Installing Windows Server 2008 operating system on a virtual machine

This article introduces the installation of Windows Server operating system and its application in enterprises. Different versions can be used to build different types of services in small enterprises. Small enterprises can build Web services, FTP services, DNS and DHCP services, etc. In large enterprises, Windows Server server systems can be used to build AD domain Exchange mailbox services, etc.

Windows 2008 version

There are standard editions and enterprise editions. Clusters are double-clicked for hot standby. There are data center editions and core editions. The operating system does not have a graphical interface. It is safe and does not require updating the operating system.

1. Install the Windows Server 2008 operating system in the virtual machine, open the virtual machine, click New Virtual Machine, select Typical, and then click Next.

2. Select Install the operating system later, then click Next

3. Select Windows system, open it and find Windows Server 2008 R2 X64 operating system, then click Next

4. Enter the name of the virtual machine. Here I enter Server. Below is the location where the system is stored. I choose to save it in the F drive, and then click Next.

5. Enter the disk size here. Enter it according to the size of your physical hard disk. I will give 40G here, and then go to the next step

6. After creation, click Next

7. Click Virtual Machine Edit, then find the CD/DVD option, use the ISO image file, find the Windows Server 2008 iso image you downloaded, and then click Next

8. Click Start, then Next

9. Select Windows Server R2Enterprise Enterprise Edition Full Installation here, and then click

10. Check I accept the license terms, otherwise it cannot be installed, then next

11. Select Custom (Advanced) and click Next

12. There is only one disk here, with a total size of 40G. I will not partition it here. Click Next to continue

13. Wait for the installation to complete and restart the computer automatically

14. Now the installation is complete and the computer will automatically restart

15. After restarting the computer, it now prompts us to change the password before logging in, requiring numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, or special symbols

16. After entering the password, press Enter to log in to the system

17. Log in to the system. By default, there is only one Recycle Bin on the desktop. Now click the Start menu, select Computer and click Display on the Desktop, or press the letter R on the keyboard.

18. Select the control panel and add it to the desktop for easy operation in the future

19. Select the computer and right-click to open the properties, or press the letter R on the keyboard, the same effect

20. After opening, you can see that the default operating system installation uses the WORKGROUP workgroup. Click Change Settings to modify the computer description and computer name.

21. First modify the computer description, here I change it to ADServer, then click Apply

22. After modifying the computer description, click Change and then modify the computer name. Here I change it to Server, and then confirm.

23. After the modification is completed, we are prompted to restart the computer. Here we choose to restart later

24. Activate the Windows Server operating system. After installation, it can only be used for three days by default. Here I use the software to activate it, and then click Restart to restart the computer.

25. After the restart is complete, open the system and you can see that the computer description and computer name cannot be changed, and the operating system is also activated

26. Then click on the virtual machine, find VMware Tools and install it

27. Select Complete Installation and then Next

28. Wait for the installation to complete and you will be prompted to restart the computer. After the installation is complete, you can copy the data on the physical machine and paste it in the virtual machine. This makes copying data very convenient.

29. After the reboot is complete, click on the virtual machine and create a snapshot so that we can restore to a clean system later. Enter the snapshot name and take the snapshot.

30. Click on the virtual machine and find the snapshot. You can view the snapshot you just created here. Double-click snapshot 1 to restore to the time when the system was just installed.

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