Select Language:. A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. Details Version:. File Name:. Date Published:. File Size:. For example, you still must verify that your hardware is supported by the operating system, but the Plug and Play capability of the application automatically detects and configures most hardware items.
In fact, Windows Server has the easiest and most intuitive installation procedure of any Microsoft operating system to date. The server, however, will not install itself. You still must make several decisions to ensure that your completed installation will meet your needs. This chapter walks you through these key decisions and helps you make the correct choices for your environment.
Before you begin the actual installation of Windows Server , you must make several decisions. How well you plan these steps will determine how successful your installation is. The first step of the installation is verifying that your hardware meets the system requirements. For the sake of performance, you should usually stay away from the minimum requirements and stick to the recommended settings or better. Table 3. If you have an existing Windows environment, you may need to perform a new installation or upgrade an existing server.
There are benefits to each of these options. The primary benefit of a new installation is that, by installing the operating system from scratch, you are starting with a known good server. You can avoid migrating problems that may have existed on your previous server—whether due to corrupt software, incorrect configuration settings, or improperly installed applications. Keep in mind, however, that you will also lose all configuration settings from your previous installation.
Make sure you document your server configuration information and back up any data that you want to keep. When performing a new installation, you can install on a new hard drive or partition or in a different directory on the same disk as a previous installation.
Most new installations are installed on a new or freshly formatted hard drive. Doing so removes any old software and gives you the cleanest installation.
Upgrading, on the other hand, replaces your current Windows files but keeps existing users, settings, groups, rights, and permissions. In this scenario, you don't have to reinstall applications or restore data. Before choosing this option, keep in mind that you should test your applications for compatibility before migration.
Just because they worked on previous versions of Windows does not mean they will work on Windows Server As always, before performing any type of server maintenance, you should perform a complete backup of any applications and data that you want to preserve. To upgrade to Windows Server , you must be running a server-level operating system. You cannot upgrade Workstation or Home editions to Windows Server To upgrade your existing server, you must be running Windows or Windows NT 4.
When considering installing or updating to Windows R2, the R2 update merely adds components on top of an existing Windows SP1 or higher server configuration. Windows R2 is not a new or separate operating system. Therefore, when referencing the upgrade of Windows, this chapter refers to the upgrade from Windows NT4 or Windows to Windows , and not from Windows to Windows R2. You have the choice of making your server a domain controller DC , a member server, or a standalone server.
After you determine the tasks the server will perform, you can determine the role you will assign to it. Domain controllers and member servers play a role in a new or existing domain. Standalone servers are not joined to a particular domain. As in Windows , you are able to promote or demote server functions as you like. Standalone servers can be joined to the domain to become member servers. Using the DCPromo utility, you can promote member servers to domain controllers.
And, by uninstalling the Active Directory service from a domain controller, you can return it to member server status. During the installation of Windows Server , you will have to tell the Setup Wizard how you want your server configured. The wizard will take the information you provide and will configure the server settings to meet your specifications. Taking the time to gather the information described in the following sections before starting your installation will likely make your installation go faster and easier.
Each computer on a network must have a name that is unique within that network. Many companies have a standard naming convention for their servers and workstations. If not, you can use the following information as a guideline for creating your own. Although the computer name can contain up to 63 characters, workstations and servers that are pre—Windows recognize only the first 15 characters. It is widely considered a best practice to use only Internet-standard characters in your computer name.
This includes the letters A—Z upper- and lowercase , the numbers 0—9, and the hyphen -. Although it's true that implementing the Microsoft domain name system DNS service in your environment could allow you to use some non-Internet standard characters such as Unicode characters and the underscore , you should keep in mind that this is likely to cause problems with any non-Microsoft DNS servers on your network.
You should think carefully and test thoroughly before straying from the standard Internet characters noted in the preceding paragraph. During the server installation, the Setup Wizard will ask for the name of the workgroup or domain that the server will be joining.
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