In this lab, you will install Server OS and use CLI to view ports and test connectivity
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A computer with Oracle Virtual Box Program
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Windows Server 2012 R2 installation DVD, ISO, or USB flash drive – Evaluation copy of Windows
12 Server
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Use CLI to test connectivity and viewing the port numbers on the system
The lab environment consists of computers connected to a local area network. The computers required for this lab are listed below.
Table 7-1
Server Operating System for Lab 7
Computer Operating System Server Name
Clean Installation Windows Server 2012 R2 Firstname
Existing OS
Server for migration
Ubuntu (Linux)
None
In addition to the server installation, you may ask the instructor for more details
After completing this lab, you will be able to do and answer:
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Perform a clean Windows Server 2012 installation on a bare metal computer
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Post installation task using Server 2012 OS
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Reflection of the lab
Estimated lab time: 45 minutes
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Overview
Mindset
In this exercise, you install Windows Server 2012 on a new computer with no previously installed operating system.
In many cases, organizations purchase servers without operating systems installed—sometimes called
Completion time 10 minutes bare metal servers 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
—either because they have
, which is a procedure that creates a new server with its default operating system settings.
1.
Start the Oracle Virtual Box the Server 2012 R2 server, on which the Windows Server 2012 installation ISO image 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.
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 below (note: your partition size may be 40 GB in size) (The screen shot below shows about 128 GB)
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7.
Select Drive 0 Unallocated Space and click Next. The Installing Windows page appears as the system installs Windows Server 2012.
Question
1
What should you do if the drive on which you want to install
Windows Server 2012 already has a partition on it containing an operating system and data you do not need?
Question
2
What should you do if the Where do you want to install
Windows? page appears, but it does not list any drives or partitions?
8.
After several minutes and a system restart, the Settings page appears.
9.
In the Password and Reenter password text boxes, type Password1 and click Finish. The
Windows security page appears, showing the time.
10.
Click Ctrl+Alt+Del host keys on the menu and log on using the Administrator account with the password
Password1 . The Server Manager console appears.
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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 (use your lastname) 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.
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
Completion time 20 minutes that prepares the server for distribution by erasing all the user-specific information on the system.
1.
Select your Server 2012 R2 computer, on which Windows Server 2012 has just been installed.
2.
If you have logged off or rebooted the Server 2012 installation from above step 1 lab,
Click Ctrl+Alt+Delete host key menu and, in the Password text box, type Password1 and click the right arrow. The system logs on the Administrator user and the Server
Manager console appears.
3.
In the left pane, click Local Server. The Properties tile appears in the right pane.
4.
Click the Time Zone value. The Date and Time dialog box appears (see below).
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5.
Click Change Time Zone, if necessary. The Time Zone Settings dialog box appears.
6.
In the Time Zone drop-down list, select the (UTC -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) time zone and click OK.
Question
1
Why is it Windows OS is set to Pacific time zone (Default) rather than eastern time zone?
7.
Click OK to close the Date and Time dialog box.
8.
Click the Ethernet value. The Network Connections dialog box appears.
9.
Right-click the Ethernet connection and, from the context menu, select Properties. The
Ethernet Properties sheet appears.
10.
Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). The Internet Protocol Version 4
(TCP/IPv4) Properties sheet appears.
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11.
Select the Use the following IP address option and, in the text boxes, type the following values:
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IP address: 192.168.1.1
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Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
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Default gateway: Leave blank
12.
Select the Use the following DNS server addresses option and, in the text boxes, type the following values:
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Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.1
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Alternate DNS server: Leave blank
13.
Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties sheet.
14.
Click OK to close the Ethernet Properties sheet.
15.
Close the Network Connections window.
16.
In the Properties tile, click the Computer name value. The System Properties sheet appears.
17.
Click Change. The Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears (see below)
18.
In the Computer name text box, verify your computer name you changed earlier.
19.
In the member of box, verify that you are still under workgroup, WORKGROUP.
End of exercise.
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Answer these questions based on your findings after you have successfully completed the lab work. a. On the main Oracle VirtualBox settings, explain the difference between NAT, Internal Network and Bridged adapter settings. b. What is the major difference between Server and Workstation? c. Setup the DHCP server using IP version 4 (Wednesday). Faculty will demo and write down stepby-step below so you can set it up. d. Screen captures of ping and DHCP Server screen shot(s) below.
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