MOAC 70-646 Lab 04:

Deploying
Applications
Lab Scenario
You are an administrator for Contoso, Ltd., assigned to the test lab. Your supervisor
wants to investigate various methods of deploying applications on network
computers other than performing individual or manual installation. Before
deploying applications on network, you begin exploring the capabilities of the
Terminal Services role included with Windows Server 2008.

Exercise 1: Installing the Terminal Services Role

Exercise Overview
For Windows Server 2008 to function as a Terminal Server, you must first install
the Terminal Services role. In this exercise, you add the role with the Terminal
Server role service, enabling the server to provide basic Terminal Services
functionality. The main task in this exercise is to install the Terminal Services role
on SERVER01.
Task 1: Log on to the NYC-DC1 machine with the user name,
Administrator, and the password, Pa$$w0rd. Proceed to the next
task.
1.

To log on to the NYC-DC1 machine, click the Ctrl-Alt-Delete button.

2.

Enter the following:

User name: Administrator
Password: Pa$$w0rd

3.

Click the Forward button. You are now connected to the NYC-DC1 machine.
Task 2: Log on to the SERVER01 computer with the user name,
Contoso\Student01, and the password, Pa$$w0rd. Proceed to the next
task.

1.

To log on to the SERVER01 computer, click the Ctrl-Alt-Delete button.

2.

Enter the following:

User name: Contoso\Student01
Password: Pa$$w0rd

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3.

Click the Forward button. You are now connected to the SERVER01
computer.
Task 3: Install the Terminal Services role on SERVER01.
1. On SERVER01, install the Terminal Services role by using Server Manager,
with the following information:
Role service: Terminal Server
Authentication method for the Terminal Server: Do not require
Network Level
Authentication
Licensing mode: Configure Later
Group allowed access to the Terminal Server: Student01
a. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and click Server
Manager. Click Continue in the User Account Control message
box, and the Server Manager console appears.
b. Select the Roles node, and click Add Roles. The Add Roles Wizard
appears, displaying the Before You Begin page.
c. Click Next to continue. The Select Server Roles page appears.
d. Select the Terminal Services role, and click Next. The Introduction
to Terminal Services page appears.
e. Click Next to bypass the introductory page. The Select Role
Services page appears, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Select Role Services page of the Add Roles Wizard

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Select the Terminal Server role service, and click Next. The
Uninstall and Reinstall Applications for Compatibility page
appears.
g. Click Next to continue. The Specify Authentication Method for
Terminal Server page appears.
h. Select the Do not require Network Level Authentication
option, and click Next. The Specify Licensing Mode page appears.
i. Ensure that the Configure later option is selected, and click
Next. The Select User Groups Allowed Access To This Terminal
Server page appears.
Click Add. The Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog box

j.
appears.
k.
l.
m.

2.
a.

c.
d.

In the Enter the object names to select (examples) box, key

Student01, and click OK.
Click Next to accept the specified users and groups. The Confirm
Installation Selections page appears.
Click Install. The wizard installs the role, and the Installation Results
page appears.
n. Click Close. An Add Roles Wizard message box appears, prompting
you to restart the computer.
Restart the computers to complete the installation.
Click Yes. The computer restarts.
b. When the logon screen appears, on SERVER01, log on using your
Contoso\Student01 account and the password Pa$$w0rd. Server
Manager loads and completes the role installation.
Click Close to close the Resume Configuration Wizard.
Close Server Manager, and leave the computer logged on for the next
exercise.
Task 4: You have completed all tasks in this exercise.
1. A successful completion of this exercise results in the installation of the
Terminal Services role on SERVER01 by using Server Manager.

2.

To proceed to another exercise, click the desired exercise.

Exercise 2: Establishing a Terminal Services Connection

Exercise Overview
In this exercise, you configure the Remote Desktop Connection client, on NYC-DC1,
preparing it to connect to the Terminal Server, SERVER01. You also use the Remote
Desktop Connection client to initiate a Terminal Services connection to SERVER01.
The main tasks in this exercise are configuring the Remote Desktop Connection
client and establishing a Terminal Services connection with SERVER01.
Task 1: Configure the Remote Desktop Connection client.

