J.C. Mackin - MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, 2nd Edition

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This training kit is designed for information technology (IT) professionals who support or plan to support Windows Server 2008 R2 networks and who also plan to take the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 70-643 exam. It is assumed that before you begin using this kit, you have a solid, foundation-level understanding of Windows client and server operating systems and common Internet technologies.

The material covered in this training kit and on the 70-643 exam relates to the technologies in a Windows Server 2008 R2 network that support remote access to operating systems, web content, media, and applications. The topics in this training kit cover what you need to know for the exam as described on the Skills Measured tab for the exam, which is available at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Exam.aspx?ID=70-643&locale=en-us#tab2.

By using this training kit, you learn how to do the following:

Refer to the objective mapping page in the front of this book to see where in the book each exam objective is covered.

The following software is required to complete the practice exercises:

After you have installed Windows Server 2008 R2 on your physical computer and have established an Internet connection, you are ready to begin the practice setup. This setup occurs in five phases. In the first phase, you install the Hyper-V server role and create a virtual network named contoso.local. In the second phase, you create three virtual machines. Figure I-1 shows the virtual hardware configuration of the virtual machines as they appear after this second phase.

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IMPORTANT DOWNLOAD REQUIRED SOFTWARE

Before you begin preparing the practice computers, you must have a copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 (either as an .iso file or as a DVD) and the Windows Automated Installation Kit (either as an .iso file or as a DVD).

Figure 1. Hardware configuration for the three computers in Hyper-V.

In the third phase of the practice setup, you configure the software for the Server1 and Core1 machines. (No software configuration is necessary for Server2 because this computer must be left as a virtual bare-metal machine.)

The fourth phase of practice setup describes the configuration necessary to provide an Internet connection for all computers. By performing these steps, you add a second virtual network adapter to Server1 and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) across its two adapters, as shown in Figure I-2.

Figure 2. Providing an Internet connection for all three computers in Hyper-V.

In the fifth and final phase of the practice setup, you activate the Server1 and Core1 servers over the Internet.

Phase 1: Install and Configure the Hyper-V Server Role on the Host Server

Perform the following steps to create and prepare the virtual environment for the lab computers.

Add the Hyper-V Server Role

On the host computer running Windows Server 2008 R2, click Add Roles in the Initial Configuration Tasks window and then add the Hyper-V server role.