Installing Servers
This lab contains the following exercises and activities:
Exercise 1.1
Exercise 1.2
Lab Challenge
Performing a Clean Installation
Installing Windows Server Migration Tools (WSMT)
Accessing a WSMT Distribution Point
Exercise 1.1
Performing a Clean Installation
Overview
In this exercise, you install Windows Server 2012 R2 on a new computer with no previously installed operating system.
Mindset
In many cases, organizations purchase servers without operating systems installed—sometimes called bare metal servers—either because they have an existing license agreement or because they intend to purchase the OS through another channel. In these cases, you perform what is known as a clean operating system installation, which is a procedure that creates a new server with its default operating system settings.
Completion time
10 minutes
Question1
What should you do if the drive on which you want to install Windows Server 2012 R2 already has a partition on it containing an operating system and data you do not need?
Question 2
What should you do if the Where do you want to install Windows? page appears, but it does not list any drives or partitions?
Exercise 1.2
Installing Windows Server Migration Tools
Overview
In this exercise, you install the Windows Server Migration Tools, which enable you to migrate roles from an existing server to a new server running Windows Server 2012 R2.
Mindset
Compared to an in-place upgrade, a side-to-side migration is a more complex procedure, but usually results in a more stable server configuration. Windows Server 2012 R2 includes tools that facilitate the migration of certain roles, but before you can use them, you must deploy those tools on both the source and the destination server.
Completion time
10 minutes
Question3
Why can you not install the Server Migration Tools to the server running Windows Server 2008 R2 using the Add Roles and Features Wizard on your server running Windows Server 2012