1.

On SERVER01, create a Microsoft Notepad document named Lab04.

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a. Click Start, and then point to All Programs, click Accessories >
Notepad. An Untitled - Notepad window appears.
b. Key Sample text in the Notepad window, and then click File >
Save As. The Save As combo box appears.
c. Save the text file to your Documents folder, using the name
Lab04.
d. Close the Notepad window.
2. On NYC-DC1, customize the settings of the remote computer by using
Remote Desktop Connection, with the following information:
Remote desktop size: 640 by 480 pixels
Remote computer sound: Do not play
Local device and resource: Clipboard
Connection speed: LAN (10 Mbps or higher)
a. Click Start, and then point to All Programs, click Accessories >
Remote Desktop Connection. The Remote Desktop
Connection dialog box appears.
b. Click Options. The dialog box expands, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Remote Desktop Connection dialog box

c. Click the Display tab.

d. In the Remote desktop size box, use the slider to select a resolution
of 640 by 480.
e. Click the Local Resources tab.

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In the Remote computer sound box, select the Do not play from the
drop-down list.
g. In the Local devices and resources box, clear the Printers
checkbox, and leave the Clipboard checkbox selected.
h. Click the Experience tab.
i. In the Performance drop-down list, select LAN (10 Mbps or higher).
j. Click the General tab.
k. Leave the Remote Desktop Connection window open for the next
exercise.
Task 2: Establish a Terminal Services connection with SERVER01.
1.Connect to the remote computer, SERVER01, with the user name,
CONTOSO\Student01, and the password, Pa$$w0rd.
a.On NYC-DC1, in the Remote Desktop Connection client program, on the
General tab, key SERVER01 in the Computer text box.
b.In the User name field, key CONTOSO\Student01.
c. Click Connect. A Windows Security dialog box appears.
d.Under the CONTOSO\Student01 user name, key Pa$$w0rd, and click
OK. An NYC-DC1 - Remote Desktop window appears.
e.Close the Initial Configuration Tasks window.
2.Using the remote desktop connection window established on SERVER01,
modify the Lab04 Notepad document. Save the modified document.
a.Click Start, and then point to All Programs, click Accessories >
Notepad. A Untitled - Notepad window appears.
On which computer is the Notepad application
Question 1

actually running? NYC-DC1

b. Click File > Open. The Open combo box appears.

On which computer is the user profile stored that
Question 2

appears within the Student01 folder? The Contoso server

c. Select the Lab04 text file you created at the beginning of this exercise
from the path,
C:\Users\Student01\Documents, and click Open.
d.Modify the text as Sample Text 1 in the file, and save it.
3.Close the SERVER01 - Remote Desktop window.

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a. Leave the Lab04 - Notepad window open, and click the Close button
in the title bar of the SERVER01 - Remote Desktop window. A
Disconnect Terminal Services Session message box appears, asking
whether you want to disconnect.
b. Click OK. The RDC client disconnects from Terminal Server.
Is Notepad still running on SERVER01? Explain why

Question 3

or why not. Yes, it hasnt been shut down

c. Leave the computer logged on for the next exercise.

Task 3: You have completed all tasks in this exercise.
1. A successful completion of this exercise results in the following outcomes:
The Remote Desktop Connection client is configured to connect to
SERVER01.
A Terminal Services connection is established with SERVER01 by using
Remote Desktop Connection.
2. To proceed to another exercise, click the desired exercise.

Exercise 3: Creating an RDP File

Exercise Overview
In this exercise, you use the Remote Desktop Connection client to create an RDP
file, which you can use to connect to a specific Terminal Server using a
predetermined collection of configuration settings. The main tasks in this exercise
are as follows:
1. Create an RDP file.
2. Connect to SERVER01 by using the RDP file.
Task 1: Create an RDP file.
1. On NYC-DC1, create an RDP connection file, named SERVER01, on the
desktop.
a. Click Start, and then point to All Programs, click Accessories >
Remote Desktop Connection. The Remote Desktop
Connection dialog box appears.
b. Click Options. The Remote Desktop Connection dialog box expands.
c. In the Connection settings box, click Save As. The Save As combo
box appears.
d. Click Browse Folders.
e. In the left pane, click Desktop.
f. In the File name text box, key SERVER01.

g. Click Save. A SERVER01 icon appears on your desktop.

