Windows 2012 LoadfestBoston Area Windows Server User Group

Lab Introduction

This is the standard put in the DVD and install the OS.

Lab 1 –Installing to BareMetal

This is installing to your laptop in a dual-boot situation . Using Diskpart to setup the VHD and using the DVD to install into that VHD.

Use the Dir to find out which drive you want to use.

Msconfig to adjust boot order or remove entries.

Lab 1a – Installing to a VHD

Didn’t put this on paper. But it’s how I setup my laptop

Attach the Eval VHD to W:\ using disk manager

Ran BCDboot w:\windows from cmd prompt

Rebooted.

Msconfig to adjust boot order or remove entries.

Lab 1c attach a VHD

This starts the process by enabling wireless and desktop experience. That most of the way to turning your server into a usable workstation.

Lab 2 –Enable desktop expe..

Installs and configures Hyper-V.. Using my current best practices.

Lab 3 page 2 click your adapter and click next on virtual switch and Click next on migration page.

Lab 3 – live migration requires a domain- skip this step.

Lab 3 – configure Hyper-V

It’s easier to move and replicate if your domain is setup properly. I use it in lab 7 to show the AD recycle bin.

DCs fully supported on Virtual environment now.

Lab 4 - Setting up a domain

Lab 5 – Change Virtual machine to use 2048 to boot… changing the ram makes the reboot time shorter.

Lab 5 – Creating a Virtual Machine

Full, Core and Mini mode. Mini mode only has Server Manager. This lab shows how to change between

them.

Lab 6 need space before –remove

Lab 6 - The tristate Gui

Shows how to enable it, and shows you the GUI interface.

Once enabled you are stuck with it.

Needs dc’s and forest to be 2008 R2.

Lab 7- Active Directory Recycle bin

Storage spaces. -

Deduplicaiton

Lab 8 – Storage Spaces

Permissions ? Dynamic Access Control Group Policy? Windows 8 Install DHCP replica Failover?? IPAM

Lab 9 …. Not written Yet.