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Windows Server 2019 Evaluation Image on a Contabo VPS

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FREE Windows Server 2019 Image Deployment on a VPS. . How to deploy the Image Standard - Evaluation Edition and connect to it via RDP using a Computer, a IPad and an IPhone. Also rearm the 180 day evalution period up to 6 times.

Contabo Link : https://cloudtechlinks.com/V09u-Contabo-Link

Time Stamps: 00:00 The Video Purpose 01:51 Background 03:57 The Purchase Process 06:57 A Look round the Control Panel 10:09 Starting the Rescue System 10:53 The VNC Viewer 12.12 Applying the disk image 13:56 Connecting via RDP** 15:05 Server Configuration 16:40 Reset the Evaluation Period 17:44 Access Server with a Tablet 20:23 The Making of this Video

DEPLOYMENT

Ubuntu 20.04 on Order Form Start in Rescue mode, Debian 10 live.

(NOTE : ON THE FOLLOWING LINE OF CODE, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A SPACE IN THE HTTPS PART OF THE WEB ADRESS TO STOP YOUTUBE SEEING IT AND TRUNCATING IT, WHICH IT DOES FOR ALL WEB ADRESSES. PLEASE REMOVE THE SPACE BEFORE RUNNING THE COMMAND)

then key (as cut & paste doesnt work) wget -O- ht tps://cloudtechlinks.com/V09-Contabo-Server-2019-Image | xz -d -c | sudo dd of=/dev/sda

restart Boot from HardDisk: Connect via RDP to [IP ADDRESS]:19529 Username: Administrator Password: ChangeMeASAP1

To do on Contabo VPS once deployed : A. Device Driver -- PROVE all devices have been recognised B. Task Manager -- PROVE can see all CPUs and RAM B. Disk Management -- Expand C: Drive, Remove Drive Letter D: C. Change password to something complex, long and NOT found in a Dictionary. e.g. f4R9d2F8m5G9q8B7a1

In a few months : To identify how many evauation rearms are left. Run Command : slmgr.vbs /dlv 

 To rearm the evaluation period.
    Run Command : slmgr.vbs /rearm

FOR INFO ONLY - HOW THE IMAGE WAS BUILT

  1. Create an Droplet on DigitalOcean called VM-PREPARATION with a root of pw=demoX99X Use O/S Ubuntu 20.04 (with at minimum 4GB of RAM)

  2. Using the DigitalOcean Console, logon as root and: Run the 4 commands: a) apt-get update && apt-get upgrade b) apt-get install xfce4 firefox xrdp gzip
    c) apt-get install qemu qemu-utils qemu-system-x86-xen -y d) echo xfce4-session [GREATER THAN SIGN]~/.xsession

  3. Now Connect via RDP from the Local Machine

  4. In a Desktop web browser (firefox), get the Windows Server 2019 and latest stable Virtio Driver ISO

  5. Open the Desktop terminal:, and run Commands : a) qemu-img create -f raw harddisk.raw 22G b) qemu-system-x86_64 -m 3000M -cpu host -enable-kvm -boot order=d -drive file=/root/Downloads/17763.737.190906-2324.rs5_release_svc_refresh_SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us_1.iso,media=cdrom -drive file=harddisk.raw,format=raw,if=virtio -drive file=/root/Downloads/virtio-win-0.1.185.iso,media=cdrom
    Note : CNTLL+ALT+END sends CNTL+ALT+DELETE thru RDP

  6. Full Install - US - Language, Time & Currency, Keyboard Standard Edition (Desktop Experience) Install Virtio Driver for : a) Balloon - The VirtIO RAM Sharing Driver b) NetKVM - The Virtio Network Card (netkvm) c) VioSCSI - The Virtio Storage Contoller d) Viostor - The Virtio Storage Driver (needed to allow this QEMU based installation to proceed) 1 GB unpartioned space at start of disk as that seems to make widows put the O/S partition at the end of the disk. Allowing the disk to be expanded when on a VPS.

  7. Username: Administrator Password: ChangeMeASAP1

  8. Enable Remote Desktop

  9. Change RDP Port from 3389 to 19529
    Start the registry editor. ... In REGEDIT Navigate to the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp. Find PortNumber. Click Edit, Modify, and then click Decimal. Type the new port number, and then click OK.

  1. In [Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security] Add New [inbound rule] to Allow TCP Port 19529 thru Domain, Private & Public Profiles called "Rule 19529 for RDP" Disable ALL other INCOMMING RULES
  2. Shutdown VM
  3. Run Command : dd if=harddisk.raw status=progress | xz -9 | dd of=harddisk-server-2019-eval-aug2021-maximum-compression.xz NOTE : Wait until finished (about 45-60 minutes)

Copy to a Web Server (e.g. Dropbox, ufw disable then use filezilla to copy to server) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPkjia9dPNo

2022-07-20
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