Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure

Lab 2

Implementing a Server Deployment Infrastructure

This lab contains the following exercises and activities:

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

The lab environment consists of student workstations connected to a local area network, along with a server that functions as the domain controller for a domain called contoso.com. The computers required for this lab are listed in Table 1-1.

Table 2-1

Computers required for Lab 2

In addition to the computers, you will also need the software listed in Table 2-2 to complete Lab 2.

Table 2-2

Software required for Lab 2

Working with Lab Worksheets

Each lab in this manual requires that you answer questions, shoot screen shots, and perform other activities that you will document in a worksheet named for the lab, such as Lab02_worksheet.docx. You will find these worksheets on the book companion site. It is recommended that you use a USB flash drive to store your worksheets, so you can submit them to your instructor for review. As you perform the exercises in each lab, open the appropriate worksheet file, fill in the required information, and then save the file to your flash drive.

SCENARIO

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

• Install SQL Server 2012 with SP1
• Install and configure Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• Install Configuration Manager
• Run the Configure ConfigMgr Integration Manager
• Prepare Configuration Manager to Deploy Windows Server 2012 R2
• Design and plan an automated server installation strategy

Estimated lab time: 240 minutes

1. On CServer01, log on using the contoso\administrator account and the Pa$$w0rd password.
2. Open File Explorer by clicking File Explorer on the taskbar. Using File Explorer, navigate to \\crwdc01\software.
3. Right-click Windows 2012 R2 installation Disk ISO and choose Mount. If you receive an error message, please ignore it and close the message and mount the ISO again.
4. Using Server Manager, click Manage > Add Roles and Features. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, click Next.
5. On the Select installation type page, click Next.
6. On the Select destination server page, click Next.
7. On the Select server roles page, click Next.
8. On the Select features page, select .NET Framework 3.5 Features and then click Next.
9. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Specify an alternate source path.
10. In the Specify Alternate Source path dialog box, in the Path text box, type E:\Sources\SxS and then click OK.
11. Back on the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.
12. When the installation is complete, click Close.
13. Open File Explorer by clicking File Explorer on the taskbar.
14. Using File Explorer, navigate to \\crwdc01\software.
15. Double-click the SQL Server 2012 with SP1 ISO file, and then double click setup.
16. On the SQL Server Installation Center page, click Installation and then click New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
17. On the Setup Support Rules page, click OK.
18. On the Product Key page, select Specify a free edition and then click Next.
19. On the License Terms page, select I accept the license terms and then click Next.
20. On the Products Updates page, click Next. Any Windows Update service errors that may appear can safely be ignored.
21. On the Setup Support Rules page, click Next.
22. On the Setup Role page, click Next.
23. On the Features Selection page, select Database Engine Services and Management Tools – Complete. Click Next.
24. On the Installation Rules page, click Next.
25. On the Instance Configuration page, answer the following question and then click Next.

26. On the Disk Space Requirements page, click Next.
27. On the Server Configuration page, change the account for SQL Server Database Engine from NT Service\MSSQLSERVER to contoso\administrator. In the corresponding text box, type Pa$$w0rd. Click Next.
28. On the Database Engine Configuration page, Windows authentication mode is already selected. Click Add Current User and then click Next.
29. On the Error Reporting page, click Next.
30. On the Installation Configuration Rules page, click Next.
31. On the Ready to Install page, click Install.
32. When the installation is complete, take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
33. Click Close.
34. Close the SQL Server Installation Center window.

1. On CServer02, log on using the contoso\administrator account and the Pa$$w0rd password.
2. Using File Explorer, navigate to \\crwdc01\software.
3. Double-click the MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit2013x64 application. If you are prompted to confirm that you want to run this file, click Run.
4. In the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 Setup wizard, on the Welcome page, click Next.
5. On the End-User License Agreement page, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and then click Next.
6. On the Custom Setup page, click Next.
7. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, click Next.
8. On the Ready to install Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 page, click Install.
9. When the installation is complete, take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
10. Click Finish.
11. Click the Start button, click the All Programs button, and then click Deployment Workbench.
12. When the Deployment Workbench opens, under Information Center, click Components.

13. Right-click the Deployment Shares node and choose New Deployment Share.
14. In the New Deployment Share Wizard, on the Path page, answer the following question and then click Next.

15. On the Share folder, click Next.
16. On the Descriptive Name page, click Next.
17. On the Options page, click Next.
18. On the Summary page, click Next.
19. When the installation is complete, take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
20. Click Finish.

