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Here are the steps for installing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012.
1. Boot your server via PXE Boot. If it is a new server setup or there is no operating system (OS) installed previously in the server hard disk, the server should boot via the PXE automatically. Otherwise, you may need to press a key to instruct the server to do so. For HP blade server, you need to press F12 while booting.
2. Once you boot to the Main menu, use your up/down arrow keys and navigate to Client Area and hit Enter. In order to go to the Client Area, you need to enter the word “acknowledge” to acknowledge that tools inside the client area COULD ERASE DATA ON THE SERVER HARDDISK(s). If you are not sure if you have important data you need to save in the server hard disk, you should STOP NOW AND REBOOT THE SERVER.
3. In the next menu, choose Operating System Installation and press Enter.
4. Select Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 installation and hit Enter.
5. The server should boot to a Windows PE environment and at the end, you should see the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 Setup screen. Choose your prefered Language, Time and Currency format and Keyboard layout and click Next to continue.
6. Click “Install now” to start the installtion process.
7. Check the box next to “I accept the license terms and click Next.
8. Choose “Custom: Install the newer version of Hyper-V Server only (advanced)”
9. Select the drive you like to install Hyper-V to and click Next to continue.
10. The Hyper-V installer will start copying files to your server. Once the installation process is done, it will reboot the server automatically.
11. Since it is the first time the Hyper-V server boot up after the installation, it will prompt the user to change the password for the Administrator account. Just hit “OK” to continue.
12. In the next screen, enter the new password you want to assign to the user Administrator. Press Enter after you done.
13. After the password of the Administrator account is updated, press “OK” once to continue.
14. The Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 installation is completed now. You can customize your own settings from the Server Configuration screen or via the Command Line.