Installing Sharepoint 2013 on Windows server 2012
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I downloaded Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) from MSDN. I plan to perform the following tasks
I click Next to continue.
The New Virtual Machine Wizard screen is displayed. I click Next to continue.
I select the Installer disc image file (iso) and select the Windows Server 2012 iso file. I click Next to continue.
I enter the Windows product key, select Server 2012 Standard, enter Admin in the Full Name field and a password: pass@word1. I click Next to continue.
I enter the Virtual machine name and Location. I click Next to continue.
I keep the Processor Configuration settings as is and click Next.
I change the memory setting to 1024 and click Next.
I select Use host-only networking and click Next.
I keep the Controller Type settings as is and click Next.
The Select a Disk screen appears. I want to Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
I keep SCSI selected and click Next.
I change the Maximum disk size to 32.0 and keep the Split virtual disk into multiple files setting. I click Next.
I update the Disk File setting and click Next.
I click Customize Hardware on the Ready to Create Virtual Machine and remove the Floppy and Printer devices.
I click on the Network Adapter and change the Network Connection setting to Custom and select VMnet8 (NAT) in the drop down list. I click Close to continue.
I click Finish in the Ready to Create Virtual Machine window.
I close the Removable Devices window by clicking OK.
Installation continues until the operating system is installed. The server reboots and the Server Manager \ Dashboard is displayed.
I click on the displayed computer name and the System Properties screen appears.
I click on Change and the Computer Name / Domain Changes dialog box is displayed. I update the computer name as displayed below. I click OK to continue. I will update the domain later. Computer name: server2012dc
I click OK when asked to restart the computer.
I click on Close to close the Systems Properties.
I click on Restart Now.
The computer immediately restarts. I confirm that the computer name has changed.
I click on the Ethernet setting to change the IP address.
The Network Connections screen is displayed.
I double-click on the Ethernet icon and the Ethernet Status window is displayed.
I click on Properties and the Ethernet Properties dialog box is displayed.
I click on Internet Protocol Version 4 and Properties. I select Use the following IP address and enter the IP address displayed below. I click OK to accept the changes and continue.
I click Close to close the Ethernet Properties dialog box. I click Close to close the Ethernet Status dialog box. I close the Network Connections window and I am returned to the Local Server dashboard. I click on Tasks \ Refresh to update the dashboard.
I can see that my change is applied.
I click on “2 Add roles and features”
The Add Roles and Features Wizard opens. I just set the static IP address. I click Next to continue.
I keep the Role-based … selection and click Next
I make no changes to the next screen and click Next
I click on Active Directory Domain Services in the Add Roles and Features Wizard.
A new screen appears immediately. I click Add Features to continue.
I click Next on the Add Roles and Features Wizard to continue. The Select Features screen has Group Policy Management pre-selected. I click Next to continue.
The Active Directory Domain Services screen displays notes. I click Next to continue.
The Confirm installation sections screen appears.
I click on the Restart checkbox and a confirmation dialog box appears. I click Yes to continue.
I click Install on the Confirm Installation selections screen. The Feature installation shows the progress.
I click Close after seeing that installation succeeded.
An AD DS box appears on the Dashboard
I click on Promote this server to a domain controller. The Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard appears.
I change the deployment operation to Add a new forest and enter contoso.com as the root domain name. I click Next to continue.
I enter a DSRM password in the next screen. I leave the rest of the settings as is and click Next to continue.
A warning is displayed on the DNS Options page.
A DNS Options warning box also appears. I click OK to continue.
I click Next on the DNS Options screen to continue. The Additional Options screen verifies the NetBIOS domain name. I click Next to continue.
I do not change the path settings in the Path screen. I click Next to continue.
I review the options on the Review Options screen. I click Next to continue.
The Review Options screen is displayed. I do not have plans of running the scripts with PowerShell. I click Next to continue.
The Prerequisites Check runs. Unfortunately, one or more prerequisites fails.
I need to set a strong password for the local Administrator account. I click on Tools \ Computer Management.
The Computer Management windows opens. I click on Local Users and Groups.
I double-click on Users and the list of user accounts is displayed.
I right-click on Administrator and select Set Password….
The Set Password for Administrator dialog box is displayed. I click Proceed to continue.
I enter the password in both password fields in the next screen. I click OK to continue.
I receive a confirmation that the password is set. I click OK to close the confirmation window.
I close the Computer Management window and return to the AD DS Configuration Wizard. I click Rerun prerequisites check.
The prerequisites check passed successfully this time.
I click Install to continue. The process starts …
Installation continues with status updates displayed.
The server automatically restarts.
The server restarts. I logon with the local Admin account. The Dashboard shows the new AD DS and DNS roles.
I can also see the new components available under the Tools menu.
I right-click in the right pane and select New \ User. I enter the details as seen in the screen below.
I click on Next to continue.
I click on Next to continue.
I click on Finish to continue. The New Object screen closes. I can then double-click on the new user object and edit all of the properties. For example, I can add a description.
I click OK to close the window. The end result looks like below.
I close the Active Directory Users and Computers screen. I click on the Windows Start button on the keyboard. I can see new icons for Active Directory and DNS programs. I click on the [ESC] key on the keyboard.
- Install operating system
- Add Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
- Add DNS
- Add domain groups and users
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