Close Deployment Workbench.

1. On CServer01, using Server Manager, click Tools > Computer Management.
2. In Server Management, expand the Local Users and Groups and then click Groups.
3. Double-click Administrators.
4. In the Administrators Properties dialog box, click Add.
5. In the Select Users, Computers, Services Accounts, or Groups dialog box, click the Object Types button.
6. In the Object Types dialog box, select Computers and then click OK.
7. In the Enter the object names to select text box, type CServer02.
8. Click OK to close the Administrators Properties dialog box.
9. On CServer02, navigate to \\CRWDC01\Software from any File Explorer window and mount the Windows 2012 R2 Installation disk image. Close and ignore any error messages when mounting.
10. Open Server Manager. Click Manage > Add Roles and Features.
11. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard , on the Before you begin page, click Next.
12. On the Select Installation type page, click Next.
13. On the Select destination server page, click Next.
14. On the Select server roles page, click Next.
15. On the next few screens, ensure the following is installed:

• Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager (Role) with WebDAV, ASP.Net 3.5, ASP.NET 4.5, IIS 6 Management Compatibility (including IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility, and IIS 6 WMI Compatibility)
• .NET Framework 3.5
• .NET Framework 4.0
• Remote Differential Compression
• Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) features

        Click Next.

16. On the Confirm installation selections page, if you have to install .NET Framework 3.5, make sure to select the Specify an alternate source path and specify the E:\Sources\SxS path. Then click Install.
17. When the feature is installed, click Close.
18. Using File Explorer, navigate to \\crwdc01\software.
19. Double-click the System Center 2012 R2 folder.
20. Open the SMSSETUP_SCEP (Configuration Manager)\SMSSETUP\BIN\I386 folder and double-click the extadsch.exe application.
21. Go back to the root folder of the SCCM mounted drive and double-click the Splash HTML application. You may need to double-click on the Splash HTML application again if the installer splash screen doesn’t load.
22. When the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager splash screen opens, click Install.
23. On the Before You Begin page , click Next.
24. On the Available Setup Options page, click Install a Configuration Manager primary site and then click Next.
25. On the Product key page, select Install the evaluation edition of this product. Click Next.
26. On the Microsoft Software License Terms page, click I accept these license terms and then click Next.
27. On the Prerequisite license page, click I accept these License Terms for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client, and Microsoft Silverlight and then click Next.
28. On the Prerequisite Downloads page, in the bottom Path text box, type \\crwdc01\software\ConfigMgrDownload and then click Next.
29. On the Server Language Selections page, click Next.
30. On the Client Language Selection page, click Next.
31. On the Site and Installation Settings page, answer the following question and then type the following:

Site code: 001

Site name: Corporate

32. Click Next.
33. On the Primary Site Installation page, select Install the primary site as a stand-alone site and then click Next.
34. When you are prompted confirm that you want to continue, click Yes.
35. On the Database Information page, in the SQL Server name (FQDN): text box, type CServer01.contoso.com.

36. Click Next.
37. On the Database information page, click Next.
38. On the SMS Provider Settings page, click Next.
39. On the Client Computer Communication Settings page, select Configure the communication method on each site system role and then click Next.
40. On the Site System Roles page, Install a management point and install a distribution point is selected. Click Next.
41. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, select I don’t want to join the program at this time and then click Next.
42. On the Settings Summary page, click Next.
43. If any prerequisite is missing, the SCCM informs you before it starts the installation. Fix all prerequisites. When done, click Begin install.
44. When the installation is complete, take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
45. When the installation is complete, click Close(this may take up to 20 minutes).
46. Close the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager splash screen.
47. Click the Start button and then click All Programs > Configuration Manager.

Close the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.

