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- Make installation, hardware, and site-specific preparations to install
Windows 2000 Server
- Install Windows 2000 Server using different methods, including from a
CD-ROM, from the installation disks, over a network, unattended, and
from another operating system
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- Go through a Windows 2000 Server installation step by step, and test the
installation
- Upgrade a Windows NT server and domain
- Create an emergency repair disk
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- Install a service pack
- Troubleshoot installation problems and uninstall Windows 2000 Server
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- Preliminary steps:
- Information about what hardware components are installed
- Determination of which file system to use
- Creation of an Administrator account
- Name of the server
- An installed NIC
- Determine which protocols to install
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- Record the BIOS setup information and save it for later troubleshooting
in the event that the computer’s battery is defective or in case you
need it to restore one or more BIOS settings
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- Obtain the latest device drivers before you start the installation, such
as those for the NIC, HAL.dll (for SMP computers), SCSI adapters, CD-ROM
drives, RAID arrays
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- How to partition the disk or disks
- What file system(s) to use
- What to name the server
- What password to use for the Administrator account
- What protocols to use
- What licensing method to use
- Whether to make the server a DC
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- Other systems that can reside on the same server as Windows 2000 Server
include MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows 98
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- If you create FAT and NTFS partitions, create the FAT partition before
you start (or leave an existing FAT partition if you create a dual boot
system)
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- The Boot.ini file on the system partition contains information about the
location of both operating systems in a dual boot configuration
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- Windows 2000 will format a 2 GB or smaller partition as FAT16 and a
partition larger than 2 GB as FAT32
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- Use a name that is easy to type
- Make the name descriptive of the server’s function or of the
organization
- Select a name that is easy to remember and use
- Make sure the name is not already used on the network
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- Use a “strong” or difficult-to-guess password for the critical
Administrator account
- Characteristics of a strong password:
- Over seven characters long
- Has a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols
- Includes at least one symbol in characters two through six
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- Consider using the default TCP/IP setup as a starting point and add
other protocols later as needed
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- Per server licensing: A server software license based on the maximum
number of clients that log on to the server at one time
- Per seat licensing: A server software license that requires that there
be enough licenses for all network client workstations
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- Standalone server: A server that is not a member of a domain, but that
is a member of an existing workgroup or that establishes its own
workgroup, such as in peer-to-peer networking
- Member server: A server that is a member of an existing Windows 2000
domain, but that does not function as a domain controller
- (Either type of server can be later set up as a domain controller)
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- CD-ROM only
- Floppy disk and CD-ROM
- Network installation
- Installation from an existing operating system
- Unattended installation
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- Use Winnt.exe from scratch (installation disks or CD-ROM) and from
computers already booted from MS-DOS or Windows 3.x
- Use Winnt32.exe from computers already booted from Windows 95/98,
Windows NT, or Windows 2000 (for an upgrade)
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- Set the computer’s BIOS to boot first from CD-ROM
- Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM
- Turn the computer off and then back on (you may need to press Enter to
boot from CD-ROM)
- After Winnt.exe starts, follow the instructions on the screen
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- Set the BIOS to boot first from drive A:
- Power off the computer
- Insert Setup Disk #1 and the CD-ROM
- Turn on the computer, booting from the Setup Disk #1
- After Winnt.exe starts, insert Setup Disk #2 and follow the on-screen
instructions
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- Format 4 floppy disks
- Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM
- Click Start and then click Run
- Enter the drive letter of the CD-ROM and the path \bootdisk\makebt32.exe
- Click OK
- Follow the on-screen instructions
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- Copy the installation files from the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM which
are in the folder \I386
- Share the host’s folder and set appropriate permissions
- Map the host’s shared folder from the target server computer
- Run Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe from the shared folder
- Follow the on-screen instructions
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- Boot the computer to use its existing operating system
- Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM
- Click Start, click Run, enter the drive letter of the CD-ROM and the
path to the Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe file, such as \I386\winnt32 plus
any switches
- Follow the on-screen instructions
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- If you install Windows 2000 from MS-DOS, you can reduce the installation
time from several hours to under an hour if you start the SMARTDRIVE
utility before running Winnt.exe
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- Create an answer file using Setup Manager or Notepad
- Use the /s and /u (or /unattend) switches to specify the location of the
installation files and of the answer file such as:
- Winnt32 /s:\\mainserver\I386 /unattend:unattend.txt
- Use a uniqueness database and the /UDF switch to further customize the
unattended installation
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- An alternative to a unattended network installation is to create an
answer file to use along with booting via the CD-ROM, but name the file,
Winnt.sif
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- Use Sysprep.exe to clone computers that have the same hardware
configuration
- Use Syspart.exe to clone computers that have different hardware
configurations
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- If Setup starts, but does not find mass storage, restart the
installation, press F6 as soon as possible and load the manufacturer’s
driver (such as for a SCSI adapter)
- If Setup does not start because you are using an SMP computer, restart
the installation, press F5, and provide the computer manufacturer’s
Hal.dll
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- When the Windows Setup starts, it inspects the computer hardware and
loads drivers and then presents a screen on which to press Enter to
start the installation
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- Read the licensing agreement and press F8
- Select the partitioned or unpartitioned disk space on which to install
Windows 2000
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- Select the file system to use, FAT or NTFS
- Setup automatically checks the disks, copies files, and reboots into the
graphical mode
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- Setup gathers and verifies information about the computer, such as the
keyboard and pointing device
- Setup next enables you to configure regional and keyboard settings, such
as the language that you use
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- Enter your name and the name of your organization
- Enter the product key which is obtained from the back of the Windows
2000 Server CD-ROM jewel case
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- Select the licensing mode
- Enter the name of the server and the Administrator account’s password
- Select the Windows 2000 components to install
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- If there is an installed modem, provide the Modem Dialing information
- Verify the date and time
- Select the network configuration option, such as Typical settings in
order to install TCP/IP
- Specify whether the computer will start off in a workgroup or domain (if
in a domain, provide the account and password)
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- Wait for Setup to install components and files and then click Finish
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- Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, enter Administrator as the account name, and enter
the Administrator password you specified during the installation
- Look for the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server dialog box, which
provides one method for continuing to configure the server
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- Test the desktop icons and other preliminary functions of the server
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- Coordinate a time for the upgrade
- Backup each server that will be upgraded
- Upgrade the PDC first
- Upgrade the BDCs one at a time
- Upgrade using Winnt32
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- Create an emergency repair disk for each newly installed or upgraded
server
- Update the emergency repair disk every time you implement an important
change on a server, such as after
installing new hardware, drivers, and software
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- The first step is to avoid problems through your advanced preparations
- Purchase components listed on the HCL
- Test all hardware before you start the installation
- Run the computer’s diagnostics before starting
- Run a comprehensive test of the hard disk before starting
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- Check Microsoft’s Web site for the latest information about service
packs and the option to download them
- For more control, install service packs using the Update command
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- Backup the server files
- Use the disk management utilities in the new operating system to delete
the Windows 2000 partition, re-partition the drive, and format it (or
start a Windows 2000 installation and delete the partition via Windows
2000 Setup)
- Install the new operating system
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- Before you install Windows 2000 Server, make sure the computer’s
components are on the HCL
- Make decisions in advance about how to complete the installation
options, such as how to partition the disk and what file system to use
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- Use the appropriate installation option, such as installing from CD-ROM,
from the installation diskettes, over the network, from another
operating system, or unattended
- Make an emergency repair disk after you finish the installation
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