Difference between revisions of "Windows Server 2012"

Latest revision as of 02:43, 16 July 2015

Initial setup

Initial tasks that needs to be done on any Windows server once the OS is done

Locally through the Management interface

• Setup the Administrator account
• Setup the external NIC
  • Disable IPv6
  • Set the static IP
• Setup the internal NIC
  • Disable IPv6
  • Set the static IP
  • Ping other hosts
• Disable all unused NICs as having them enabled will create traffic routing issues.
• Activate Windows
• Enable remote desktop
• Setup the firewall
  • All ports
  • All protocols
  • Local IPs must include both public and private intefaces
  • Remote IPs must include all known networks
• Eject the media used at installation time

Remotely via Windows Remote Desktop

• Setup timezone to UTC
• Set the hostname
  • Put the current hostname in Description
  • Set the domain
  • Reboot the system
• Once the system is back online setup Active Directory roles/features on admin