MOAC 70-410 - Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Lab Manual

LAB 2CONFIGURING SERVERS

THIS LAB CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES:

Exercise 2.1

Exercise 2.2

Exercise 2.3

Completing Post-Installation Tasks

Adding Roles and Features

Converting the GUI Interface to Server Core

Exercise 2.1A Completing Post-Installation Tasks

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 that prepares the server for distribution by erasing all the user-specific information on the system.

Completion time 20 minutes

MOAC 70-410 - Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Lab Manual

28. Log on to the system using the Administrator account and the password Pa$$w0rd. When Server Manager opens, click Local Server in the left pane, take a screen shot of the Properties window by pressing Alt+Prt Scr, and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V. Your screen shot should show the parameters you modified during this exercise.

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Exercise 2.2A Adding Roles and Features

Overview In this exercise, you use the Add Roles and Features Wizard to install additional components to a server running Windows Server 2012.

Mindset One of the most basic tasks that administrators perform when setting up a server is to install the roles and features providing the software the server needs to perform its basic functions.

Completion time 10 minutes

Exercise 2.3A Converting the GUI Interface to Server Core

Overview Windows Server 2012, for the first time, enables you to convert a server installed using the full graphical user interface to one that uses Server Core. This enables administrators who are less familiar with the Windows PowerShell interface to install and configure a server using the familiar GUI tools, and then convert it to Server Core to minimize hardware resource utilization.

Mindset What advantages does Server Core provide over the full Windows Server 2012 interface?

Completion time 10 minutes

13. Take a screen shot of the Server Core interface by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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MOAC 70-410 - Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Lab Manual

Exercise 2.5A Using Desired State Configuration

Overview Windows Server 2012 R2 enables you to deploy system configurations using Windows PowerShell scripts.

Mindset How do you use the Windows PowerShell ISE interface?

Completion time 10 minutes

8. Take a screen shot of the Windows PowerShell ISE console showing the results of the configuration by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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Exercise 2.4C Check Network

Overview Ensure that all three machines are functioning on the network.

Mindset

Completion time 10 minutes

4. Take a screen shot of the command prompt window by pressing Alt+Prt Scr, and then paste it in itinto your Lab 2 worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V. Your screen shot should show the parameters you modified during this exercise.

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