Windows Server 2008Installation Lab

Welcome to the Windows Server 2008 installation lab. During this lab we will try to expose you to a few technologies that you may not have worked with before but will encounter when you enter the world of IT auditing. Some of these technologies like virtual machine technology are really slick!

The purpose of this lab is:

1. Get your hands dirty installing a server operating system.2. Provide a platform for our storage lab where we are going to build RAID

arrays.3. Provide a platform for our MySQL Server.4. Get some exposure to virtual machine technology.5. Have fun (in a geeky sort of way).

We will be working in teams of two. You will work with this same person on a number of the upcoming labs. If one of the team members has more hands-on experience with technologies like this, I would ask that the team member with less hands-on experience drive (they get the mouse and keyboard) and that their partner help guide them through the lab.

In the first part of the lab you will create a virtual machine. A virtual machine is very much like a physical machine however it doesn’t have any physical hardware. All of the physical hardware is emulated via software. The virtual machine, also known as a “Guest” or “Guest Operating System” runs in a window as an application on another physical machine known as the “Host” or “Host Operating System”. The virtual machine you create will have a virtual CPU, virtual memory, virtual hard drives, and a virtual network card. To the operating system that we install in this virtual machine, all of these resources will appear to be real but we all know that they are simply virtual, emulated by software.

Hopefully we’ll all learn something new and have a little fun!

Phase 1 – Creating your Virtual Machine1. Login to the workstation assigned using your Temple assigned AccessNet

account/password:

2. Start the VMware Workstation. The configuration of the machines used in this lab change from time to time so ask your instructor where to find VMware.

3. You will now see the VMware Workstation console. Select the “Home” tab if it is not already selected.

4. Click on the “Create a New Virtual Machine” icon to create a new Virtual Machine (VM).

5. Select “Custom” when prompted for the type of configuration you want and then click “Next” on the “Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard” dialog box.

6. Accept the defaults for compatability and click “Next”.

7. We just want to create the VM now and will install the operating system later so select “I will install the operating system later.” and press “Next”.

8. Select “Microsoft Windows” as the guest operating system and specify “Windows Server Server 2008 R2 x64” as the version. Press “Next” to continue.

9. If asked for a Firmware type select “BIOS” and press “Next”.10. Give your machine a unique name and press “Next”. All of the VMs we create

will need a unique name. Note the location where the machine will be created.

11. Give your VM two virtual processors and press “Next”.

12. Allocate 2 GB (2048 MB) of virtual memory to this VM and press “Next”.

13. Select “Use bridged networking” for the Network Type and press “Next”.

14. Accept the recommendation for the I/O Controller Type and press “Next”.

15. Select “Create a new virtual disk” for your VM and press “Next”.

16. Select “SCSI” for the Disk Type and press “Next”

17. Accept the defaults for virtual hard drive that will be created and press “Next”.

18. Accept the default for the names of the disk files and press “Next”.

19. Click “Finish” to create your VM.

20. Your VM should now be created and be listed in the inventory of VMs.

Phase 2 – Installing Windows Server

1. Your instructor will either give you a DVD which you will put into the DVD reader on the host machine or will direct you on how to fool the VM into thinking that a DVD has been inserted by pointing the virtual DVD at a backup file (.ISO) of the Windows Server installation DVD. Once you have done this, power on your VM by pressing the big green arrow.

2. You will see the VM power on “Windows Setup” will begin loading files.

3. Accept the defaults for language, time format, currently format and keyboard and Press “Next”.

4. Press “Install Now”.

5. Select “Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (Full Installation)” and click “Next”.

6. Accept the licensing agreement and click “Next”.

7. Select “Custom (advanced)” when prompted for the type of installation.

8. You only have one virtual hard drive so select that and press “Next”.

9. Sit back and wait while Windows is installed…your VM may restart a few times as part of the installation process.

10. You must set a password for the local Administrator account. Please use the password “Password123”. Press “OK” to set the password.

11. There will be a few annoying windows that pop up. Click the “Do not show this window at logon” and close the window out so it stops annoying you.

12. One more annoying window…Click “Do not show me this console at logon” and close the window out.

13. The “VMware Tools” are a collection of drivers which make everything from the virtual mouse to the virtual monitor run smoother and interact cleaner with the host operating system. Install the VMware Tools by using the menu options VM…Install VMware tools. It will take a minute for the installation tool to start but you should see the following. Please single click on the installation to to start the installation of VMware tools.

14. Click “Next” to start the installation of the VMware Tools.

15. Select “Typical” for the Setup Type and click “Next”..

16. Click “Install” and sit back while the VMware Tools are installed.

17. Click “Finish” when the installation has been completed.

18. Your system will need to be restarted to activate the VMware tools so select “Yes” to restart your system.

19. After your system restarts, login to your system and tinker around a bit. Please note, if you press <ctrl>+<alt>+<del> as you normally would to login to a

Windows server, the host does not know if this key sequence should be procesed by the host or by the guest. When you would like to send a <ctrl>+<alt>+<del> to the guest, you actually send a <ctrl>+<alt>+<insert> instead. This is tough to get used to.

20. Make sure you always shutdown your server gracefully. If you don’t, you may corrupt your system.