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Appendix
98-365 Lab Setup Guide
GETTING STARTED
The 98-365 exam of the Microsoft Official Academic Course
(MOAC) series includes a textbook with sample exercises. The
exercises are written for classroom use under the supervision of an
instructor or lab aide. In an academic setting, the computer lab
might be used by a variety of classes each day, so you must plan
your setup procedure accordingly. For example, consider
automating the classroom setup procedure and using removable
hard disks in the classroom. You can use the automated setup
procedure to rapidly configure the classroom environment, and
remove the fixed disks after teaching this class each day.

LAB CONFIGURATION
This course should be taught in a lab containing networked
computers where students can develop their skills through handson experience with Microsoft Windows. The exercises in the lab
manual require the computers to be installed and configured in a
specific manner. Failure to adhere to the setup instructions in this
document can produce unanticipated results when the students
perform the exercises.
The lab configuration consists of a single server running Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and a number of student
server. In the first lesson, the students will install Windows Server
2008 R2.
Since the students will be installing their own servers and installing
and configuring Active Directory, DNS and DHCP, the classroom
network should be separate from the rest of the school. The lab
server will act as a demo machine and will provide access to any
files necessary to perform the exercises. In addition, the classroom
should have Internet access so that students can download updates.
Since students will not be configure IP configuration, until lesson
2, you should configure a DHCP server or device that provides
DHCP services, which will allow Internet access. In Lesson 2, the
IP addresses specified are 172.24.1.XX with a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0 and a default gateway of 172.24.1.20. The instructor
computer will be assigned 172.24.1.30. You can assign a
172.24.1.201 to 172.24.1.240 for DHCP.
This document includes a setup procedure that configures the
instructor server and the student servers to provide the minimum
services required throughout the course.
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For the purposes of this lab, all

server and workstation passwords,
for user accounts and other
purposes, will be set to Pa$$w0rd.
This is obviously not a secure
practice in a real world situation,
and instructors should remind
students of this at the outset.

Server Requirements
The computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 in the classroom
requires the following hardware and software.

Hardware Requirements

Minimum: 64-bit dual-core processor

Minimum: 4 GB RAM

Minimum: 2 Drives, 120 GB each

DVD drive

Network interface adapter

Minimum: Super VGA (1024x768) display

Keyboard

Mouse

Software Requirements
All of the software listed below is required for this course:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise evaluation edition

available as a free download from Microsofts web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trialsoftware.aspx

Note
This list includes both 32-bit and
64-bit versions of the software
products, where available. If all of
your workstations use the same
processor platform, you need
download one of the versions.

Workstation Requirements
Each workstation requires the following hardware and software.

Hardware Requirements

Minimum: 64-bit dual-core processor

Minimum: 2 GB RAM (4 GB Recommended)

Minimum: 2 Drives, 120 GB each

DVD drive

Network interface adapter

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Minimum: Super VGA (1024x768) display

Keyboard

Mouse

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Software Requirements
All of the software listed below is required for this course:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise evaluation edition

available as a free download from Microsofts web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trialsoftware.aspx

SERVER SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

Before you begin, do the following:

Read this entire document.

Make sure you have the installation disks for Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R2.

Installing the Lab Server and Student Computers

Using the following setup procedure, install Windows Server 2008
R2 on Instructor Server. This procedure assumes that you are
performing a clean installation of the Windows Server 2008 R2
Enterprise evaluation edition, and that, if you have downloaded an
image file, you have already burned it to a DVD-ROM disk.
Warning
By performing the following setup
instructions, your computers hard
disks will be repartitioned and
reformatted. You will lose all
existing data on these systems.

1. Turn the computer on and insert the Windows Server 2008 R2

installation DVD into the drive.
2. Press any key, if necessary, to boot from the DVD-ROM disk. The
Setup program loads, and the Install Windows window appears.
3. Modify the Language to install, Time and currency format, and
Keyboard or input method settings, if necessary, and click Next.
4. Click Install Now. The Select the operating system you want to
install page appears.
5. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation) and
click Next. The Please read the license terms page appears.
6. Select the I accept the license terms checkbox and click Next. The
Which type of installation do you want? page appears.
7. Click Custom (advanced). The Where do you want to install
Windows? page appears.

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If there are existing partitions on the

computers hard disk, select each
one in turn and delete it before
proceeding.

8. Select Disk 0 Unallocated Space and click Next. The Installing

Windows page appears, indicating the progress of the Setup program
as it installs the operating system. After the installation completes
and the computer restarts, a message appears stating that The users
password must be changed before logging on the first time.
9. Click OK. A Windows logon screen appears.
10. In the New password and Confirm Password text boxes, type Pa$
$w0rd and click the right-arrow button. A message appears, stating
that Your password has been changed.
11. Click OK. The logon process completes and the Initial Configuration
Tasks window appears.

Once the installation process is finished, you must proceed to

complete the following tasks to configure the server and install the
necessary roles to support the student workstations. It is then
recommended to run Windows updates to acquire the latest patches
for Windows, but it is not required.

Completing Initial Server Configuration Tasks

Complete the following configuration tasks before you install
Active Directory Domain Services or any other roles on the server.

Configuring Date and Time Settings

1. In the Initial Configuration Tasks window, click Set time zone. The
Date and Time dialog box appears.
2. If the time and/or date shown in the dialog box are not correct, click
Change date and time and, in the Date and Time Settings dialog
box, set the correct date and time and click OK.
3. If the time zone is not correct for your location, click Change time
zone and, in the Time Zone Settings dialog box, set the correct time
zone and click OK.