If you are setting up brand new Windows Server 2008 R2 systems for Tealeaf servers, here are the settings and programs you will want to configure. These assume the servers will be in a Workgroup, with no ACtive Directory. Remember – you cannot use a Domain Controller as a tealeaf server, the tealeaf software will not run on a Domain Controller.
Common to All Servers
- Configure the SAS drive that comes with the server so the available drive space is dedicated to C: Drive.
- Install Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise OS to the C: Drive.
- Provide information for Workgroup, Server Name, Local Administrator Name when asked
- For the local administrator, use TBD/TBD
- Place all servers in a workgroup TBD (one suggestion would be “Tealeafarm”)
- Provide information for IP Address, Default Gateway, when asked
- Assign the server name and IP address per the corporate standard and communication spreadsheet
- Default Gateway is TBD
- After installation completes, run Windows Updates, then reboot
- Disable the UAC for local administrators
- Disable User Access Control
- Start –> Settings –> Control Panel –> User Accounts –> Turn User Account Control off
- Run this command (or edit registry by hand) to add a special registry key to make administrators true administrator: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /
- Set the following Windows Features (From Control panel add/remove programs->Windows Features)
- Enable Remote Desktop
- Start –> Settings –> Control Panel –> Programs—>Turn Windows Features On –> TBD
- Download, unblock, and install the .Net 3.5 Libraries
- TBD
- Configure a NTP Source
- Windows Time Service and Resulting Internet Communication in Windows Server 2008
- A list of the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) time servers that are available on the Internet
- How to enable and use a local Network Time Protocol (NTP) server
- Configure Windows PowerShell as follows
- Set the Execution policy to unrestricted and enable PS-Remoting by opening a PowerShell Command Prompt and entering the following commands:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
Enable-PSRemoting -Force
- Install the following additional SW for productivity. Install all to their default locations
- GreenShot (Screen Capture) Greenshot V 8.0.0627 Download
- Ditto (Clipboard manager) Ditto V3.17.0.17 Download
- Notepad++ (Enhanced Editor) Notepad++ v5.9.5 Download
HBR Servers (These will communicate with the PCA servers)
- Configure the SAN drive (one LUN, one drive, one TB) as drive D:
- Install the following additional SW for productivity. Install all to their default locations
- Windows Secure File Copy (WinSCP) WinSCP V4.3.5 Download
- Putty (SSH for Windows) Putty (Latest Version) Download
Canister Servers
- Configure the SAN drives (two LUNS, two drives, 1 TB each) as drives D: and E:
Image Server
- Configure the SAN drive (one LUN, one drive, one TB) as drive D:
Portal/Reporting Servers
- Configure the SAN drives (two LUNS, two drives, 1 TB each) as drives D: and E:
- Enable and Configure IIS
- Install and Configure SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Version
- TBD
