Title: Lab 2: Configuring Servers
Course: CTS 2234 Server Operating Systems > Section: Module 1 - Installing and Configuring Servers

Directions: The following exercises can be performed either in a computer lab or on a virtual machine. The detailed instructions for these exercises and the lab worksheets are in the Labs Online for Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 published by John Wiley & Sons. You should complete the lab worksheet, save it as a document (YourName_LabX.docx) and submit it to the drop box for this assignment. For information on grading, see the attached rubric.

Exercise 2.1 Completing Post-Installation Tasks

Overview: In this exercise, you complete the tasks necessary to set up a server on which Windows Server 2012 has just been installed.

Exercise 2.2 Adding Roles and Features

Overview: In this exercise, you use the Add Roles and Features Wizard to install additional components to a server running Windows Server 2012.

Exercise 2.3 Converting the GUI Interface to Server Core

Overview: Windows Server 2012, for the first time, enables you to convert a server installed using the full graphical user interface to one that uses Server Core. This enables administrators who are less familiar with the Windows PowerShell interface to install and configure a server using the familiar GUI tools, and then convert it to Server Core to minimize hardware resource utilization.