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Task 2: Connect to SERVER01 by using the RDP file.

1. Using the Remote Desktop Connection utility (not the RDP file saved to the
desktop), change the remote desktop display size to Full Screen and connect
to the remote computer, SERVER01.
a. Click the Display tab.
b. In the Remote desktop size box, set the slider to Full Screen.
c. Click Connect. A Remote Desktop Connection message box appears,
asking whether you trust the remote connection.
d. Click Connect. The Windows Security dialog box appears.
e. Log on using the password Pa$$w0rd, and click OK. The RDC
client connects to the Terminal Server and the desktop appears,
with the Notepad window you opened in Exercise 2 still open.
Is the taskbar at the bottom of your screen being
Question 4 generated by SERVER01 or NYC-DC1? How can
you tell? NYC-DC1

2. Disconnect from the Terminal Server session.

a. Click the Close button in the connection bar to disconnect from the
Terminal Server session.
b. In the Disconnect Terminal Services Session message box, click OK.
3. Connect to the remote computer, SERVER01, by using the SERVER01 RDP
file.
a. Double-click the Server-01. A Remote Desktop Connection
message box appears, warning you that the publisher of the
remote connection cannot be identified.
b. Click Connect, log on using the password Pa$$w0rd, and click
OK. The RDC client connects to the Terminal Server.
c. In the remote session window, click Start. Click the arrow button
and, on the context menu, click Log Of.
Question 5

What happens? It shuts down

Is the Notepad application you opened in Exercise

Question 6 2 still open in the Terminal Server session? Why

or why not? No, it has been closed

d. Leave the computer logged on for the next exercise.

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Task 2: You have completed all tasks in this exercise.

1.

A successful completion of this exercise results in the following outcomes:

An RDP connection file is created.
The RDP file is used to connect to the remote computer, SERVER01.

2.

To proceed to another exercise, click the desired exercise.

Exercise 4: Configuring RemoteApp Applications

Exercise Overview
In this exercise, you configure your SERVER01 Terminal Server to deploy
individual applications using RemoteApp. The main task in this exercise is to add
applications to the RemoteApp Programs list.
Task 1: Add applications to the RemoteApp Programs list.
1. Log on to SERVER01 using your Contoso\Student01 account and the
password Pa$$w0rd. Add the WordPad application to the RemoteApp
Programs list by using TS RemoteApp Manager, with the following
information:
Disable the RemoteApp program is available through TS Web Access
option
Allow any command-line arguments
a. Log on to SERVER01 using your Contoso\Student01 account and
the password Pa$$w0rd. Click Start, and then point to
Administrative Tools, click Terminal Services > TS RemoteApp
Manager. Click Continue in the User Account Control message box,
and the TS RemoteApp Manager console appears, as shown in Figure
4.

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Figure 4 TS RemoteApp Manager console

b. In the Actions pane, click Add RemoteApp Programs. The

RemoteApp Wizard appears.
c. Click Next to bypass the Welcome to the RemoteApp Wizard
page. The Choose programs to add to the RemoteApp
Programs list page appears.
d. Select the WordPad checkbox, and click Properties. The RemoteApp
Properties window for WordPad appears.
e. Clear the RemoteApp program is available through TS Web
Access checkbox.
f. Select the Allow any command-line arguments option, and click
OK. A RemoteApp Wizard message box appears, warning you that
allowing executable files to run with no restrictions on the command
line arguments opens the Terminal Server to attack.
g. Click Yes.
h. Click Next. The Review Settings page appears.
i. Click Finish. The WordPad application appears in the RemoteApp
Programs list.
2. Add the Server Manager and System Information applications to the
RemoteApp Programs list by using TS RemoteApp Manager, with the
following information:

Disable the RemoteApp program is available through TS Web Access

option
Do not allow command-line arguments

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In the TS RemoteApp Manager console, there are

currently two warning indicators showing in the
Question 7 Overview area. Will any of these warnings make it
impossible to access your RemoteApp applications
from NYC-DC1? Explain why or why not.

a. Repeat steps 1b to 1i to add the Server Manager and System

Information applications to the RemoteApp Programs list, clearing
the RemoteApp program is available through TS Web Access
checkbox and leaving the default Do not allow command line
arguments setting for each.
b. Leave the TS RemoteApp Manager console open for the next exercise.
Task 2: You have completed the task in this exercise.

