Contents

 

1 Navigation tips..........................................................................................

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2 Notices.....................................................................................................

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3 Overview..................................................................................................

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Introduction..............................................................................................................................

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Features..................................................................................................................................

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4 Gathering information.................................................................................

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Certificate of authenticity...........................................................................................................

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5 Installation.................................................................................................

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Before installing the operating system..........................................................................................

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Installing the operating system....................................................................................................

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Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 standard/Windows Server 2012 Standard/Windows Server

 

2012 R2 Standard...............................................................................................................

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Signed drivers..............................................................................................................

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Found New Hardware Wizard........................................................................................

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Automatic configuration.................................................................................................

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6 Post-installation tasks.................................................................................

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Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard, Windows Server 2012 Standard and Windows Server

 

2012 R2 Standard..................................................................................................................

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Changing the administrator password for Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard/Windows

 

Server 2012 Standard/Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard..........................................................

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Altering regional settings for Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard........................................

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Altering regional settings for Windows Server 2012 Standard/Windows Server 2012 R2

 

Standard...............................................................................................................................

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Installing Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1

 

Standard...............................................................................................................................

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Installing Microsoft Internet Information Services for Windows Server 2012 Standard/ Windows

 

Server 2012 R2 Standard........................................................................................................

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Installing integrated Lights-Out management features...................................................................

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Configuring the disk drives.......................................................................................................

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Creating an additional page file..............................................................................................

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Installing tape drives...............................................................................................................

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Event log errors......................................................................................................................

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Backing up the server..............................................................................................................

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Configuring network protocols..................................................................................................

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Setting up Remote Access Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard...........

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Setting up Remote Access Server for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard/Microsoft Windows

Server 2012 R2 Standard....................................................................................................

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Installing Java Virtual Machine.................................................................................................

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Enabling BitLocker drive encryption...........................................................................................

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Installing Hyper-V (For Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard)................................................

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Installing Hyper-V (For Windows Server 2012 Standard)..............................................................

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Installing Hyper-V (For Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard)..........................................................

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7 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1 Standard, Windows Server 2012

 

Standard and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system on virtual

 

machines using HP media............................................................................

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Installing guest operating systems on Windows Server 2008 R2 wSP1\Windows Server 2012

 

Standard\Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard...........................................................................

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