MCITP Guide to Microsoft
Windows Server 2008,
Server Administration
(Exam #70-646)
Chapter 2
Installing Windows Server 2008
Learning Objectives
• Plan and make the appropriate preparations for
installing Windows Server 2008
• Understand the different installation methods used
and install Windows Server 2008
• Set up Windows Server 2008 from the Initial
Configuration Tasks window
• Activate Windows Server 2008
• Install and configure Windows Deployment Services
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Learning Objectives (cont’d.)
• Install service packs
• Troubleshoot installation problems
• UninstalI Windows Server 2008
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Preparing for Installation
• Identify the hardware requirements
– Check hardware compatibility
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Determine disk partitioning options
Understand the file system
Determine upgrade options
Plan user licensing
Determine domain or workgroup membership
Choose a computer name
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Preparing for Installation (cont’d.)
• Determine whether to install Server Core or the full
version
• Identify the server roles to implement
• Determine the immediate preparations
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Identifying Hardware Requirements
and Determining Compatibility
• Determine requirements for hardware
• Plan for growth
• Redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID)
– Prevent data loss from hard disk failure
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Identifying Hardware Requirements
and Determining Compatibility (cont’d.)
• Hardware compatibility testing
– Consult Windows Server Catalog of Tested
Products
– May need to upgrade basic input/output system
(BIOS)
– Activity 2-1: Determining the BIOS Version of a
Computer
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Determining Disk Partitioning Options
• Install Windows Server 2008 on existing or new
partition
• After installation use Server Manager to create
additional partitions
• Activity 2-2: Determining How an Existing Windows
Server 2003 Server Is Partitioned
– Objective: Determining the space on disks in a
Windows Server 2003 server and how the disks are
partitioned
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Determining Disk Partitioning Options
(cont’d.)
Figure 2-1 Installation program detecting existing partitions
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Understanding NTFS
• New Technology File System (NTFS)
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Native file system for Windows Server 2008
Security advantages
File compression
Disk quotas
Indexing
Portable operating system interface (POSIX)
Journaling
Hard link
Self-healing disks
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Upgrading to Windows Server 2008
• Upgrade Windows Server 2003
– Must be compatible editions
– Service pack (SP) level
– Release 2 (R2)
Table 2-1 Windows Server upgrade paths
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Planning User Licensing
• Client access licenses (CALs)
– 5 or 25 for Standard or Enterprise editions
– Additional CALs can be added
• Flat cost per processor
– Datacenter and Itanium-based editions
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Determining Domain or Workgroup
Membership
• Initial Configuration Tasks window
– Specify domain or workgroup
• Default
– Configures workgroup named “Workgroup”
• Requirements for adding to a domain
– DNS name
– Computer account on domain
– Domain controller and DNS server must be online
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Choosing a Computer Name
• Follow organization’s naming scheme to change
from default name
• Recommendations
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Maximum length of 63 characters
Shorter names up to 15 for easier typing
Should be different from other computers in domain
Use only standard characters
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Determining Whether to Install Server
Core or the Full Version
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Advantages of Server Core
Advantages of full version
Scenarios for Server Core
Scenarios for full version
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Identifying Server Roles
• Roles available:
– Active Directory Certificate Services Role
• Digital certificate
– Active Directory Domain Services Role
• Shared directories
– Active Directory Federation Services
– Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
– Active Directory Rights Management Services Role
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Identifying Server Roles (cont’d.)
Table 2-2 Active Directory Certificate Services
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Identifying Server Roles (cont’d.)
• Roles available (cont’d.):
– Application Server Role
• Component Object Model (COM)
• COM+
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DHCP Server Role
DNS Server Role
Fax Server Role
File Services Role
• Distributed File System (DFS)
– Hyper-V Role
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Identifying Server Roles (cont’d.)
• Roles available (cont’d.):
– Network Policy and Access Services Role
– Print Services Role
– Terminal Services Role
• Terminal
– UDDI Services Role
– Web Server (IIS) Role
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
– Windows Deployment Services Role
• Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
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Identifying Server Roles (cont’d.)
