Install Windows 2019 Server & index

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WINDOWS SERVER 2019

How to Install Windows Server 2019 in Virtual Box

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Post-Installation Configuration of Windows Server 2019

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1. How to Install Windows Server 2019 in Virtual Box
2. Post-Installation (after Install OS) & Configuration of Windows Server 2019
These tasks might include the following:

 Configuring Windows Update settings

 Setting the Time Zone
 Assign Static IP Address
 Enabling Remote Desktop
 Renaming the Server
Roles
1. Setup ADDS role on Windows Server 2019.
Active Directory setup process is divided into two major parts:

 Install Active directory Domain Service--ADDS

 Promote server as Domain controller
Methods of installing AD on Windows Server 2019 and adding domain in new forest.

2. Setup ADDS on Windows Server 2016.

3. How to Join New Windows Server 2019 to an existing Active Directory Domain.
4. To create Active Directory Objects like Organizational Unit (OU), User Accounts and Groups in
Windows Server 2019.
 Create OU using Active Directory Users and Computer Console
 Create User Account Using ADUC
 Create Groups in AD
 Add User Accounts to Group.
5. To Install Windows Admin Center on Windows Server 2019
WINDOWS SERVER 2019
How to Install Windows Server 2019 in Virtual Box 
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In this post, we will see the process to install windows server 2019 in Virtual Box. But before we start
installation let’s check minimum system requirement to install windows server 2019.

Minimum system requirement to install windows server 2019.

Processor: At least 1.4 GHz or faster 64-bit supported processor

RAM: 512 MB
Free Space: 32 GB of available free disk space.
Install Windows Server 2019
First download Windows server 2019 Evaluation edition ISO image from Microsoft TechNet Evaluation
Center. https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2019
Link to download Oracle VirtualBox: Click Here

Start your VirtualBox and create one VM with below configuration.

 Name: As you wish

 Type: Microsoft Windows
 Version: Windows 2016 (64-bit)
 RAM: 2048 MB
 Create Dynamically Expanding VDI with size 100 GB

After creating VM click on start.

Mount the ISO image which we have downloaded earlier.

Step:1 On Windows Setup console select the installation language, time and currency format and keyboard
layout. You can simply use default settings which will be OK.

Step:2 Click on Install now to start the installation process.

Step:3 Select the operating system which you want to install. (First option will install windows server without a
graphical user interface.)
If you want GUI to manage server select second option i.e. Windows Server 2019 Standard Evaluation
(Desktop Experience).

Step:4 Select Accept the license terms and click on next.

Step:5 For a fresh installation of server 2019 we need to select the second option, Custom: Install Windows
Only and then click on next.
Step:6 Select your virtual hard disk and click on New to create a new partition to install server 2019.

Step:7 For this demo, I am creating only one partition of 100 GB in size.

Step:8 After creating a partition, Click on Next to continue.

The installation process will take some time to complete the process. Once installation completes server will
restart automatically.
At next boot, you will see below screen asking to set Administrator account password for windows server 2019.

Step 9 Specify the password of your choice to protect Administrator account of Windows Server 2019.

Congratulations! Now you are ready to log in first time on your newly installed Windows Server 2019.
Now press CTRL + ALT + Delete key combination.

Specify the administrator account password and hit the enter key to login to Windows Server 2019.
Here we go.

We have successfully installed Windows Server 2019 in Oracle Virtualbox.

Install VMware tools on VM
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Installing and upgrading VMware Tools on Windows VMs

This article describes how to use VMware Tools on Windows VMs. For Linux VMs, see Installing and upgrading
VMware Tools on Linux VMs.

Contents

Overview

Checking the VMware Tools version

Updating VMware Tools

Installing VMware Tools

Uninstalling VMware Tools

Troubleshooting “Setup can’t continue because a later version of this product is already installed” error

Overview
VMware Tools provides many drivers specific to running your x86 VM operating system. Among others,
VMware Tools provides the video driver that allows you to control your VM mouse cursor and the networking
drivers required for VM network connectivity.
If you’re having issues with the mouse cursor or connecting to the VM, make sure you’re using the Skytap-
supported version of VMware Tools. Newer versions of VMware Tools may not work with Skytap VMs.

Notes

 Don’t install VMware Tools on Power (non-x86) VMs.

 Skytap supports VMware Tools version 11.0.5 build 15389592 for Windows VMs and version 10.0.6 build
3560309 for legacy Linux VMs. These versions are available as an .ISO in the Skytap public assets library.
They can also be downloaded from the VMware website. Using unsupported versions of VMware Tools
may cause unexpected behavior in Skytap VMs.
 Most modern major Linux distributions include  open-vm-tools , an open-source product that generally
works with Skytap. For more information, see github/vmware/open-vm-tools. If your VM has and problems
with  open-vm-tools  (for example, if it doesn’t shut down correctly), follow the instructions below to install
VMware tools.
Checking the VMware Tools version

To check which version of VMware Tools is installed on a Windows VM

1. Locate the VMware Tools icon in the System Tray. Move the mouse pointer over the icon. The the
message VMware Tools can be updated. displays, the VMware Tools installation is out of date.

