best practices for setting up a new windows 2008 R2 server with ec2 AWS

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Published on 2012-12-02T16:51:22Z Indexed on 2012/12/02 17:06 UTC
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Can someone comment what they would add to the following list of SOP in terms of best practices? This is being set up on AWS, and then after further testing, back in our datacenter.

Standard Operation Procedure (SOP):

Installation Part: 2 - Installation of Software Components in Windows 2008 R2 (Updated).

Step: 1 Logon to the host through Remote Desktop.

Strp: 2 Open Server Manager -> Server Roles -> Install Web Server IIS 7.5 with compatible of IIS 6 features and Management compatibility mode.

Step: 3 Open IE/Mozilla to Download the below listed software's and save all installation files to folder called "AWS Server Install Files" for future reference..

Net Framework 2.0 (Download that from internet) Crystal reports for .Net Framework 2.0 (x64) (Download that from internet) SQL Server 2005 (AWS Image)

Step: 4 Once all software's saved on local drive, then Install it one by one.

Step: 5 Navigate to Desktop folder to install the below listed softwares.

Microsoft Asp.net 2.0 AjaxExtention 1.0 (placed on Desktop \Softwares) WebEx recorder. (placed on Desktop \Softwares) Winrar(placed on Desktop \Softwares)

Step: 6 Make sure all the software are working fine.

Step: 7 Inspect the server once entirely.

Step: 8 Logoff & Stop the Instance.

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