Configuring Critical Services with Windows Server

The assignment requires students to configure a virtual instance of Windows Server 2008 or 2012 as a Domain Controller and install Windows PowerShell. The student must then use PowerShell to add a Name Resolution Policy Table rule that configures the server at 10.1.0.1 as a DNS server for the namespace abcd.com, and retrieve the rule configured on the server. A reflective paper of at least 2 pages in APA format is also required, detailing the installations, configurations, challenges, and solutions to complete the project.

CSIS 352
PROJECT 1 INSTRUCTIONS
A common task for system administrators is to configure critical services. This project requires
that you work with a virtual installation of Windows Server (2008 or 2012) that will be promoted
to a Domain Controller as well as an installation of Windows PowerShell to configure several
aspects of DNS on that server. You will include a reflective paper of at least 2 pages in current
APA format that details the installations, configurations, challenges, and solutions to complete
the following systems administration project:
1) Install a virtual instance of Windows Server using VirtualBox
(http://www.virtualbox.org). Windows Server can be downloaded from DreamSpark
(http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=9f1ef5ac-
f79b-e011-969d-0030487d8897&vsro=8). A video showing how to install Windows
Server 2012 within VirtualBox is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=QQ8-cMIHp98.
2) Configure the Server as a Domain Controller. Steps for 2012 are here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12370.step-by-step-guide-for-
setting-up-a-windows-server-2012-domain-controller.aspx.
3) Install Windows PowerShell on the server
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40855).
4) Using PowerShell, add a Name Resolution Policy Table rule that configures the server at
10.1.0.1 as a DNS server for the namespace abcd.com.
5) Using PowerShell, retrieve the Name Resolution Policy Table rule that is configured on
the server.
The paper must utilize appendixes to reference screenshots along the way. Screenshots must
identify a unique piece of information on the user’s computer such as a picture and include the
system date and time in each screen capture. At the minimum, screenshots must exist during the
initial setup of Virtualbox, installation of the operating system, configuration of the user
accounts, security updates, and firewall configuration of the new operating systems. Subsequent
screenshots must exist that detail the other deliverables in each phase (e.g., such as DNS).
This assignment must be submitted to SafeAssign by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of
Module/Week 3.