Posts tagged Windows Server
Installing Windows 2008 R2 Server Core
0If you’re reading this post, it means you already know what Windows Server Core is, so I don’t need to tell you is a Microsoft operating system without a graphical user interface. After installation all you have is a terminal console, so bye-bye Start Menu and Control Panel. I think is a great operating system which offers better security, small footprint, and low resource consumption. Not only you can use it as additional domain controller, web server, file server for your network but is also a perfect candidate for branch offices and Hyper-V hosts. (more…)
In-Place Upgrade from 2003 R2 DC to 2008 R2
0You heard about the new features and improvements on Windows Server 2008 R2 right ? If not click here to read more. You told management about the new features, and they decided is time to upgrade all domain controllers. From now on is your job to do the upgrade, and mine to show you the steps. In this guide I will show you how to do an in place upgrade from a Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 DC to a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. (more…)
Install Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
0I know is an easy job to install Server 2008 R2, you just click a couple of times and you’re done, but I created this guide for those that just entered the IT world. I presume you already have a copy of Windows Server 2008 R2, if not a trial is available here. (more…)
Create and configure a Hyper-V Failover Cluster – Part2
0In the first part of this guide I showed you how to install Hyper-V in a cluster environment, and now it’s time to create our first High Available (HA) VM to see if the cluster works. Before we start creating the VM, we need to check if the cluster service assigned the correct volume for the quorum; sometimes is not assigned correctly. (more…)
Configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS) – Part4
0OK, we have finally reached the last part of these series. Here I’m going to talk about answer files, how to create them and where to put them for Windows automation. WDS answer files, are xml files that help you automate the deployment of systems, by completing or answering those Windows wizards. To give you an example, on a Windows 7 deployment you have to choose a keyboard language, a time zone, provide a serial number for the product, but now you don’t have to; an answer file ca do it for you. Let’s see how answer files are created. (more…)
Installing Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2
0If you are reading this post that means you have a bunch of Hyper-V Servers you need to centralize, create reports and monitor. Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), part from System Center family can help you with that. You can manage multiple Hyper-V Servers, clone virtual machines on those servers, and more. Not only that but you can manage even VMware ESX Servers. The version of SCVMM that I’m going to install is 2008 R2, but soon we are going to have a new version out since 2012 is in beta. (more…)
Configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS) – Part3
0In the first two parts of this series I showed you how to install and configure WDS, and how to deploy your first OS. Now that we have an OS installed, we need to install the proper drivers and software, then deploy this OS to the rest of the machines. So go ahead and configure the system the way you want, then come back here and read the rest. (more…)
Create and configure a Hyper-V Failover Cluster – Part1
0In this post I will show you step-by-step how create a Hyper-V Failover Cluster, so your virtual machines will never stop. For this environment I have on DC with StarWind iSCSI target installed (I know, I know… I’m using the domain controller as a iSCSI target, but it’s OK for demonstration purposes), and two Hyper-V servers (Node1 and Node2) already joined to the domain vkernel.local. If you want to go with other iSCSI target solutions be sure those softwares support iSCSI Persistent Reservation. (more…)
Configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS) – Part2
0In the first part (click here for the first part) I showed you how to install and configure your WDS server, and how to add a boot or install image. In this part we are going to deploy a clean Windows 7 system from the image we previously imported in WDS. For this to work you client computer(s) needs to be able to boot from the network. (more…)
Configure Windows Deployment Services (WDS) – Part1
2You installed your first WDS server in the network to ease your job, but now it needs to be configured if you want to be able to deploy some images. In this first part of these guide series I’ll show you how to configure your WDS server, and how to add boot and install images. The process is straight forward being driven by wizards. For those of you that don’t know what WDS is or how to install it please go this link. For this demonstration WDS server is installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 system, and for client system deployments I will use a Windows 7 Enterprise x64 Edition DVD. (more…)
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