1.3-3 Install Windows Server

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INFORMATION SHEET 1.

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Install Windows Server (2008 R2)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:

1. Install Windows Server OS

Windows Server 2008 Requirements and Editions

Components Requirements
Processor Minimum: 1Ghz (x86 processor) or
1.4 Ghz (x64 processor)
Note; An Itanium 2 processor is
required for Windows Server 2008
for Itanium-Based Systems
Memory Minimum: 512MB RAM
Recommended: 2GB RAM
Available Disk Space Minimum 10GB
Recommended: 40GB or higher
Note computers with more than
16GB of RAM will require more disk
space for paging, hibernation, and
dump files.
Others DVD-ROM drive
SUPER VGA (800x600) or higher
resolution for monitors.

The bare metal Installation

What do we mean by “bare metal”?


Two types of Server 2008 installations:

a. Bare Metal - No existing operating system on the HDD


b. Upgrade - Installing over Server 2008 R2 (or another operating system) is
installer on the HDD

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Bare Metal is the simplest installation possible (recommended by Microsoft as the
preferred method)

STEP IN INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER R2 (BARE METAL/CLEAN INSTALL)

1. After booting up from your install disk, you will arrive at a language and
preferences screen. Once you have chosen those options, you get to the
Operating System Selection page. Depending on your license and the purpose
of your server, there are a variety of options to choose from. For our purpose
today, we are going to choose the Standard (Full Installation) version.

2. Read the standard End User License Agreement.

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3. Since we’re doing a base install and not an upgrade, so we choose the Custom
(advanced) option.
4.
5. We’ve got a blank 500 GB disk, so we’re just going to install it there. If you
want to create a partition out of the available drive space or reformat a drive,
then choose Drive options (advanced).

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6. Windows will take a little while with your install and reboot a few times.

7. Once the install is finished, we’re prompted to change our password before
logging in.

8. Windows requires that you have a strong password, seven characters long
with at least three of the four following: uppercase letter, lowercase letter,
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numeral, or symbol. You’ll want to make sure you write it down somewhere
for now, because if you forget it later, the entire install will have to be re-done.

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