After you install Windows 2k8, it's fully locked down with no internet access. You need to do the following:
- Go to the Network Center and right click on the LAN network adapter, then go to Properties
- Go to TCP/IP 4 protocol and hit Properties
- Put in the correct IP, netmask, gateway and DNS server IPs
- Make sure to enable RDP service and allow access in Windows firewall - also need to enable it in Server Manager so it's active - see link!
- Make sure the driver is up to date for the NIC. You can update it using the mounted ISO image to search for the latest driver.
Server Manager RDP link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...=ws.10%29.aspx
The above should do it.
If there is a raid card, you may need to specify the OS disk to be the boot drive. In an adaptec card do the following:
1. Go to raid BIOS
2. Manage arrays
3. Select the volume the OS is installed on
4. Hit Ctrl+B to bring it to the top of list
5. Hit ESC until you reboot