Windows Server 2012 R2

Part 1
Deploying and Managing
Windows Server 2012

Installing Windows Server

tallation Methods

dows Server 2012 R2 deployment method options incl

ptical Disk

SB flash drive

indows Deployment Services

Hardware Requirement
Windows Server 2012 R2 has the following
minimum hardware requirements:
-

Processor architecture

Processor speed

Memory (RAM)

Hard disk space

x64

1.4 GHz
512 MB
32 GB

A typical installation of Windows Server 2012

involves performing
the following procedure:
1. Connect to the installation source.
2. On the first page of the windows setup wizard,
select the following:
Language to install
Time and currency format
Keyboard or input method

4. In the windows setup wizard, Select Operating System

you want to install
5. On the License Terms page, review the terms of the OS
license
6. On the Which Type of Installation do you want page,
select one of the following options:
Upgrade if you have an existing installation
Custom if you want to perform a new installation.
7. On the Where do you want to install Windows page,
choose an available disk on which to install Windows

Post-Installation Configuration of Windows

Server 2012
Configuring network addressing information,
Setting a servers name and joining it to the
domain, and
Understanding product activation options.

Configuring Server Network Settings

1. In the Server Manager console, click on the address next to the
network adapter that you want to configure. This will open the
Network Connections window.
2. Right-click on the network adapter for which you want to
configure an address, and then click Properties.
3. In the Adapter Properties dialog box, click Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.
4. In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog
box, enter the following IPv4 address information, and then click
OK twice:
IP address 10.141.50.20 , Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 , Default

hange a servers name and Joining it to the domain

To change Server Name
1. In Server Manager, click the Local Server node.
2. In the Properties window, click the active text next to Computer
Name. This will launch the System Properties dialog box.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, in the Computer Name tab,
click Change.
4. In the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box, enter the
new name that you want to assign to the computer.

To join the domain using Server Manager, perform the following

steps:
1. In Server Manager, click the Local Server node.
2. In the Properties window, next to Workgroup, click WORKGROUP.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, on the Computer Name tab,
click Change.
4. In the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box, in the
Member Of area, click the Domain option. Enter the new domain
name, and then click OK.

Activate Windows Server 2012 R2

ight-click on Microsoft Toolkit as Administrator and click on yes

Click here..

Under the Activation Tab click on EZ-Activator

Part 2

Introduction to Active Directory

Domain Services (AD DS)

Overview
The

AD

DS

database

stores

information

on

user

identity, computers, groups, services and resources. It

also hosts the service that authenticates user and
computer accounts when they log on to the domain.
AD DS forms a security boundary, in addition to it
being a searchable database of objects in the domain.
AD DS provides the structure with which you can
configure and manage objects in the database.

Physical Components
AD DS information is stored in a single file on each domain
controllers hard disk. The following table lists some of the
physical components and where they are stored.
Physical component

Description

Domain Controllers

Contain copies of the AD DS database.

Data store

The file on each domain controller that stores the AD DS

information.

Global Catalog Servers

Host the global catalog, which is a partial, read-only

copy of all the objects in the forest. A global catalog
speeds up searches for objects that might be stored on
domain controllers in a different domain in the forest.

A special install of AD DS in a read-only form. This is

Read-only Domain Controller often used in Branch Offices where security and IT
(RODC)
support are often less advanced than in the main
corporate centers.

Logical Components
AD DS logical components are structures that are used to
implement

an

appropriate

Active

Directory

design

for

an

organization. The following table describes some of the types of

logical
structures that an Active Directory database might contain.
Logical
component
Partition
Schema
Domain
Domain tree
Forest
Site
OU

Description

A section of the AD DS database. Although the database is one file:

NTDS.DIT, it is viewed, managed and replicated as if it consisted of
distinct sections or instances, and these are the partitions, also referred
to as naming contexts.
Defines the list of attributes that all objects in AD DS can have.
A logical, administrative boundary for users and computers.
A collection of domains that share a common root domain and a Domain
Name System (DNS) namespace.
A collection of domains that share a common AD DS.
A collection of users, groups, and computers as defined by their physical
locations. Sites are useful in planning administrative tasks such as
replication of the AD DS.
These are containers in AD DS, which provide a framework for delegating

 A domain controller (DC) :- is a server that is configured to

store a copy of the AD DS directory database (NTDS.DIT) and a
copy of the System Volume (SYSVOL) folder. NTDS.DIT is the
database itself, and the SYSVOL folder contains all the template
settings for GPOs.

nstalling a Domain Controller

Use the dcpromo.exe tool to install
domain controllers

Part 3
Managing Active Directory
Domain Services Objects