Step by Step Procedure to Install Windows Server 2019

Sathish Nadarajan
 
Solution Architect
September 3, 2018
 
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Microsoft has released the Insider Preview Version of Windows Server 2019 recently. Thought of creating a VM with the OS Windows Server 2019. While creating the VM, the below are steps which I followed.

· To download the Installer (ISO) we need to be a member of the Insider Preview. It is a free account, which you can use your own Microsoft Live ID. Follow this link to be an insider member. https://insider.windows.com/en-us/welcome-insider/

· The download link is https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewserver

Now the steps are

1. Create a blank VM in the VMWare.

2. The CD Drive is mapped for the ISO file which we downloaded in earlier.

3. Restart the VM. Since the ISO is a bootable, automatically it will try to boot from the CD. But request you to monitor the screen for the instructions.

4. The installation Screens are as below. I don’t think, we require anything to explain here. The article itself is just a reference and ensure that we are seeing the screens in the order or not.

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5. Since this is a Insider Preview version, we may not having the product key. Hence, click on the “I don’t have a product key”

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6. Select the appropriate Windows Version. Always remember to choose with the GUI. Because, without that, the blank OS will be installed. We can use only the command prompt.

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7. Accept the license terms.

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8. Select the appropriate option. Since, I am installing on a blank machine, I am giving “Custom”. If we have already any version of the windows installed and we want the backup, then prefer the “Upgrade” option.

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9. Do the partition appropriately

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10. The User Credentials for the administrator account should be given properly.

11. On the completion, restart the VM and login with the Administrator password we gave.

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12. Once, the installation completes, we can see the new Windows Server 2019

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On the upcoming articles, let us see how to install SP 2019 on this VM.

Happy Coding,

Sathish Nadarajan.

Category : Windows

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Sathish Nadarajan
 
Solution Architect
 
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Sathish is a Microsoft MVP for SharePoint (Office Servers and Services) having 15+ years of experience in Microsoft Technologies. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Aided Design and Business ...read more
 

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