40554A Classroom Lab Setup

Guide
Overview
This course has relatively few hands-on sessions for the students as most of the
content is non-Microsoft, generic networking theory. However, you will benefit
from having a simple virtual networked environment available to perform the
demonstrations.

Lab Configuration
The lab configuration consists of a physical instructor computer that has
connectivity to the internet. The installed operating system must support
Microsoft Hyper-V, and the necessary virtualization features must be enabled
and configured.

It is essential that the students have access to the internet. Many of the hands-
on samples and exercises require access to the internet. In addition to http/https
connections, students might also need access to Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP)/ping, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) connections to the internet.

Instructor Server Requirements

You require a computer running Windows 10 Professional, Windows 10
Enterprise, or Windows 10 Education with the following hardware and software.

Hardware Requirements
 Minimum 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit processor

 Minimum 8 gigabytes (GB) random access memory (RAM), ideally 16 GB

 Minimum 200 GB hard drive space

 A single network adapter (although you will create multiple virtual network
adapters in Hyper-V)

 Minimum Super VGA (1024 × 768) display

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 Keyboard

 Mouse

Software Requirements
 One of the Windows 10 versions listed in the Instructor Server Requirements
section

 Windows Server 2019 – Evaluation edition, available as a free download from

the Windows Server Evaluations page.

Student Computer Requirements

Each student computer requires the following hardware and software.

Hardware Requirements
 Minimum 1 GHz processor

 Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)

 Minimum 200 GB hard drive space

 DVD drive

 Network interface adapter

 Minimum Super VGA (1024 × 768) display

 Keyboard

 Mouse

Software Requirements
 Windows 10 Professional 64-bit edition or later

Internet Access Requirements

 Required

Server Setup Instructions

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Before you begin, do the following:

 Read this entire document.

 Make sure you have the installation discs for any required software.

 Enable Hyper-V.

High-level setup process:

1. Create a virtual machine (VM) named DC1.

2. Install Windows Server 2019 on the VM.

3. Install the AD DS role on the VM and promote it to a domain controller in the

domain [Link].

4. Specify the local admin and domain admin accounts to use the password of
[Link].

5. Create a second VM with two network cards and four virtual disks.

6. Install Windows Server 2019 on this new VM.

7. Add the VM to the [Link] domain.

8. Download and install Windows Admin Center on the server.

9. Download and install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on the

server.

10. Shut down both VMS and capture their state in virtual machine
checkpoints.

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Detailed setup process

Configure virtual switches in Hyper-V
1. In Hyper-V Manager, select the local computer, and then on the Actions
pane, select Virtual Switch Manager.

2. In the Virtual Switch Manager dialog box, select New virtual network
switch. Ensure that Private is selected, and then select Create Virtual
Switch.

3. In the Virtual Switch Properties area of the Virtual Switch Manager

dialog box, specify the following information, and then select OK:

o Name: Internal

o Connection type: Private network

4. In the Virtual Switch Manager dialog box, select New virtual network
switch. Ensure that Private is selected, and then select Create Virtual
Switch.

o In the Virtual Switch Properties area of the Virtual Switch Manager

dialog box, specify the following information, and then select OK:

 Name: Internet

 Connection type: External network

Create a virtual machine as a domain controller

1. In Hyper-V Manager, select New, and then select Virtual Machine.

2. In the Name text box, enter DC1, and then select Next.

3. On the Specify Generation page, select Generation 2, and then select

Next.

4. In the Startup memory text box, enter 2048, and then select Next.

5. In the Connection list, select Internal, and then select Next.

6. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page, select Next.

7. On the Installation options page, select Install and operating system from a
bootable CD/DVD-ROM.

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8. Select Image file, and then browse and select the ISO file for Windows
Server 2016.

9. Select Finish.

10. Right-click or access the context menu for the DC1 virtual machine in the
list of available virtual machines, and then select Connect.

11. In the Virtual Machine Connection window, select Start.

12. In Setup, select Next and then select Install now.

13. If you have a product key, enter it now, and then select Next.

14. If necessary, select the Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (Desktop

Experience) edition, and then select Next.

15. Accept the license terms, select Custom, and then select Next.

16. When prompted, in the Password and Reenter password text boxes,
enter [Link], and then select Finish.

17. Sign in as Administrator with the password of [Link].

18. In Server Manager, select Local Server.

19. In the Properties pane, configure the following properties:

o Computer name: DC1

o Ethernet:

 IP address: [Link]

 Subnet mask: [Link]

 Default gateway [Link]

 DNS server: [Link]

20. Restart the virtual machine and sign in again as administrator.

21. In Server Manager, select Add roles and features.

22. Select Next three times.

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23. In the Roles list, select the Active Directory Domain Services and DNS
check boxes. If prompted, select Add Features.

