Create VirtualPC with Windows 2008 Server

In training we use VirtualPC 2007 to learn to install windows server 2008 and also  practice selecting features such as Windows Powershell. Here are the instrustions to create a virtual hard drive and to install Windows Server 2008.

The first step is to download VirtualPC 2007 from the Microsoft web site. The first thing you will see when you execute the software is the VirtulPC console.

Select New on the console. Then the Create New Virtual machine wizard opens up. First for training purposes we clicked the settings button on the concole to make the network adapter (Local Only). Click Next

Then choose create a Virtual machine. Click Next

Then choose names for you VirtualPC’s, I chose Glaskow and Melbourne such as in the training manual. You will also be prompted to choose a location for yout VirtualPC. I created subfolders Glaskow and Melbourne in the default folder My Virtual machines. Click Next

The next step is choosing how much ram you want. 512mb min is recommended. Click Next

Then choose to create a new Virtual hard disc. Click Next

Then choose the size of your hard disc. I recommend at least 18GB. Click Next

 Now your done creating the hard disc for your VirtualPC. Click Finish

Select Start, then on the menu bar Click CD then,  Click the option Capture .iso, then click on the folder where you have your Windows Server 2008 .iso. When the .iso starts loading Click repair your computer.

Click Next, then select command prompt, then type diskpart.

Here is the Syntax to create and format two partitions, so we can have a bitlocker partition. I used 100mb for training purposes only, the minimum size for bitlocker in the real world is 1.5GB.
>diskpart
>select disk 0
>clean
>create partition primary size=100
>assign letter=s
>active
>create partition primary
>assign letter=c
>exit
>format s: /y /q /fs:ntfs
>format c: /y /q /fs:ntfs
>exit

X out,  then Click install now

You will then be asked which partition to install Windows Server 2008.

These are all the steps to install Windows Server 2008, create and format partitions for your Server.

Powershell:The New Command Prompt

For my MCITP class my instructor, Joe, is using Powershell, as he calls it the new Command prompt. In class we were shown how to use syntax , rather than GUI to install roles or features of Server 2008.  For example, he wanted the class to install the components for a successful WSUS server. These were Windows authentication, Static Content, ASP.NET, IIS 6.0 Management compatibility, and IIS 6.0 metabase compatibility. After starting up Powershell, the syntax to install any server roles or Features is:

 servermanagercmd -install [name of roles/features]

For WSUS to work, the web server role must be installed first. But Joe always asks what is the name of the role to be installed or how to find the name of the role. Just type the following syntax:

servermanagercmd -query

Later, in this article, I will add the names of roles or features for the WSUS server to be used with servermanagercmd.

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