2.

1. A successful completion of this exercise results in the addition of the

WordPad, Server Manager, and System Information applications to the
RemoteApp Programs list by using TS RemoteApp Manager.
To proceed to another exercise, click the desired exercise.

Exercise 5: Creating and Launching RemoteApp RDP Files

Exercise Overview

1.
2.

In this exercise, you create RDP files that enable clients to access the RemoteApp
applications you configured in Exercise 4. After creating the RDP files, you use these
RDP files to establish Terminal Server connections from NYC-DC1. The main tasks in
this exercise are as follows:
Create RemoteApp RDP files.
Launch RemoteApp RDP files from NYC-DC1.
Task 1: Create RemoteApp RDP files.

b.

1. On SERVER01, create an RDP file for the WordPad and System Information
applications by using TS RemoteApp Manager. Save the files in the \\NYCDC1\Users\Student01\Documents folder.
a. In the TS RemoteApp Manager console, in the RemoteApp
Programs list, select the WordPad application you added.
In the actions pane, select Create .rdp File. The RemoteApp Wizard
appears.

Note: You may need to scroll down in the main window in order to view the Remote
App Programs list.

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c. Click Next to bypass the Welcome to the RemoteApp Wizard page.

The Specify Package Settings page appears, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 Specify Package Settings page of the RemoteApp Wizard

d.

g.
2.
a.

In the Enter the location to save the packages text box, key
\\NYCDC1\Users\Student01\Documents, and then click Next. The
Review Settings page appears.
e. Click Finish. The wizard closes, and an RDP file named for the
application appears in your Documents folder.
f. Repeat steps 1b to 1e to create an RDP file for the System
Information application in your Documents folder.
Close the TS RemoteApp Manager console.
Log off from SERVER01.
Log off of the computer.
Task 2: Launch RemoteApp RDP files from NYC-DC1.
1. Log on to NYC-DC1 with the user name CONTOSO\Student01, and the
password, Pa$$w0rd. a. Log on to NYC-DC1 with user name,
CONTOSO\Student01, and password, Pa$$w0rd.

2.

On NYC-DC1, launch the WordPad and msinfo32 RDP files.

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a. Click Start, and then point to All Programs, click Accessories >
Windows Explorer. A Windows Explorer window appears, displaying
the contents of your Documents folder.
Question 8

Why is your Documents folder accessible NYC-DC1? Because I have logged in

b. In the Documents folder, double-click the WordPad RDP file. A

RemoteApp message box appears, warning that the publisher of the
remote connection cannot be identified.
c. Click Connect. A Windows Security dialog box appears.
d. Log on using your CONTOSO\Student01 account and the
password Pa$$w0rd. A Document - WordPad window appears.
Note: It may take a minute or two for WordPad to open.

Question 9

On which computer is the Wordpad.exe file running? NYCDC1

e. In the WordPad window, click File > Open. The Open combo box
appears.
f. Browse to the Local Disk (C:) drive.

Question 10

Are you looking at the Local Disk (C:) drive on

NYC-DC1 or on SERVER01, the Terminal Server?
How can you tell? NYC-DC1. I am working on the server

g. Click Cancel to close the Open combo box.

h. While still on NYC-DC1, switch back to Documents window, and
double-click the msinfo32 RDP file for the System Information
application.
i. Click Connect to bypass the Unknown Publisher warning.
For which computer does the System Information
Question 11

window contain information? NYC-DC1

j. Close the Document - Wordpad and System Information windows.

3. Log off form NYC-DC1.

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a. Log off form NYC-DC1.

Task 3: You have completed all tasks in this exercise.

