Specifications

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Hardware upgrades to improve database, SharePoint, Exchange, and
file server performance with the Intel processor-powered Dell
PowerEdge T630
3. Uncheck Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication
(recommended), and click OK.
Disabling IE Enhanced Security Configuration
1. In the Local Server tab of the Server Manager window, next to IE Enhanced Security Configuration, click On.
2. In the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration window, select the Off radio buttons for both
Administrators and Users, and click OK.
Installing the Active Directory Domain Services role
Before completing this step, you will need to apply an appropriate IP address for the server. In our case, we used
192.168.1.1.
1. Launch Server Manager, and select Add roles and features.
2. Click Next at the Add Roles and Features Wizard.
3. Select Role-based or feature-based installation, and click Next.
4. Select the AD server from the server pool, and click Next.
5. Select Active Directory Domain Services from the list of Roles, click the Add Features button to add features that
are required by Active Directory Domain Services, and click Next.
6. Accept the defaults selected by setup at the Select Features screen, and click Next.
7. Click Next at the AD DS screen.
8. Select Restart the destination server automatically if required at the confirmation screen, and click Install.
9. Click Promote this server to a domain controller.
10. Select Add a new forest, type in the Root domain name (fqdn), and click Next. For our testing, we used
test.local
11. Type in and confirm the password, and click Next.
12. Click Next at the DNS Options screen.
13. Verify the NetBIOS name, and click Next.
14. Accept the default paths, and click Next.
15. Review the options, and click Next.
16. Verify the prerequisite check passes successfully, and click Install.
Configuring the HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
These steps outline how we installed Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 onto the HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server.
1. Attach the installation media to the host or VM.
2. Power on the host or VM, and boot into the Windows installer.
3. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next.
4. Click Install Now.
5. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next.
6. Click the I accept the license terms checkbox, and click Next.
7. Click Custom.
8. Click Next.
9. At the User’s password must be changed before logging on warning screen, click OK.
10. Enter the desired password for the administrator in both fields, and click the arrow to continue.
11. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK.
12. Connect the machine to the Internet, and install all available Windows updates. Restart as necessary.