Set the appropriate time zone, change the date and time if necessary, and then click OK. If you are in a different time zone, you will need to change this. By default, Server Core sets the time zone to Pacific Time.
Click Install now to begin the installation.įigure 2-6 At startup, Windows Server Core 2012 R2 displays only a command window. You should see a message informing you that Windows is copying temporary files if not, you should access the BIOS setup program included with your computer and modify the boot sequence so that the computer boots from the DVD.Īfter a few minutes, you receive the Windows Server 2012 R2 screen shown in Figure 2-1. Insert the Windows Server 2012 R2 DVD-ROM and turn on your computer.Follow this procedure to install Windows Server Core and perform initial configuration tasks:
Installing a Windows Server Core ComputerĪs explained in Chapter 1, Windows Server Core includes a minimal version of the server software without the GUI you perform all configuration tasks from the command prompt.
We discuss this tool in Chapter 13, “Installing Domain Controllers.”Īs already introduced in Chapter 1, “Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2,” you can install Windows Server 2012 R2 as either Server with a GUI, which presents a full graphical user interface, or Server Core, which presents only a command prompt window. Prepare your Active Directory environment for Windows Server 2012 R2: Before adding a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller or updating an existing domain controller to Windows Server 2012 R2, prepare the domain and forest by running Adprep.exe.For more information, refer to “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Overview” at. Note that Windows Firewall is on by default: Server applications that require inbound connections will fail until you create inbound firewall rules that allow these connections.
Disconnect uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices: If you are using a UPS, disconnect its serial or USB cable before installing Windows Server 2012 R2.Microsoft recommends that you also perform the following actions before installing Windows Server 2012 R2: You will certainly need plenty of disk space on a server that will be a domain controller in a large domain.
With disk space at an all-time minimum cost, it is easy to acquire a high-capacity hard disk. Computers with more than 16 GB RAM require additional disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files. As with any other operating system installation, you will receive improved performance if you have a faster processor and additional memory on your system.įurther, when you install Windows Server 2012 R2 on an Itanium-based computer, you must have an Intel Itanium 2 processor and additional hard disk space. If you can connect to a network location on which you have copied the contents of the Windows Server 2012 R2 DVD-ROM, you are not required to have a DVD-ROM drive on your computer. In addition, you must have the usual I/O peripherals, including a keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device and a wired or wireless network interface card (NIC). Table 2-2 outlines the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for Windows Server 2012 R2 as provided by Microsoft: Table 2-2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Hardware Requirements First of all, Windows Server 2012 R2 requires a 64-bit processor Microsoft has discontinued 32-bit software with this release of Windows Server. Learn More Buy Foundation Topics Windows Server 2012 R2 Hardware RequirementsĪs with previous Windows versions, your hardware must meet certain requirements for Windows Server 2012 R2 to function properly. MCSA 70-410 Cert Guide R2: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012