R. Craig Collins > CPMT 2449 > Lab 3

Lab 3 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/6

General Lab Directions
Note: There is not enough time in lecture to cover all the material; read your book BEFORE you begin the lab
Note: Typically labs will require you to invest some time in the lab, outside of class lecture hours

Check with your Instructor for due date, typically Friday, 11:59PM, of the week assigned

Part 1, Server Activity

1. Document your computer
2. In the BIOS,
   turn off Power\EIST
   verify the system will boot from CD
3. 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
4. Place Windows 2003 CD in drive, and boot computer
5. Windows Setup will copy files to hard drive
6. Set up Notification will ask if you wish to install or repari, choos Set up now
7. Agree to EULA with [F8]
8. If needed remove partitions used by Linux, etc.
   • Select target partition to remove and press [D] key, then accept choice with [L] key
9. Don't simply install to the new partition, use C to Create a sized partiiton that uses all but about 10 GB: (ie 76 GB drive format 66000), and format as NTFS (not Quick)
10. Install to the new partition
11. Files will be copied, and system will reboot
12. At the Regional settings, go to [Next], and enter name and organization
13. Enter Product Key
14. Accept Per Server option for Licence
15. When prompted for Administrator's password, leave blank, and accept this choice.
16. Set time zone to Central
17. Reboot Ends installation

1. Log in
2. DO NOT SET UP SERVICES AT THIS TIME
3. Go to the System Control Panel, Hardware, Device Manager, and fix NIC driver, etc. using the drivers on the Motherboard CD
   
   
   • 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 as needed
     
   • Anytime updating a driver makes things worse, you may roll back the driver.
     
4. Access Administrative Tools\Computer Management
   Right click User folder to create new user, using school username
   Password must be complex... use something like Password2
   Turn Off user must reset password, and turn on Password never expires
   
   If using the Limited 180 copy of Server, you may not use simple password.
   If using a full version of Server you must make changes if using simple passwords
   

   Optional directions on configuring simple passwords *Administrative Tools and choose Computer Management or Active Directory Users and Computers

   
   
5. Open Groups folder
6. Right Click Administrator Group
7. Add your username as a member of the Administrators group (use Check Names button)
   
8. Test Log in
9. Summarize Activity as part of documentation,

1. Start IE, go to www.microsoft.com, and Add site to Safe list
   Repeat for school, using *.templejc.edu
   
2. Activate product by selecting key icon in tray, choose to activate online, but do not register
   
   

1. Open Manage your server
2. Add File Server
   
3. Set Disk Quotas
   
   • 5 MB, 1 MB warn, enforced
4. Leave Indexing Off
5. Create a new folder to share, called Users
   
6. Set Permissions
   
   • Administrators have full control
   • Users have Read Write
7. Add Active Directory
   
8. Study the Security Warning, and proceed
9. Select Domain Controller for a new Domain
   
10. Select Domain in a New Forest
    
11. The Full DNS name will be lastname.522.templejc.edu
    
12. Accept yourname for the NetBIOS name
13. Accept defaults for partitions, but study options for real networks
14. Accept SysVol for the location of the database
15. Choose I will correct the problem later by configuring DNS manually
    
16. In the Real world, you will have to choose appropriate permissions
17. Leave Password field blank (not real world option)
    
    
18. Summarize Activity as part of documentation, paying special attention to setting up DHCP, DNS, etc

1. 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.
2. Summarize Chapter as part of documentation

Part 4: Q&A
 • Security: the 25 review questions at the end of chapter 3 Answer in D2L

for Labs that require files to be electronically submitted
 • zip the required file(s) and/or folder(s)
 • rename the zipped file to reflect your name and the lab being turned in
       •Example: yourname-lab1 or yourname-lab1.zip (if your extensions are visible)

 If submitting by Temple College Desire2Learn:
       •Log into D2L, scroll to the bottom, and choose the correct course
       •When the Course Home Page appears, click on the Dropbox link.
       
Dropbox directions

• 1. Choose the class for which you want to drop off an assignment.
  2. Find the Dropbox tool, click on it.
  3. Choose the appropriate Dropbox folder, click on it.
  4. Choose [Add a File], then choose [Browse]; you may need to choose (My) Computer first
  5. Find the file that you would like to upload and click open, then choose [Upload]
  6. Type in a short description or comment about the file, if you like.
  7. Select [Add] for any additional files that may be pertinent, and repeat
  8. After your files have been selected, click [Upload]. (You will always click upload at least twice)
  9. Some files may take a long time to upload (especially if there are graphics in the file).

• Did my file get through?
  1. Go to the Dropbox tool
  2. Click the number under Submissions
  3. All of the assignments that have been submitted will be listed.

 • if submitting by eCampus, by Blackboard
      •Log in to your class, and Click once on the Drop Box/Tools button
      •Select the Digital Drop Box
      •Select the [Add file]
        • For Name, type in the name of the lab
        • For File
           • [Browse...] to the file you wish to submit,
           • Choose [Open] to select it
        • For Comments, include your name, your class, your section, and what you are submitting
      •Select Submit

 • if submitting by email:
       •Send the mail to your instructor, cc yourself
       •The subject line should include your name, your class, your section, and what you are submitting
       •Attach the file