Datasheet

11
Deciding Between Types of Installation
FIguRe 1-1: System Recovery Options
4. From the command prompt, type diskpart.exe. From within diskpart.exe,
type the following commands:
select disk 0
create partition primary
format
assign
create vdisk file=”c:\2008r2.vhd” maximum=
X
select vdisk file=”c:\2008r2.vhd”
attach vdisk
exit
5. From the command prompt, ensure that you are still in the X:\sources direc-
tory, and then type Setup.exe. This will restart the Windows Server 2008 R2
installation routine.
6. In the installation routine, with which you are no doubt familiar, answer the
questions until you come to the screen where you are asked, “Where Do You
Want to Install Windows?”
7. On the Where Do You Want to Install Windows dialog, select the volume that
matches the size of the VHD le that you created.
As backups taken with the built-in Windows Server 2008 R2 backup utility are
stored in VHD format, it is also possible to copy a backup across to a new volume,
use BCDEDIT to modify the boot conguration, and boot directly to the backup as
an alternative boot strategy. This enables you to perform full server recovery on the
same hardware without wiping the original operating system.
The value

you put for the
maximum size of
the VHD should
approximate the
size of the volume
on which you want
to install Windows
Server 2008 R2.
You set this figure
in megabytes.
Server 2008 R2
needs about 15-20
GB of space for a
normal installation.
Click through

the warning that
indicates you are
unable to install
to this drive. The
installation will
continue from this
point as normal.
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