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Thursday, September 25, 2014

How To Install Domain Controller on Windows Server 2012 Step By Step

In previous post we installed windows server 2012 R2

Domain Controller
To install windows server 2012 Domain controller we will install ADDS (Active Directory Domain Services) role from server manager.

First we will change the Server name for domain controller lets say mydc and IP address 192.168.46.1


In This PC Properties click change settings and then click change and change the name to MyDC




Click ok and this will restart your server to apply changes. After reboot open Network and sharing center. Click Ethernet Adapter and click properties and select Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPV4) and then click properties. Set your desired IP address and click ok. 



Now Open Server Manager. Click add roles and features. 



Click Next



On Installation type page select the first option " Role based or feature based installation" and click next.



On Next page select the destination server and click next.



On Next page select "Active Directory Domain Services" and then click "Add Features" and then click next



On the “Select Features” Page, Group Policy Management feature automatically installed during the promotion. Click next.



On "Active directory Domain services" page Click next.




On "Confirm Installation Selections" Page Check "Restart the destination server if required automatically" and Click Install. 




After clicking “Install” the selected role binaries will be installed on the server




After “Active Directory Domain Services” role binaries have been installed and now it is time to promote the server to a Domain Controller.




In "Deployment Configuration" Select Add a New Forest and name your domain and click next


On "Domain Controller Options" Page Set Forest and Domain functional level leave checked DNS (Domain Name System), Set the password and click next.




Click next on DNS delegation page and Checks the NetBIOS name already assigned. Click next.






Specify the location of the AD related folders and then click next.




Summary Of All Installation Options/Selections.




Click View script for single command  line PowerShell script for dcpromo.



Before the actual install of AD, all prerequisites are checked. If All prerequisite checks are passed successfully then click Install.




When you click Install, DNS and the GPMC are installed automatically.




After the promotion of the server to a DC finished server restart automatically.
Once the server is booted and you logon to it with domain administrator, click on  Server Manager | Tools ,  will notice that following have been installed :
   •   Active Directory Administrative Center
   •   Active Directory Domains and Trusts
   •   Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell
   •   Active Directory Sites and Services
   •   Active Directory Users and Computers
   •   ADSI Edit
   •   DNS
   •   Group Policy Management

Now we have fully functional Windows server 2012 Domain Controller. 
That's it for now. Next we will install Microsoft Exchange server 2013 in this Domain using Windows server 2012 R2

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