📘 Introduction

In the fast paced world of IT infrastructure, it is the server operating system that forms the bedrock of any business, as it is through this entity that multiple systems and data are connected. Windows Server 2019 standard of the Microsoft platform is fairly mature and enables an exciting feature set, updated with the latest Windows 2022 update. Enabling both new age and on premise based data centers, this solution is a symbol of this transition. With this iteration, a breakthrough is achieved as the update cycle and other cumulated patches are made part and parcel of the new releases, thereby paving the way for all the business people to operate on good ground.

📊 Overview

Windows Server 2019 Standard is a mature and robust system for advanced, scalable, and newly designed workloads as well. To be more appealing to the majority of users for physical or barely virtualized environments, Windows Server 2019 Standard is meant to be the standard version. It is not like the Datacenter edition, which permits unlimited VMs per host, while the Standard version is allowed to run on one single host (the host itself and the VMs of the host). It will not add any new features. Instead, it is a refreshed installation media, which is a combination of all security and quality updates delivered since the original launch. This way, the process of configuration becomes much less of a pain, and the first installation is more secure in comparison to the original.

📝 Description

Windows Server 2019 Standard at its central point enables decency for your excellent organizations to be easily run. It offers a broad range of roles, which encompass file and content storage, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), DNS and DHCP Services, Print Services, and Web Services running on Internet Information Services (IIS). Due to this, it serves as an identity and access management hub for most of the organizations. It also gives a secure environment for other applications, mostly Microsoft Sol server is. The November 2022 patch ensures that the foundation components are addressed against various known vulnerabilities, hence, beginning to slash the earliest possible form of attack from the very next restart the moment of installation is due.

✨ Key Features

• Enhanced Security: Security is a top priority with Server 2019. For this purpose, the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update also comes with Windows Defender ATP, which is a tool to detect and react to complex deception attacks. Key features include the secured-core server support feature, which offers protection involving all the installed elements, software, and hardware.
• Hybrid Cloud Integration: With the ability to fully incorporate the latest in Microsoft Azure technology such as Azure Arc and others, on-premises servers that run Windows Server can be managed as if they are Azure resources. Data protection and centralized file management are provided in Azure Backup and Azure File Sync implementations.
• Storage Spaces Direct (S2D): a vital tool that helps organizations to design scalable and failover-resilient software-defined storage systems; basically, you will need a standard server together with local-attached drives. It quickly and precisely complements the creation of IM-infrastructure.
• Windows Admin Center: A modern web browser-based tool used to control remote servers, hyper standards equipment and even Windows 10 subscribers. It is a capable tool that offers smooth, efficient administration through the server without using specific Remote Desktop links.
• Improved Container Support: Based on the use of containers that was introduced to Server 2016, this 2019 version will offer a stronger connection to Kubernetes and a more compact base image size for Windows containers to enable application innovation.

🛠️ How To Install

1. Acquire Media: It will be available on the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) and Visual Studio Subscriptions portal. You can simply download the policy administration file.
2. Create Bootable Media: Using a tool as per demand, for example, Rufus could make the whole process easy, instant, and powerful. In this case, use the Rufus tool to turn an ISO file into a bootable USB flash drive.
3. Boot from USB: Let’s start with the installation by inserting the USB drive into the target server and configuring BIOS/UEFI to boot from the USB device.
4. Run Setup: You will be brought into the Windows Setup environment when the server boots up. Specify your language setup, date, time, and keyboard locale by clicking “Install Now.”
5. Enter Product Key: Finish the entering of the product key that you have bought, which is Windows Server 2019 Standard, if you are asked to.
6. Choose To operate System: This will be the next screen of installation that presents two more choices: a “Desktop” version (full desktop experience) and a “Server Core” version (super-lean, recommended for improved overall security and performance). Just get the one with the operating system of your choice.
7. Partition the Disk: Click on the drive where Windows Server will be installed. You can create new partitions here or format existing ones.
8. Complete Installation: The setup works by copying files and installing the operating system on the server. The system reboots a number of times and now starts the process of final reboot. The administrator password configuration is done. You can now set up the roles and complete the installation as you continue configuring the server.

💻 System Requirements

Obviously, make sure your hardware isn’t below the minimum requirements needed if you want a system that is very efficient. Also, here are the basic settings needed: