MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Configuration
Chapter 2
Installing Windows Server 2008

Objectives
• Describe the improvements and key technologies in deploying Windows Server 2008
• Prepare to install the Server Core version of
Windows Server 2008
• Install a Server Core version of Windows Server
2008
• Configure Full and Server Core versions of Windows
Server 2008
• Describe Windows Server 2008 with Server Core
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Deployment Improvements in
Windows Server 2008
• Process improvements
– Modularization
– WIM
– eXtensible Markup Language–based answer files
– Installation scripts
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Tool and Technologies
Improvements
• Windows Server 2008 includes improvements to the following tools and technologies
– Windows Deployment Services
– Multicast
– Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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Windows Deployment Services
• Used to manage the imaging process on a network
• Imaging
– Allows you to capture a customized Windows image that you can reuse throughout an organization
• Multicast
– Allows multiple computers to receive communication simultaneously
• Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
– Used for transferring images across the network
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Windows Deployment Services
(continued)
• Activity 2-1: Installing the WDS Role
• Time Required: 20 minutes
• Objective: Install the WDS role in Windows Server
2008
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Windows Automated Installation Kit
• Tools that helps original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs), system builders, and corporate IT professionals
– Deploy Windows onto new hardware by automating the installation process
• Allows you to configure and deploy
– Windows Vista
– Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
– Windows Server 2008
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Windows Automated Installation Kit
(continued)
• Activity 2-2: Installing the Windows Automated
Installation Kit
• Time Required: 30 minutes
• Objective: Install WAIK in Windows Server 2008 and become familiar with the WAIK user guide
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Windows System Image Manager
• The recommended tool for creating your image distribution shares and the unattend.xml answer file
• Gives you access to all the configurable settings in
Windows Server 2008
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ImageX
• Command-line tool that organizations can use to
– Capture, modify, and apply file-based disk images for rapid deployment
• Can capture an entire disk partition or a specific folder
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Windows Preinstallation Environment
• A limited 32-bit operating system based on the
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 kernel code
• Designed for installing, troubleshooting, and recovering Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Vista
• Benefits over MS-DOS
– Windows PE supports NTFS 5.x file systems
– Windows PE natively supports TCP/IP network and file sharing
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Windows Recovery Environment
• A new recovery environment built into Windows
Server 2008 and based on Windows PE 2.0
• A complete diagnostic and recovery solution
• A platform for building your own recovery solutions
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Windows Recovery Environment
(continued)
• Activity 2-3: Launching Windows PE as a Recovery
Tool
• Time Required: 5 minutes
• Objective: Start Windows PE and allow it to access your server’s file system
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Sysprep
• Prepares an installation of Windows for imaging and deployment by
– Modifying a system to create a new SID and other unique information the next time it starts
• Removes user and computer-specific information that should not be transferred to new images
• Generalization
– Removing unique characteristics of an installation before creating an image
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Sysprep (continued)
• Out-of-Box Experience
– Removes all the SIDs, unique characteristics, and applications from an operating system
• Audit Mode
– Allows you to apply additional application and driver modifications to a specific image
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Preparing to Install Windows Server
2008
• Installation types
– Clean (migrate) installation
– Upgrade installation
• Attended installations
– Require your input during installation
• Unattended installation
– Uses answer files and scripts for automation and does not require you to be present
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Preparing to Install Windows Server
2008 (continued)
• Clean/Migrate Installations
– Requires a complete installation of the operating system onto a new or reformatted disk drive
• Upgrade installations
– Allow you to install Windows Server 2008 over an existing installation of Windows Server 2003
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Installing Windows Server 2008 with
Server Core
• CD/DVD/USB Boot Installation
– Adequate choice if you are installing a small number of systems in a single location
• Network Distribution Share Installation
– Installed from a drive location (a network share)
• Image-based installations
– Require you to create a customized image that is applied to each computer you are deploying
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Imaging Options with ImageX
• With ImageX, you can perform the following imaging tasks
– Capture an image
– Append an image
– Modify an image
– Apply an image
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Imaging Options with ImageX
(continued)
• Activity 2-4: Capturing an Image with ImageX
• Time Required: 25 minutes
• Objective: Create an image using ImageX
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Modifying an Image
• Using the WIM image format
– Modify images by adding or removing files
• To modify image
– You need to mount the image
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Modifying an Image (continued)
• Activity 2-5: Modifying an Image with ImageX
• Time Required: 10 minutes
• Objective: Mount and modify a WIM image
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Applying an Image
• Before you begin to apply an image
– Verify that the target partition is created and has enough space to accommodate the image
– Disk partition should be equal to or greater than the image size
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Configuring Windows Server 2008
• Initial Configuration Tasks Wizard includes the following configuration areas
– Provide Computer Information
– Update This Server
– Customize This Server
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Configuring Windows Server 2008
(continued)
• Activity 2-6: Using the Initial Configuration Tasks
Wizard
• Time Required: 20 minutes
• Objective: Configure Server 2008 using the Initial
Configuration Tasks Wizard
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Product Activation and Licensing in
Windows Server 2008
• Product activation
– Validates licensed software products
• Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs)
– Provides a key to activate individual computers or a group of computers within your environment
• Key Management Services (KMS)
– Internal service for activating all computers in an enterprise network without requiring the computers to contact Microsoft
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Product Activation and Licensing in
Windows Server 2008 (continued)
• Product key group
– Collection of products used to identify the type of MAK or KMS key required to install specific operating system editions
• License
– Provides the right to install an instance of an operating system
• Server Licensing
– Gives you the right to install an instance of Windows
Server 2008 you purchased on a single physical computer
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Product Activation and Licensing in
Windows Server 2008 (continued)
• Client access license (CAL)
– License that grants to a user or computer device the right to access the server
• Device-based CALs
– License of choice in situations where many users access resources from a few client computers
• User-based CALs
– Allow one user to access server resources from unknown or multiple devices
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Introduction to Windows Server 2008
Server Core
• Basics of Server Core
– Available in Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions
– Can be installed at initial setup or as an upgrade from a Full version of Windows Server 2003 or 2008
– Appropriate for deploying roles that require little or no regular administration
– Provides an inherently more secure installation of
Windows Server 2008
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Introduction to Windows Server 2008
Server Core (continued)
• Activity 2-7: Installing Windows Server 2008,
Standard Edition with Server Core
• Time Required: 30 minutes
• Objective: Install Windows Server 2008 with Server
Core
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Configuring Server Core
• From network adapter settings to roles and domain membership
– You can set all the configurations for Server Core through the command prompt
• net.exe
– Can be used to create a user account
• Windows Management Instrumentation Commandline (WMIC)
– Used to change the server name, modify domain membership, and turn on a remote desktop
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Configuring Server Core (continued)
• Activity 2-8: Configuring a Server Core Computer
• Time Required: 10 minutes
• Objective: Configure a Windows Server 2008 system running as Server Core
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Summary
• Process improvements in Windows Server 2008
– Modularization, WIM, and XML-based answer files
• Two choices for installing Windows Server 2008
– Clean installation and upgrade installation
• Installation methods for Windows Server 2008
– CD boot, Network Distribution Share, and imagebased
• ImageX
– Allows you to create and manage images using a command line interface
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Summary (continued)
• Task performed by Windows Server 2008
– Computer naming, network setup, and workgroup/domain membership
• With VA 2.0
– You can purchase two types of keys for Windows
Server 2008: MAKs and KMS keys
• Server Core
– Command-line Windows Server 2008 installation that provides a reduced attack surface and limited role and feature hosting abilities
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