Servidores

servers

Installing new Windows servers on your network is not something to be done casually—you must plan the installation well in advance. Among other things, you must decide what edition of the operating system to install, whether you are installing the full GUI or the Server Core option, what your virtualization strategy will be, if any, and what roles you intend to implement on the server. If you are installing Windows Server 2012 for the first time, you might also have to decide whether to add the server to your production network or install it on a test network.

This chapter discusses the process of installing Windows Server 2012, using either a clean install or a server upgrade, as well as the server configuration tasks you must perform immediately following the installation. Finally it considers the configuration of various types of hard disk technologies used for local storage, and the deployment of roles to servers all over the network.

Objectives in this chapter:

 Objective 1.1: Install servers

 Objective 1.2: Configure servers

 Objective 1.3: Configure local storage

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Objective 1.1: Install servers

Installation is a key topic and has been extensively tested in previous Windows Server exams. There is no reason to believe the 70-410 exam will be different. This objective discusses planning a Windows Server 2012 installation. It looks at the preinstallation requirements and how you can prepare your installation hardware. It also considers the server roles you can implement during installation.

The objective takes you through a clean installation of Windows Server Core 2012, and describes how the Features on Demand function enables you to optimize resources by removing all the files associated with a server role or feature you have chosen to delete. The objective also looks at the options for upgrading a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 server to Windows Server 2012 and migrating roles from an existing server to a new one.

This objective covers how to:

 Plan for a server installation

 Plan for server roles

 Plan for a server upgrade

 Install Server Core

 Optimize resource utilization using Features on Demand

 Migrate roles from previous versions of Windows Server

Planning for a server installation

In previous versions of Windows Server, installation planning could become a complex task. You had to decide from the outset what edition of the operating system to install, whether to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version, and whether you should perform a Server Core installation or use the full graphical user interface (GUI). All of these decisions affected the server hardware requirements, and all of them were irrevocable. To change the edition, the platform, or the interface, you have to reinstall the server from scratch.

With Windows Server 2012, the options are reduced substantially, and so are the installation decisions. There is no 32-bit version of Windows Server 2012; only a 64-bit operating system is available—reflecting the fact that most major applications are now 64-bit and that modern server configurations are typically supported on hardware that requires 64 bits. There are now only four Windows Server 2012 editions to choose from, down from six in Windows Server 2008 R2. The Server Core and full GUI installation options still remain, along with a third option, called the Minimal Server Interface. However,