Installation and Configuration of
Windows Server 2019
Created by Jay Hemant Mhatre
1. Installation of Windows Server in
VmWare Workstation
• Install the VmWare Workstation from the official website or the link
provided below:
https://www.vmware.com/go/getworkstation-win
• Download the Windows Server ISO file from the given website
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=2195167&clcid=0x409&
culture=en-us&country=US
• Make a new machine in the VmWare
Workstation using the Create option
on screen.
• Select the Typical (Recommended)
option and click next.
• Select the Installer Disc image file
option and select the downloaded
iso file of the windows server 2019
and click next.
• Select the next button on the next • Now finish the setup by clicking the Finish
window and click yes. option.
• Now name your machine and select next. • Before launching the machine go to
virtual machine settings and change the
• Select the first option for storage option Network connection to host only in
and allocate size to the machine. Network Adapter option.
• Now launch machine created. • Check the check box to accept the
license term and click next.
• After some setup select the option
shown in the image beside.
• Select custom optionto install • Click next as the drive will be
only windows. selected by default.
• After this the isntallation will start
and may take few minutes to
complete.
• Now set the Password for the
administrator and finish the
setup.
2. Configuring Local Server
• Open local server and select the • Now open Properties of
Ethernet0 option Ethernet0 by right clicking on it.
• Now select the internet protocol
version 4 and click properties
button to open the properties
here select the Use the
following IP address option and
specify the IP address for our
server.
• Press OK to end the setup.
3. Adding Required Services
• After the setup is complete u will
be redirected to the server
manager dashboard.
• Now to select the Add roles and
feature option.
• Click next and select Role-based • Select the Services needed in our case we
installation. select DNS server, DHCP server and Active
• Click next until in Server role section. Directory Domain Services.
• Now select the features needed and click
next and click install to let the setup start.
4. Configuring DNS Services
• Now go to the Tools option in • Now right click on forward look up
zone and select new zone.
top right corner and open DNS.
• Click next.
• Select Do not allow dynamic
updates and proceed by pressing
• Select Primary zone and type in the next.
name of the zone
• Press Finish to complete the creation
of the new zone.
• Click next and select the primary
• Now right click on the Reverse look zone and click next.
up zones and add new zone • Click the next but with defaultly
selected option then select the IPv4
Reverse Zone and click next
• Now type in the network ID and • Now select Do not allow
click next. dynamic updates and select
next.
• Now click Finish to to complete
the creation of new zone.
• Now right click on the newly • Now open the Reverse look up
created zone in Forward look up and right click on the newly
zone and select New Host(A or created zone and add new
AAAA).... and enter the name pointer (PTR).
and IP address for the host.
• Now browse the newly created
Host form the forward look up
zone and select it.
5. Configuring DHCP Services
• Now go to the Tools option in top • Now add a new scope to the IPv4 section by
right corner and open DHCP. right clicking on IPv4 section.
• Give desired name to the scope and add some
discription of the same and click next
• Now select the start and end IP addressess
that satisfies the conditions of IP Classes
• Type in the IP address range that you • Press next on next frame and now type
want to exclude. the Client’s IP address and press next,
then select the time that the client is
• This IP addresses are excluded to allowed to use the given IP address.
prevent IP address conflicts that occurs
when host IP overlaps with IP addresses.
• Now select yes and click next. Select • Now click Next and finish the DHCP
an IP address for a router used by setup.
client and click next.
• Add the parent domain and the
server IP address and click next.
6. Configuration of Active Directory Domain Services
• Click the warning on the flag ico
besides Manage tab and open the
following warning.
• Select the Add new forest option • Enter the Password in the given tab.
and set the Root Domain Name. • This password will be used in future
when any change are done in the
directory .
• Here NetBIOS domain name would • Here click on next as the paths
be set by defualt. would be selected by default.
• Click on next to proceed further.
• Click next on review option.
• It may take few seconds for the
prerequisites check to complete.
• After completion click install to install
the requirements. Click close to end
the setup.
• After closing the system would restart
automatically to apply settings.
