Virtual PC - Installing Virtual Machine Additions for Windows Longhorn Core

1. Install Windows Longhorn Core
2. Disable the Sound Card from the settings of Virtual Machine of the Core Server
Edit\Settings\Sound (Core doesn't support sound cards.)
3. Start the VM of Server Core
4. Log on
5. Mount the VM additions from the folder usually c:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual PC\Virtual Machine Additions\VMAdditions.iso
6. Change the path to the CD/DVD
-on my configuration with one partition, type d:
7. Then type:
cd Windows\VirtualMAchineAdditions.msi
8. Install it
9.Reboot it in order to take effect

My Longhorn Core Test Laboratory - Manual Installation Steps

My Longhorn Core Test Laboratory

This is the network diagram of my test lab.

I will start show you how to install and configure Windows Longhorn Core Server.

So, I install first of all Windows Longhorn Enterprise (Long-Enter) and I add the role of Active Directory with the domain contoso.com and the RAS Role in order to have Internet access (2 network cards).

After that I install Windows Vista Business and I join the domain contoso.com.

Let me show you the steps for installing manually Longhorn Server Core:

1. I introduce the DVD and I boot from it:

2. Then I chose the language, the time and currency and the keyboard or input method.

3.Install now or find out "What to know before installing Windows" or later you could "Repair your computer"


4. Press Install Now

5. Enter the product key

6. Select the version you want to install – in our case Windows Longhorn Enterprise Core X86

7. Accept the license terms

8. Upgrade is disable so choose "Custom (advanced)"
9. Choose where and on which partition to install or choose a driver for your disk

10. The Windows is starting to install

11. Restarting

12. Wait until Windows prepare to start for the first time

13. Completing Installation

14. CTRL+ALT+DEL

15. Log on

By default the administrator has a blanc password.

16. Preparing to start for the first time

17. The desktop...

Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” Core System Requirements

Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” System Requirements

To use Windows Server code name "Longhorn" Beta 3, you need*:

Component Requirement
Processor
• Minimum: 1GHz
• Recommended: 2GHz
• Optimal: 3GHz or faster
Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server "Longhorn" for Itanium-based Systems

Memory
• Minimum: 512MB RAM
• Recommended: 1GB RAM
• Optimal: 2GB RAM (Full installation) or 1GB RAM (Server Core installation) or more
• Maximum (32-bit systems): 4GB (Standard) or 64GB (Enterprise and Datacenter)
• Maximum (64-bit systems): 32GB (Standard) or 2TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-based systems)

Available Disk Space
• Minimum: 8GB
• Recommended: 40GB (Full installation) or 10GB (Server Core installation)
• Optimal: 80GB (Full installation) or 40GB (Server Core installation) or more
Note: Computers with more than 16GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files

Drive
DVD-ROM drive

Display and Peripherals
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor
• Keyboard
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device


* Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. Additional available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a network. For more information, please see: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn.

Microsoft Windows Server Code Name Longhorn - Server Core

Here you'll find news & tips&tricks regarding Windows Longhorn Server Core.

Longhorn Core - start

What is Windows Longhorn Server Core?

Windows Server “Longhorn” Core has only core server functionality and no extra overhead.

This limit the roles that can be performed by the server, but also there is nographic user interface (GUI).

What is the result? Improved security and reduced management but also the admin should have good comand-line skills in order to administrate this kind of installation.

The roles supported (now) by Longhorn Core Server include:
- Domain Controller (regular AD),
- DHCP Server, DNS Server,
- File/Print Server
- Lightweight Domain Controller (the next interation of ADAM - Active Directory Application Mode).

Beside those roles we do support some additional optional features like:
-Microsoft Cluster Server
-Network Load Balancing
-Subsystem for UNIX-based applications
-Backup Multipath I/O
-Removable Storage Management
-BitLocker™ Drive Encryption
-Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service
-Telnet client

Additionally, it will support Viridian (Longhorn Server Virtualisation) and Windows Media Services and probably Windows Power Shell.