CPMT 1404 Lab 3

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Lab 3

Lab 3, Windows 2003 © R. Craig Collins, 2005

General Lab Directions
Note: There is not enough time in lecture to cover all the material; read background info BEFORE you begin the lab

Check with your Instructor for due date
Document the required steps before you start the lab (this documentation will be turned in): 30%
Hands on Grading
- 0 mistakes: 30%
- 1 or 2 mistakes: 25%
- 3 or 4 mistakes: 20%
- 5 or 6 mistakes: 10%
Activity: 40%

Brief Overview, you will need to document the specifics of the Installation

Make sure your computer can boot from CD
1. Press [Delete] key when booting computer to access BIOS, Access Boot menu, select CD, hit enter. Change order to search CD first. Save and exit
Place Windows 2003 CD in drive, and boot computer
Windows Setup will copy files to hard drive
Set up Notification will ask if you wish to install or repari, choos Set up now
Agree to EULA with [F8]
If needed remove partitions used by Linux, etc.
1. Select target partition to remove and press [D] key, then accept choice with [L] key
Create new partition for C:, and format as NTFS (not Quick)
Install to the new partition
Files will be copied, and system will reboot
At the Regional settings, go to [Next], and enter name and organization
Enter Product Key
Accept Per Server option for Licence
When prompted for Administrator's password, leave blank, and accept this choice.
Set time zone to Central
Reboot Ends installation

Configure your Windows 2003 server for class use

Log in
DO NOT SET UP SERVICES AT THIS TIME
Access Computer Management Control Panel
Right click User folder to create new user, using school log in info
Open Groups folder
Right Click Administrator Group
Add your username as a member of the Administrators group
Test Log in

Hardware component

Open Device Manager (Start/Control Panel/System/hardware/Device Manager

Note: top of tree is your server's name
Insert Driver CD, and close any autorun windows
Right click on Ethernet Controller (NIC) and choose to update driver
Choose Install from a list or specific location
Choose Search removable media, the driver will load
Repeat for Multimedia Audio Controller (Soundcard)
Start IE, go to www.microsoft.com, and Add site to Safe list
Activate product by selecting key icon in tray, choose to activate online, but do not register
You may also Roll Back a driver to its previous state

Set up Server Roles

Open Manage your server
Add File Server
Set Disk Quotas
- 5 MB, 1 MB warn, enforced
Leave Indexing Off
Create a new folder to share, called Users
Set Permissions
- Administrators have full control
- Users have Read Write

Add Active Directory
Study the Security Warning, and proceed
Select Domain Controller for a new Domain
Select Domain in a New Forest
The Full DNS name will be lastname.522.templejc.edu
Accept yourname for the NetBIOS name
Accept defaults for partitions, but study options for real networks
Accept SysVol for the location of the database
Choose I will correct the problem later by configuring DNS manually
In the Real world, you will have to choose appropriate permissions
Leave Password field blank (not real world option)

Raise Domain (and Forest Functionality) Levels
- Log in to the domain controller as administrator
- Choose Start/Administrative Tools/Active Directory Domains and Trusts, and mazimize the console window
- Right click the name of your domain on the left side of the console, and choose Raise Domain Functional Level
- Select Windows Server 2003 level, and choose OK after the warning.
- As there are no other domain controls, replication is a moot point, but you will still need to click OK.
Summarize Chapter as part of documentation, and include 'unusual' items from the installation.