Configuring Windows 10/11
Connectivity and Storage
LAB SETUP
Glenn Weadock
MDAA, MCAAA, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, A+, SECURITY+
[email protected] www.i-sw.com
Why Should I Take This Course?
Your organization uses Windows 10/11
(or will soon)
You work in IT (or will soon!)
You want to pass the MD-100 exam and
become a “Modern Desktop Administrator
Associate”
Modules in This Course
Configuring
Configuring
Lab Setup Mobile
Networking Networking
Configuring Data
Configuring Data
Access and
Storage Protection
Topics in This
Module
Lab setup: first steps
Virtual machine setup
Lab Setup: First Steps
Download the Eval of Server 2022/19/16
Any are fine for our purposes
Recommended version:
- Datacenter edition (Standard will work)
- Server “with Desktop Experience”
180-day eval from Microsoft:
- Google “Microsoft Evaluation Center”
plus the name of your language for the
localized download site. For example:
- “Microsoft evaluation center French” >
www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/evalcenter
Download the Eval of Windows 10/11
Recommended version:
- Windows 10, Enterprise edition
90-day eval from Microsoft:
- Google “Microsoft Evaluation Center”
plus the name of your language for the
localized download site
Set up a VM Host
Host system recommendations:
- Windows Server 2022, 2019, or 2016
- 16 GB RAM
- 75 GB storage (SSD is best!)
- Windows 10/11 with Client Hyper-V
Hyper-V Server Role
- Requires 64-bit OS, HAV support
- Other platforms should be fine
(VMware, VirtualBox)
Internet connectivity for some demos
Checking MSINFO32 for Hyper-V Compatibility
If you are new to Hyper-V, I suggest
watching my course, Implementing
Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V.
It will give you a great foundation in
Hyper-V and you will be able to follow the
guidelines in this module more easily.
Build Your VMs
Choose dynamically expanding hard drive,
VHDX, on SSD if possible
Configure guests for multiprocessor
support if available
1 GB RAM minimum per guest,
2 GB preferable
Windows Server 2022/19/16 (3X)
Windows 10/11 (2X)
Build Your Virtual Switches
Two private, one external:
Globomantics Denver
- Private network type (in Hyper-V)
Globomantics Internet (External)
- External network type
Globomantics Internet (Private)
- Private network type
Virtual Machine Setup
The following slides detail the
setup that I used.
You can set things up differently if
you like – this is all a suggestion.
Virtual Machines for This Course
GM-DC1 (Server 2022/19/16)
- Domain controller, file server, DNS
- AD Certificate Services
(optional, for later courses)
GM-WS1, GM-WS2 (Windows 10/11)
- Employee workstations
GM-WSUS (Server 2022/19/16)
- WSUS server (optional, for later
courses)
GM-RAS1 (Server 2022/19/16)
- Remote access server
Virtual Switch Assignments
GM-DC1: Denver
GM-WS1: Denver
GM-WS2: Denver, Internet (Private) (*)
GM-RAS1: Denver, Internet (Private)
GM-WSUS: Denver, Internet (External)
(*) only one adapter enabled at a time
GM-DC1 Setup Notes (Guest OS)
Install & configure ADDS
- Domain = globomantics.local
- Include DNS
Install File and Storage Services
…and create one or two file shares
Create groups “IT admins” & “Research”
…and at least one user in each
IP 172.20.1.50/16, gateway 172.20.1.1,
DNS 127.0.0.1
GM-WS1 and WS2 Setup Notes (Guest OS)
Join the domain
- Domain = globomantics.local
GM-WS1: Denver IP 172.20.1.99/16,
gateway 172.20.1.1, DNS 172.20.1.50
GM-WS2:
Denver IP 172.20.1.60/16, gateway
172.20.1.1, DNS 172.20.1.50
Internet (private) 52.0.0.99/12, gateway
52.0.0.9, DNS 52.0.0.50
GM-WSUS Setup Notes (Guest OS)
Join the domain
- Domain = globomantics.local
Denver IP 172.20.1.2/16, no gateway,
DNS 172.20.1.50
Internet (external) IP settings
automatically assigned
GM-RAS1 Setup Notes (Guest OS)
Join the domain
- Domain = globomantics.local
Denver IP 172.20.1.1/16, no gateway,
DNS 172.20.1.50
Internet (private) IP 52.0.0.1/12,
gateway 52.0.0.9, DNS 52.0.0.50
That’s it for this module!
Next up:
Configuring Networking