24. Select Next four times, and then select Install.

25. When prompted, select Close.

26. In Server Manager, select the Flag, and then select Promote this server
to a domain controller.

27. Select Add a new forest, and in the Root domain name text box, enter
[Link], and then select Next.

28. In the Password and Confirm password text boxes, enter [Link],
and then select Next.

29. Select Next four times, and then select Install.

30. After the virtual machine restarts, sign in as Adatum\Administrator with

the password of [Link].

Create a virtual machine as a member server

1. In Hyper-V Manager, select New, and then select Virtual Machine.

2. In the Name text box, enter SVR1, and then select Next.

3. On the Specify Generation page, select Generation 2, and then select

Next.

4. In the Startup memory text box, enter 2048, and then select Next.

5. In the Connection list, select Internal, and then select Next.

6. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page, select Next.

7. On the Installation options page, select Install an operating system from a

bootable CD/DVD-ROM.

8. Select Image file, browse and select the ISO file for Windows Server 2019,
and then select Finish.

9. In the list of available virtual machines, right-click or access the context

menu, and then select Settings.

10. In the details pane, select Network Adapter, and then select Add.

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11. In the details pane, in the Virtual switch list, select Internet, and then
select OK.

12. In the list of available virtual machines, right-click or access the context
menu for the SVR1 virtual machine, and then select Connect.

13. In the Virtual Machine Connection window, select Start.

14. In Setup, select Next and then select Install now.

15. Enter a product key if you have one, and then select Next.

16. If necessary, select the Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (Desktop

Experience) edition, and then select Next.

17. Accept the license terms, select Custom, and then select Next.

18. When prompted, in the Password and Reenter password text boxes,
enter [Link], and then select Finish.

19. Sign in as Administrator with the password of [Link].

20. In Server Manager, select Local Server.

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21. In the Properties pane, configure the following properties:

o Computer name: SVR1

o Ethernet 2 (this should be the adapter connected to the Private switch):

 IP address: [Link]

 Subnet mask: [Link]

 Default gateway [Link]

 DNS server: [Link]

 Rename this adapter Adatum

 Disable and then enable this adapter

o Ethernet (this should be the adapter connected to the Internet virtual

switch):

 IP address: [Link]

 Subnet mask: [Link]

 Rename this adapter Internet

22. Restart the VM and sign in as administrator again.

23. In Server Manager, select Local Server.

24. In the Properties pane, configure the following properties:

o Workgroup: [Link]

o Use the account Adatum\administrator with the password [Link]

to add the computer to the domain.

25. Restart the VM and sign in as Adatum\administrator.

26. Switch to SVR1.

27. Download the Windows Admin Center.

28. Copy the installation file to SVR1 and install using the default settings.

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29. On both servers, create an inbound firewall rule that opens TCP port 6516.

30. Add three blank virtual hard disks to the SCSI controller using the following
procedure:

a. In Hyper-V Manager, select New, and then select Hard Disk.

b. Select Next twice.

c. On the Specify name and location page, in the Name text box, enter
b.

d. Select Next twice, and then select finish.

e. Repeat the preceding steps to create two more blank virtual hard disks
called
SVR1-2 and SVR1-3.

f. Open the Settings for SVR1.

g. Select SCSI controller.

h. In the details pane, select Hard drive, and then select Add.

i. Browse and select the SVR1-1 virtual hard disk.

j. Repeat the preceding steps to add SVR1-2 and SVR1-3 to the SCSI
controller.

k. Select Apply.

31. Shut down both DC1 and SVR1.

32. When disk activity has ceased (and merges are complete), in Hyper-V,
right-click or access the context menu for each virtual machine, and then
select Checkpoint.

33. Export both VMs and import the VMs onto each student computer.

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Student Setup Instructions

Students require Internet access, and the account name and password of a local
administrator account on their computers. The student computers must be
installed with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Professional, Education, or
Enterprise editions.

1. Install the Hyper-V role and management tools on the student computers.

2. Place a shortcut for the Hyper-V Manager console on the desktop of all
student machines.

3. Copy the Windows Server 2019 evaluation ISO to the C:\Download folder of
each student machine.

4. Import both VMs onto the student computers.

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