How to Installing Windows Server 2012

For preparing to install Windows Server 2012, we need to understand whether a particular hardware configuration is appropriate:

- Installation Types

- Hardware Requirements

Process to Install:

        1.     Connect to the installation source. Options include:

§  Insert a DVD-ROM containing the Windows Server 2012 installation files, and choose boot from DVD-ROM.

§  Connect a prepared USB drive that hosts the Windows Server 2012 installation files.

§   Perform a PXE boot, then connect to a Windows DS server.

2.     On the first page of the Windows Setup Wizard, choose the following:

§  Language to install

§  Time and currency format

§  Keyboard or input method

3.     On the second page of the Windows Setup Wizard, click Install now. You can also use this page to select Repair Your Computer. You use this option in the event that an installation has become corrupted, and you are no longer able to boot into Windows Server 2012.

4.     In the Windows Setup Wizard, on the Select The Operating System You Want To Install page, choose from the available operating system installation options. The default option is Server Core Installation.

5.     On the License Terms page, review the terms of the operating system license. You must choose to accept the license terms before you can proceed with the installation process.

6.     On the Which Type Of Installation Do You Want page, you have the following options:

§  Upgrade. Select this option if you have an existing installation of Windows Server that you want to upgrade to Windows Server 2012. You should launch upgrades from within the previous version of Windows Server rather than booting from the installation source.

§  Custom. Select this option if you want to perform a new installation.

7.     On the Where do you want to install Windows page, choose an available disk on which to install Windows Server 2012. You can also choose to repartition and reformat disks from this page. When you click Next, the installation process will copy files and reboot the computer several times.

8.     On the Settings page, provide a password for the local Administrator account.