Is it possible to get the skills to configure windows server 2008 r2 on a virtual machine?

Question

System administration

I set a goal for myself. Raise a local network from scratch and set up Internet access. There is a PC and 1 server on windows server 2008 r2. I can install windows server 2008 r2 on a server, I have never set up a local network in my life (is it possible to get such knowledge by training on a virtualbox virtual machine). I know there are a lot of experienced people here. Tell a beginner how to gain knowledge in practice, I was looking for system administrator courses in most cases give a lot of theory.

Answer 1

If the wheelbarrow with virtualbox is powerful, you can have not only one there - you can raise several virtualboxes, tie them with a virtual network and train. And the practice of installing a win server, deploying services, setting up users and other things is so easy.

Answer 2

CityCat4 described everything correctly. From myself, I’ll just add that, at the time, the courses from atraining helped me a lot in setting up . To get started, you can look at the free Cisco ICND1 3.0 and Microsoft 20410D

Answer 3

Really.
Only in the essence of the issue you are leaving with network administration - setting up and routing the network, and to work with the Windows Server itself.
You can learn the basic things yourself if you set specific goals and ask the right questions. Initial server setup is a trivial task and can be learned from any WinServer book. Just look for books on 2012 right away - the benefit of the Internet helps and you can study different publications and find those that are more understandable.
If we talk about the network, then it is better to learn how to deploy the simplest linux router on the local network. Make a VM with two network cards and install an OS there: one in a physical locale, the other in a virtual one (windows server, clients). Here you can learn and experiment.