MSPRESS BOOK question

CMI

I am trying to go through the MSPress book for the 290 exam. I am going through the configure your server exercise, but what they have in the book and what my options available are two different things. I am trying to setup the AD. Do I select typical configurations or custom and choose AD? In the book it shows the setup setting a static IP.

Can someone give me some help? I want to set this up like the book so it is the same setup as the rest of the exercises.

Thanks.

deneb829

I have found two things with some of the books.
1. They skipped a step, so you're lost.
2. You got ahead of the book and missed something along the way.
3. They take things for granted - like you'll know how to set up a static IP address.

I guess that's three things. I suggest not using "configure this computer with the most common server options" (or something along those lines). Use custom configuration so you can go through the steps of setting up the various services. When you setup AD it will ask to setup DNS if you do not already have it installed - I suggest letting it install DNS at that point, but otherwise use custom configuration. Once your server is setup with everything you need, the exercises should be straight forward. Setup your static IP address before you add any services, otherwise Windows will complain when you try and install some services.

Slowhand

This is a common mistake with a lot of tutorials. Unless you know, ahead of time, what the IP address, computer name, DGA, etc. . . is, you should go with "typical settings". You can always go back and change all of that later on, when you're getting ready to do the DC promo.

deneb829

Slowhand wrote:

This is a common mistake with a lot of tutorials. Unless you know, ahead of time, what the IP address, computer name, DGA, etc. . . is, you should go with "typical settings". You can always go back and change all of that later on, when you're getting ready to do the DC promo.

Hey Slowhand,
I just want to make sure that I am not giving bad info. Are you suggesting that he configure the server with typical setting as in the wizard that automatically installs DNS, DHCP, etc?

Slowhand

No, when installing the machine, at first. Using the wizards is alright, but I meant setting all the static settings after initial installation of the OS. After that, choosing to do the DC promo or let the wizards do it for you, is up to you.

CMI

I went ahead and did the typical settings. It gave me a screen of what the settings looked like in the book. I have setup DNS and AD in the custom setup before. This time around I want to ensure it is what the setting the book is using so I can make sure I get the same results as the book gives me.

Thanks for the reply.

Also, any other books you recommend? i was thinking on getting the sybex book as well.