Lap1: window server installation and configuration

Name: Abdishakuur Mukhtar Mohamed

ID: 3712
Faculty: computer sceince and Information technology
Department: Information technology
Class: BIT7
Date: 18/12/2024

Windows Server 2022 Installation Guide: Step by Step

Part 1: Windows Server 2022 Hardware Requirements

Before we dive into the installation, let’s look at the minimum hardware/system
requirements for installing Windows Server 2022 operating system.

• Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor Compatible with x64 instruction set.
• Memory/RAM: 512 MB (2GB for Server with Desktop Experience
installation option). ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar
technology, for physical host deployments
• Disk Space: Minimum 32 GB (Windows Server 2022 using the Server Core
installation option).
• Network Requirements: An Ethernet adapter capable of at least 1 gigabit
per second throughput. Compliant with the PCI Express architecture
specification
• Additional requirements: UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware that
supports secure boot; Trusted Platform Module; Graphics device and
monitor capable of Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution.

Part 2: Windows Server 2022 Installation Options

Again, when you install Windows Server 2022, what options do you have?

Answer: You get two installation options to install Windows Server 2022.

Choose the install option that servers you need based on the information provided
below.

• Server Core – In many cases, this is the recommended installation option.

Server Core is a smaller installation that includes the core components of
Windows Server and supports all server roles. However, it doesn’t include a
local graphical user interface (GUI). It’s mostly used for remotely managed
deployments usually through PowerShell, Windows Admin Center, or other
server management tools.
• Server with Desktop Experience – If you want a complete installation,
including a full GUI, this is your option. This option has a larger footprint
than server core. It is the most preferred option by organizations.

Part 3: Step-By-Step Guide to Windows Server 2022 Installation

• Click on Windows Server 2022, and then select Download the ISO from the available
options. Click Continue.

• You’ll be required to fill in your information to be eligible for downloading the

Windows Server 2022 ISO image. Make sure to enter your information accurately,
as verification may be required later. When done, click Continue.
 • Choose the language you want to use when installing Windows Server 2022. You
can currently choose from 8 different languages, including English, Spanish and
Japanese. Once selected, click on the Download button.

• The download may take up to a couple of hours to complete. Ensure you don't disconnect
your computer from power or the internet while the process is happening, or else it may
be lost!

Install Windows Server 2022

1. Choose a language of your choice in the window that pops up then click “Next”
2. Click on the “Install now” button to initiate the installation process for Windows Server
2022 minimal edition:

3. In the next window, choose the Windows Server 2022 server option you want to
install with Server Core that gives you access and use for some of Microsoft's
powerful command-line tools. Click Next to proceed.
4. Next, you need to read the License terms and agree to them for the installation
process to continue by checking the “I accept all license agreements” box.

5. If you are installing Windows Server 2022 on a fresh server, select (Custom: Install
Windows only).
6. Select a partition to install Windows Server, you can optionally create new one from
available or use total available size by clicking “Next“.

7. The installer will begin installing the necessary system files. You’ll see when it’s
completed, and the system reboots automatically.
 This process takes sometime but a successful installation will prompt the system to
reboot. After the reboot, you will be required to set up a password for the Administrator
user

8.

Click Finish to finish your installation and access your server’s GUI.
• The login screen will appear when you press Ctrl + Alt + Del. Enter the password set in
the previous step to continue accessing your server.
the Windows Server 2022 launches the Server manager by default:

Configure static IP address on Windows Server from Control Panel

 To assign a static IP on Windows Server 2022, use these steps:

1. Open Control Panel on Windows Server.

2. Click on Network and Internet.
3. Click on Network and Sharing Center.
4. Click the Change adapter settings option on the left navigation pane.

