How to Installing Windows Server 2012 and Server Core

Managing and Configuring a Server Core Installation The following sections cover general tasks associated with managing and configuring a Server Core system via the command prompt after the installation is complete. As an alternative, an administrator can use the SCONFIG utility to configure general settings. Launching the Command Prompt in a Server Core Installation Remember, the Start menu does not exist. Because of this, one of the most important tasks an administrator must understand when managing a Server Core installation is how to launch a PowerShell console session. The following steps will assist you: Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Select Start Task Manager. On the Windows Task Manager screen, select File, New Task (Run). In the...

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How to Installing and Configuring DHCP role on Windows Server 2012

With the new Server Manager in Windows Server 2012, there have been some changes in the way DHCP role will be installed. The blog post describes, in the sections below, installation and configuration of DHCP Role using Server Manager and PowerShell on Windows Server 2012. Before starting, the user needs to ensure that he/she logs in as a domain user with local administrative privileges, in case the machine involved is a domain joined machine.  Installing DHCP role via new Server Manager Ensure the computer has at least one static IP address assigned before starting the role installation. Launch the Add Role Wizard from Server Manager. Select DHCP server role and go through the steps needed for installation. The last page of the...

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How to Installing Windows Server 2012 (step by step)

Windows Server 2012, codenamed "Windows Server 8", is the sixth release of Windows Server. It is the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2. Two pre-release versions, a developer preview and a beta version, were released during development. The software was generally available to customers starting on September 4, 2012. In this easy step by step guide, we will learn how to install and activate Windows Server 2012. Before you start make sure you have the minimum requirements to install Windows Server (Windows Server Requirements): Processor: Minimum: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processorRam: Minimum: 512 MBDisk Space: Minimum: 32 GBOther requirements: DVD drive Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor Keyboard...

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How to Configuring Point-to-Point Serial Interfaces

The point-to-point serial link is a little different than the Frame Relay serial link. As you recall, Frame Relay is used in many cases in a point-to-multipoint environment. To create a point-to-point connection between two routers, you can use other types of WAN encapsulations, such as HDLC, PPP, and SLIP. For a complete review of these encapsulations, refer to Chapter 11 of the ICDN book. We will use the default serial encapsulation, which is HDLC. For two serial interfaces to communicate, you must provide the clock rate. The clock rate provides bit synchronization and has other uses that are beyond the scope of this chapter's purposes. The device that provides this clock rate is the data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE). The...

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