11.ClickNext.
12.IntheCompanyinformationwindow,typeyourbusinessinformationifnecessary.
13.Personalizeyourserverandyournetworkbytypingtheservernameandinternaldomainname,and
thenclickNext.
14.Addanetworkadministratoraccountbytypinganameandapassword,andthenclickNext.Awindow
opens,displayingyoursettings.
15.ReviewyoursettingsandclickNext.
16.WhentheExpandingandinstallingleswindowopens,theserverwillrestart.Theserverwillrestart
multipletimesandtheprocesscantake30minutesorlonger.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthat
theinstallationissuccessful,theinstallationcompletes.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
Essentialsoperatingsystem.
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage
Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetupDVDtoyour
server.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.
3.IntheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011window,clickNewinstallation.
4.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,clickInstall.Afterthat,theserver
willrestart.
Notes:
•IfyouclickInstall,alllesandfoldersonyourprimaryharddiskdrivewillbedeleted.
•Ifnoharddiskdrivesaredisplayed,thisindicatesthatyoudonothaveadevicedriverinstalled.
Toinstalladevicedriver,clickLoaddrivers.
5.Theinstallationprocesswillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.
6.AmessageAnetworkdevicedriverwasnotfoundmightbedisplayed,indicatingthatyoudonot
havethedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallthedevicedriver,clickInstallnetworkdrivers.Afterthat,
theserverwillrestart.
7.IntheSetUpWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialswindow,congurethefollowingoptions
asyouneedandthenclickNext.
•Countryorregion
•Timeandcurrency
•Keyboardlayout
8.VerifythedateandtimesettingsbyclickingChangesystemdateandtimesettingsandthenset
yourdateandtime.
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