If the VMware Tools icon isn’t in the System Tray, VMware Tools isn’t installed.

2. To check which version is installed, right-click the VMware Tools icon and select About VMware Tools.
The About VMware Tools dialog displays information about the currently installed version.

Updating VMware Tools

To update your version of VMware Tools

 Follow the procedures below for Installing VMware tools.

Installing VMware Tools
These instructions describe the process for installing VMware Tools on Windows Server 2012 R2. The steps
for other versions of Windows may be different.

1. Before editing the VM, create a template of it. Should any issues arise, you can restore your VM from
this template.
2. Navigate to the environment details page for the environment that contains the VM you want to update.
Make sure that the VM is powered on and that you’re logged in.

3. On the tile for the VM you want to update, click   (Load ISO).
4. Click All.
5. Select the ISO to install VMware Tools for Windows.

6. Click   (Load ISO).

7. If the installer doesn’t auto-load in your VM, navigate to Computer and double-click the CD-ROM to start
the installer.

If you don’t have mouse control in the VM, use the Tab, Spacebar, Enter, and arrow keys on your keyboard
to navigate the UI.
8. Follow the instructions for a complete install.

9. After the installation is complete, reboot the VM.

 10. After the VM reboots, check for video driver updates.

Example: Checking the video driver in Windows Server 2012 R2

Uninstalling VMware Tools

1. Click Start > Control Panel.
 If viewing by Category, select Uninstall a Program.
 If viewing by Icons, select Programs and Features.
2. From the Programs and Features window, select VMware Tools and then click Uninstall.
After you uninstall VMware Tools and reboot the machine, you must reinstall VMware Tools to restore mouse
control.

Troubleshooting “Setup can’t continue because a later version of this product is already
installed” error
The most common error when you update VMware Tools is Setup cannot continue because a later version of
this product is already installed.

This error usually occurs when a VM is imported to Skytap. To resolve this error:

1. Uninstall the newer version of VMware Tools (see Uninstalling VMware Tools).

2. Install the Skytap recommended version (see Installing VMware Tools).

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Post-Installation Configuration of Windows Server 2019 

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Once you have completed installation, you need to perform several post-installation configuration steps
before you can deploy your windows server in a production environment.
These steps allow you to prepare the server for the role it will perform in your organization.

By using server manager console, you can fully manage Windows servers.We will complete the initial
configuration tasks which are necessary after the installation of a freshly installed server.

These tasks might include the following:

1. Configuring Windows Update settings
2. Setting the Time Zone
3. Assign Static IP Address
4. Enabling Remote Desktop
5. Renaming the Server

Video Tutorial on How to Perform Basic Configuration tasks in Windows Server 2019
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Step 1: Log on to the server using Administrator privileges.

Step 2: After Logging on as administrator Server Manager Console automatically opens, if it is not loaded
automatically, press start button (window button) on your keyboard and select Server Manager.
Step 3: In Server Manager window click on the local server in the left sidebar.

Configuring Windows Update settings

Step 4: Click on the value of Windows Update. That will open Windows Update Settings console. Click on
“Check for updates” to check for windows update.

If any update is available it will display there and you will have option to install the update as well. Now close
the settings close.
Setting the Time Zone

Step 5: Click on the value of Time Zone. Select your time zone.

In my case it is UTC+5:30 (Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi). Once you select correct time zone for
your server then click on OK button to close the console.
Assign Static IP Address

Step 6: Click on the Ethernet value, the network connection windows appears.

Right-click the Ethernet connection and, from the context menu, select Properties. The Ethernet Properties
sheet appears.
Step 7: First of all unchecked Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) checkbox as we are not going to use
IPv6 address on our server.
Step 8: Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties sheet appears.

Note that servers should be configured with static IP address. Select the Use the following IP address option
and, in the text boxes, type the following values:

 IP address: 172.18.72.5
 Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
 Default gateway: 172.18.72.1

Select the Use the following DNS server addresses option and, in the text boxes, type the following values:

 Preferred DNS server: 172.18.72.5

 Alternate DNS server: 8.8.8.8

Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties sheet.

Click OK to close the Ethernet Properties sheet.
Enabling Remote Desktop
Step 9: Click on the value of Remote Desktop.

System Properties windows appears. Select Allow remote connection to this computer. (It will also add firewall
exception for remote desktop port).
Click on OK.
Click on Apply and OK button to close the console.
Renaming the Server

Step 10: Click on the value of computer name.

A System properties windows will open, click on the change button for specifying the server name.
Type the name which you want to set for this windows server 2019 computer. I am going to type
WS2K19-DC01.
Click on OK button.
Click on OK again to restart the server. Before restarting save your work.

Click on Close and Click on Restart now to restart server immediately.

After restart, login to server using administrator user account and password. Open server manager console. On
left side pane, click on local server.
That’s it, you have successfully completed the post-installation configuration tasks for Windows Server 2019.