d.ClickBrowsetogotothefolderwherethedriverisstored,andthenclickNext.
e.IntheWindowshassuccessfullyupdatedyourdriversoftwarewindow,clickClose.
13.Configurethedateandtimeasyouneed,andthenclickNext.
14.Choosethetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean
installisselected.
15.PersonalizetheserverbytypingthecomputernameandthenclickNext.
16.IntheProvideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
17.IntheProvideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
18.IntheKeepyourserverup-to-dateautomaticallywindow,configurethesettingsasyouneed.Your
serverrestartsseveraltimes.
19.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVDisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.
Note:SkipthisstepifyouareinstallingMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEditionor
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition.
6.SelecttheWindowsoperationsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.ThenclickNext.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012R2Standard(ServerwithaGUI)is
selectedinthisstep.
7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
9.Dependingontheconfiguration,dothefollowing:
•IftheserverconfigurationissetasRAID,dothefollowing:
Chapter2.Installinganoperatingsysteminlegacymode11