Windows Server 2012
From Bashlinux
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
- Put the current hostname in
- Once the system is back online setup Active Directory roles/features on admin