active Directory Federation Services role for security tokens for Web based networks. Active Directory Rights Management role for information protection.

2-3 The system programmer can use Initail Configuration Task for the startup configuration tasks. one is to review the computer information in the Initial Configuration task window. Here is what you would see: Making sure the time zone is correct. Configuring a static IP address. Making the computer name setting it to work in a Domain or Wrokgroup.

The second thing is to update all the current updates by using the Initail Configuration Task window.

You can start adding roles at this point or you can do this a a later time by using the Server Manager. I would make sure that the firewall is turned on at this point as well.

2-4 1. To install a mass scale you would want to use the Windows Deployment Services. This could save time and money. This can also be productive if they decide to do this same service at the Chicago location also. Windows Deployment Services can also be used to install Windows Vista on all the 24 computer as well. The general steps for implementing the capability include the following: Make sure that the DNS, DCHP, and the Active Directory are already in use on the server using the network. Make sure that the Windows Deployment Services server uses NTFS. Install Windows Server 2008 on a server on the network. Install the Windows Deployment Services role. Configure Windows Deployment Services. Make sure ther is a PXE boot capability. Make sure to boot each server to be installed via PXE.