5. Right-click the network adapter and select the Properties option.

6. Select the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” option.

7. Click the Properties button.

8. Select the “Use the following IP address” option.
9. Assign the static IP address – for example, 10.1.4.120.
10. Specify a Subnet mask. Typically, on a home network, the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
11. Specify a Default gateway. (Usually, your router’s IP address. For example, 10.1.4.1.)
12. Under the “Use the following DNS server addresses set Preferred DNS server” section, set
the Preferred DNS server address, usually your router’s IP address or server IP address
providing DNS resolutions (for example, 10.1.4.1).
13. (Optional) Specify an Alternative DNS server, which the computer will use if it cannot reach
the preferred DNS server.
14. Click the OK button.
15. Click the Close button again.

Install Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2022

Step 1: Open Server Manager

Hit “Windows” key on your keyboard and type “Server Manager” to search for the application.
Once it is open as illustrated by the figure below, let us now proceed to the next step of
installing Active Directory Domain Services.

Step 2: Add Roles and Features

Right-click on “Manage” on the “Server Manager” window and choose “Add Roles and
Features“.
This will open the “Add Roles and Features Wizard” which ushers us to the part where we
install Active Directory Domain Services. Click on next.

Step 3: Installation Type

On the “Installation Type“, leave “Role-based or feature-based installation” radio button
selected and click on next.

Step 4: Server Selection

On this stage titled “Select destination server“, select the server you are to install AD DS and
click next. I am going to choose my local server which is Windows Server 2022 evaluation
as you can observe below.
Step 5: Server Roles
The previous step will lead you to the next page as shown below. Here, you will see
many options with square checklist box against them. As you can guess, we are going to
choose “Active Directory Domain Services“.

Step 6: Add Features

Immediately you choose that option, a new part comes up. On the page, just click on
“Add Features” tab and hit “Next“.
Step 7: Select Features

On the next page after Step 6 titled “Select features“, just hit “Next” to lead you to “Active
Directory Domain Services” page.

Step 8: AD DS
As shown below, you will be presented with the next page titled “Active Directory Domain
Services. Here, click on “Next“

Step 9: Confirm your selections

The next page is about Confirming what you need to install before actually installing them. If
you are sure about what you have chosen, click on install. You can optionally choose the option
that restarts the server whenever required.
Installation Progress

Click on “Close” once it is done.

Allowing Remote Desktop With The GUI

Remote desktop can be enabled through the graphical user interface (GUI) with the following
easy steps.
1. Open Server Manager. This can be found by opening the start menu, as shown below.

If Server Manager does not show here, simply type “Server Manager” into the start
menu to search for it. By default Server Manager will open when you log in to the GUI,
otherwise you can select it from the task bar.

2. Within the Server Manager window, select Local Server from the left hand side. You
may need to wait a little for it to detect the current state of your system. You should see
that Remote Desktop is listed as Disabled as shown below.
3. Click on the Disabled text which will open the System Properties window in the
Remote tab.
4. From the System Properties window, select “Allow remote connections to this
Computer” as shown below.
 Tip: You can also open the System Properties window shown above by entering
“SystemPropertiesRemote” into a Command Prompt or PowerShell terminal.
5. Once you select “Allow remote connections to this computer” the below warning
message will appear, advising that this will create the required firewall rules in
Windows firewall to allow remote desktop traffic in from any source address, select
OK to proceed.

Set up hostname

Using the ‘Server Manager’ GUI, you can easily change the server name. When you
start your system, it automatically launches on your desktop. Otherwise, you can also
launch Windows ‘Server Manager’ from the Start menu of your Windows Server.
Click on the ‘Local Server’ from the left sidebar menu and click on the ‘Computer
name’.
The ‘System Properties’ dialog appears on the screen. Click on the ‘Change’ button
in the ‘Computer Name’ tab.
Enter the server name in the ‘Computer name’ field that you want to use as a server
name. Further, click on ‘More’.
Enter the primary DNS suffix for your computer. Click on ‘OK’.
At this point, you need to restart your Windows Server to apply the above changes.
Now, click ‘Restart Now’ which will restart your computer right away.
To verify changes, again open the ‘Server Manager’ and you will notice that the
computer name is successfully changed or updated.