Thursday, 12 May 2016

How to Configure ADDS in windows 2012

Configure ADDS

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Then it starts the DCPROMO wizard. on the first window since its going to be new forest i have selected option "Add a new forest" and i typed the domain name "contoso.com" which i will be using on the forest. once fill the info click on "next" to continue.
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In next window we can select the forest and domain functional levels. i will keep it default. then in domain controller capabilities its by default selected DNS server and Global Catalog as its first DC in the forest. then we need to defined password to use in DC recovery. click on next to continue.
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In next window it will give following error but it can be ignore. click on next to continue.
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In next window it ask for the netbios name. we can keep it default and click on next to continue.
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In next window it give option to change file paths for AD database, log files and SYSVOL files. we can change the paths or keep them defaults. once changes are done click on next to continue.
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In next window it gives description about the installation. click on next to continue.
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In next window it will run system check and verify system is compatible with the selected installation. once test completes successfully click on install button to begin the installation. if its passes any critical errors those needs to be address before the installation begin.
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then it will start the install and we need to wait till it finishes.
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Once its complete the install it will automatically reboot the server.
Once server is rebooted log in to server using domain admin credentials.
In our demo it will be in format of
user : contoso\Administrator
password : XXXXXXXXX
Once login, load the "Server manager" and click on "AD DS" option in right hand list. then select and right click as showed in screenshot to start with AD configuration.
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Now we successfully completed with the DC setup on server 2012 R2.

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