1. Open the Start Menu, click All Programs, and in the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit section, click Configure ConfigMgr Integration.
2. In the Configure ConfigMgr Integration Wizard, click Next.
3. If necessary, modify any options and then click Next.
4. On the Confirmation page, click Finish.
5. Click the Start button and click All Programs > Configuration Manager.
6. Click the Software Library workspace.
7. Expand the Operating Systems node and then click Boot Images.
8. Take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

Leave System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager open for the next exercise.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, in the navigation pane (bottom left pane), click Administration.
2. In the Administration workspace, expand Overview and then click Distribution Points.
3. Right-click the CSERVER02.CONTOSO.COM distribution point and choose Properties.
4. In the Properties dialog box, click the PXE tab
5. Click to select Enable PXE support for clients. When are you are prompted to confirm that you want to enable PXE support for clients, click Yes (un-check “Require a password when computers use PXE” if necessary).
6. Click the Multicast tab.
7. Select the Enable multicast to simultaneously send data to multiple clients.
8. Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
9. In the navigation pane, click Software Library.
10. In the left pane, expand Operating Systems and then click Operating Systems Images.
11. In the Add Operating System Image Wizard, on the Data Source page, right-click Operating System Images and choose Add Operating System Image.
12. In the Open dialog box, click the Browse button, browse to the \\CServer02\REMINST\Images\ImageGroup1\install.wim file, and then click Open.
13. Back in the Add Operating System Image Wizard, click Next.
14. On the General page, click Next.
15. On the Summary page, click Next.
16. Take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
17. Click Close.
18. Under Operating Systems, and click Task Sequences.
19. Right-click Task Sequences and choose Create Task Sequence.
20. In the Create Task Sequence Wizard , on the Create a new task sequence page, select Install an existing image package and then click Next.
21. On the Specify task sequence information page, in the Task sequence text box, type Windows Server.
22. In the Boot image section, click the Browse button. Browse to Boot image (x64) 6.3.9600.16384 en-US and then click OK. Click Next.
23. In the Select an Operating System Image dialog box, select the Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD en-US and then click OK.
24. On the Configure Network page, click the Join a domain option.
25. In the Domain text box, type contoso.com.
26. In the Account section, click Set.
27. In the Windows User Account dialog box, in the User name text box, type contoso\administrator. In the Password text box and the Confirm password text box, type Pa$$w0rd and then click OK.
28. Back on the Configure Network page, click Next.
29. To jump to the Summary page, click the Summary option.
30. On the Summary page, click Next.
31. Take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
32. On the Completion page, click Close.
33. In the navigation pane, click Assets and Compliance.
34. In the left pane, expand Overview and then click Device Collections.
35. In the Assets and Compliance workspace, right-click Device Collections and choose Create Device Collection.
36. In the Create Device Collection Wizard, on the General page, in the Name text box, type Server Deployment.
37. To limit the collection to another collection, click the Browse button. In the Select Collection window, click All Systems and then click OK. Click Next.
38. On the Membership rules page, click Next. When a message indicates that you have no membership rules, click OK. When you are ready to deploy, you will add the computers to the collection.
39. On the Summary page, click Next.
40. When the device collection has been created, take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
41. Click Close.
42. In the navigation pane, click Software Library.
43. In the Software Library workspace, under the Operating Systems node, click Task Sequences.
44. Right-click the Windows Server task sequence that you want to deploy and choose Deploy.
45. In the Deploy Software Wizard, next to the Collection text box, click Browse. In the Select Collection window, click Server Deployment and then click OK. When a message indicates that Server Deployment does not contain any members, click OK.
46. Back on the General page, click Next.
47. On the Deployment Settings page, for make available to the following option, select Configuration manager clients, media, and PXE. Click Next.
48. On the Specify the schedule for the deployment page, select the Schedule when the deployment will become available option and then click Next.
49. On the User experience page, you can specify what the users will see during the deployment. When done, click Next.
50. On the Alerts page, click Next.
51. On the Distribution Points page, the Download content locally when needed by running task sequence option is already selected for Deployment options. Click Next.
52. On the Summary page, click Next.
53. When the Deploy Software Wizard is complete, take a screenshot by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 2 worksheet file provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
54. When the Deployment has been configured, click Close.

The Contoso Corporation design team is close to finishing up a new product for home security monitoring and medical monitoring equipment. As a new administrator, you are called into your manager’s office to discuss this exciting new project. He explains that the product is centered around a server that collects and analyzes information from wireless nodes around the house or worn by an individual. To keep track of data, the server will use Windows Internal Database (WID). As part of the rollout, hundreds of servers will need to be prepared for the product rollout and additional servers will be needed to replace sold inventory.

Your manager wants you to design a solution that can create hundreds of new servers each month. You must work with the Design team to create an automated server installation plan that will support this project. The servers will have to be tested by the quality control team before being shipped to customers.

Create a proposal that includes the following sections:

• Purpose of the Project
• Requirements of the Project
• The Proposed Solution

When writing the proposal, you must explain the reasoning behind your choices.

End of lab.