1.

2.

A successful completion of this exercise results in the creation and launching

of RemoteApp RDP files from NYC-DC1.
To proceed to another exercise, click the desired exercise.

Exercise 6: Creating and Running a Windows Installer File

Exercise Overview

1.
2.

In this exercise, you create a Windows Installer (.msi) file that you can use to
deploy the RemoteApp application all over the network. You move to NYC-DC1 and
launch the Windows Installer file. The main tasks in this exercise are as follows:
Create a Windows Installer file.
Run the Windows Installer file from NYC-DC1.
Task 1: Create a Windows Installer file.

1.

Log on to SERVER01 with the user name, CONTOSO\Student01, and the

password, Pa$$w0rd.
a. Log on to SERVER01 with user name, CONTOSO\Student01, and
password, Pa$$w0rd.
2. On SERVER01, create a Windows Installer file for the Server Manager
RemoteApp program by using TS RemoteApp Manager, with the following
information:
Location to save the package: \\NYC-DC1\Users\student01\documents
Location of the shortcut icon on the client computer: Start menu folder Server01 Remote Programs
a. Click Start, and then point to Administrative Tools, click Terminal
Services > TS RemoteApp Manager. Click Continue in the User
Account Control message box, and the TS RemoteApp Manager
console appears.
b. In the TS RemoteApp Manager console, in the RemoteApp
Programs list, select the Server Manager application you added in
Exercise 4.
Note: you may need to scroll down in the main window in order to view the
RemoteApp Programs list.
c. In the actions pane, click Create Window Installer Package. The
RemoteApp Wizard appears.
d. Click Next to bypass the Welcome to the RemoteApp Wizard page.
The Specify Package Settings page appears.

e. In the Enter the location to save the packages text box, key
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\\NYC-DC1\Users\student01\documents, and then click

Next. The Configure Distribution Package page appears, as
shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 Configure Distribution Package page of the RemoteApp Wizard

f.

h.
3.

In the Start menu folder text box, key Server01 Remote Programs,
and then click Next. The Review Settings page appears.
g. Click Finish. The wizard closes, and a Windows Installer
file with the name CompMgmtLauncher appears in your
Documents folder.
Close the TS RemoteApp Manager console.
Log off from SERVER01.
a. Log off from the SERVER01 computer.
Task 2: Run the Windows Installer file from NYC-DC1.

1.

Log on to NYC-DC1 with the user name, CONTOSO\Student01, and the

password, Pa$$w0rd.

2.

On NYC-DC1, run the Windows installer file, CompMgmtLauncher, and open

the Server Manager application of SERVER01.
Note: If directed by your instructor:

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At the end of lab exercises, the lab itself, or at other points within the lab
specified by your instructor, press the Print Screen key to get a screenshot of
what youve completed. You can then paste the screenshot in an e-mail or
document and provide this record of your lab completion to your instructor.
a. Click Start, and then point to All Programs, click Accessories >
Windows Explorer. The contents of your Documents folder appear.
b. In the Documents folder, double-click the CompMgmtLauncher file.
c. If a Open File Security Warning dialog box appears, click Run. A
User Account Control dialog box appears.
d. Click Allow.
e. While still on NYC-DC1, click Start, and then click All Programs >
Server01 Remote Programs > Server Manager. A RemoteApp
message box appears, warning that the publisher of the remote
connection cannot be identified.
f. Click Connect. A Windows Security dialog box appears.
g. Log on using your CONTOSO\Student01 account with the password
Pa$$w0rd. A Connected to Server01.Contoso.com window appears,
containing another User Account Control dialog box.
h. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue. The Server
Manager console appears.
Why did two User Account Control dialog boxes
appear during the Terminal Server connection
sequence? I logged on the NYC-DC1

Question 12

i.
j.

Close the Server Manager console and Documents window.

Log off of NYC-DC1.

Task 3: You have completed all tasks in this exercise.

1. A successful completion of this exercise results in the following outcomes:
A Windows Installer file, named CompMgmtLauncher, is created.
The CompMgmtLauncher file is launched from NYC-DC1.

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