• Activity 2-3: Viewing Server Roles
– Objective: Determine server roles already
implemented and view all available server roles
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Figure 2-5 Viewing server roles that can be installed
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Making Immediate Preparations
• Create a backup:
– If upgrading
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Pre-install hardware
Disconnect removable storage devices
Disconnect UPS connections
Have drivers for new peripherals
Use test software disk
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Overview of Windows Server 2008
Installation Methods
• Primary methods
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DVD installation
Upgrade from Windows Server 2003
Installation for a virtual server using Hyper-V
Windows Deployment Services
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DVD Installation
• Computer should be bootable from DVD drive
– Set BIOS to boot from DVD
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Insert DVD
Turn off computer
Turn on computer
Follow installation instructions
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Upgrading from Windows Server 2003
• Insert installation DVD
• Click Run setup.exe in Autoplay window
• Click Install now
Figure 2-6 Starting the installation
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Installation for a Virtual Server Using
Hyper-V
• Windows Server 2008 can be installed as a virtual
server
• Installation steps nearly same as DVD installation
– First set up virtual server
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Windows Deployment Services
• WDS
– Can be used for unattended installations
– Installation files sent over network
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Performing a DVD-Based Installation
• Activity 2-4: Installing Windows Server 2008 from
DVD
Figure 2-7 Selecting the
operating system
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Performing a DVD-Based Installation
(cont’d.)
Figure 2-8 Selecting the installation type
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Performing a DVD-Based Installation
(cont’d.)
Figure 2-9 Selecting the partition
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Using the Initial Configuration Tasks
Window for Setup
• Initial Configuration Tasks window
– Provide Computer Information
– Update This Server
– Customize This Server
• Activity 2-5: Performing Initial Configuration Tasks
– Objective: Use the Initial Configuration Tasks window
to start configuring Windows Server 2008
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Figure 2-10 The Initial Configuration Tasks window
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Figure 2-11 Configuring networking
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Server Activation
• Must activate server before short activation period
expires
• Steps to activate through the Internet
– Open the System window
– Activate Windows Now
• Click Activate Windows online now
– Restart computer
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Using Windows Deployment Services
• Benefits of WDS:
– Installs Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and
Windows 7
– Retains the ability to install Windows Server 2003 and
Windows XP
– Enhances performance
– Provides updated boot format
– Uses image-based installation techniques
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Using Windows Deployment Services
(cont’d.)
• Benefits of WDS (cont’d.):
– Can utilize multicasting for network efficiency
– Offers a redesigned presentation for choosing which
operating system to install
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
– Target computer has PXE-enabled software
– Windows Pre-installation environment (WinPE)
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Installing and Configuring Windows
Deployment Services
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DNS server
DHCP server
Active Directory Domain Services
NTFS file system
• Activity 2-6: Installing and Configuring the Windows
Deployment Services Role
– Objective: Use the Initial Configuration Tasks Window
to install the Windows Deployment Services role
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Figure 2-14 Selecting role services
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Installing and Configuring Windows
Deployment Services (cont’d.)
Figure 2-15 Specifying the shared folder location
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Elements for an Unattended Installation
• Set up for unattended installation
– Create unattend.xml file in \WDSClientUnattend folder
– Configure WDS to use unattend.xml file
Table 2-3 Variables for the unattend.xml file
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Figure 2-16 Configuring Windows Deployment Services for
unattended installation
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Installing Windows Server Core
• Follow steps in text
• Implement server roles using start command
• help
– View listing of commands
– Example help start
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Installing and Managing Service Packs
• Service packs
– Update software to fix security and other issues
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Download from Microsoft’s download site
Review documentation
Backup server
Alert any clients to anticipated downtime
Document any problems that occur
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Installing and Managing Service Packs
(cont’d.)
• Windows Update
– Install latest service packs
– Click Check for updates in Windows Update
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Troubleshooting Installation Problems
• Ensure hardware compatible with Windows Server
2008
• Test hardware before installing operating system
• Run computer manufacturer’s diagnostics
• Run hard drive test
• Most problems related to hardware or hardware
drivers
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Table 2-4 Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 installation
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Uninstalling Windows Server 2008
• Format partition on which operating system installed
– Install another OS
– FDISK and FORMAT
– DISKPART
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Summary
• Complete preinstallation tasks
• Consider server role
• Installation methods
– DVD, upgrade, Hyper-V, WDS
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Initial Configuration Tasks window
Activate immediately after installation
Install service packs promptly
Follow troubleshooting suggestions
Uninstall by reformatting partition
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