Active Directory Installation on Windows Server 2012

Pre-requisites:

Before configuring the Active Directory, we must have

1. A Computer with Windows Server 2012 Operating System and connected in the

network with bellow configuration

SYS1

Domain Controller

IP Address 10.0.0.1

Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0

Preferred DNS 10.0.0.1

How to Assign IP Address

1. Click Server Manager.

2. In Server Manager Dashboard, Click Configure this local server.

3. In Local Server, select Ethernet IPv4 address assigned by DHCP.

4. Right click Ethernet, select Properties.

5. Select Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and uncheck the box.

6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

7. Select Use the following IP address and enter the IP address and click Subnet

mask, it will be entered automatically and select Use the DNS Server addresses

and enter the Preferred DNS Server address.

8. Click OK, and OK.

Installing Active Directory

1. Log in as Administrator to the Workgroup Computer.

2. Click Server Manager

3. In Server Manager Dashboard, Click Add roles and features.

4. In Before you begin page, click Next.

5. In Select installation type, select Role-based or feature-based installation, click

Next.

6. In Select destination server, from Server Pool select SYS1, click Next.

7. In Roles, check the box Active Directory Domain Services.

8. Click Add Features, to install the required features for Active Directory Domain

Services. Click Next.

9. In Select features wizard, click Next.

10. In Active Directory Domain Services wizard, click Next.

11. Check the box Restart the destination server automatically if required. Click

Install.
12. Click Promote this server to a domain controller.

 
13. In Deployment Configuration wizard, select Add a new forest, enter the Root
domain name (Ex: Microsoft.com) and click Next.
 
14. In Domain Controller Options, Verify the default Forest and Domain functional
level, and Domain Name System server. Type the Directory Services Restore
Mode Password and Confirm password and click Next.

 15. On DNS Options page, click Next.

16. Verify the NetBIOS domain name (Ex: MICROSOFT), click Next.

17. Verify the location of the AD DS database, log files, and SYSVOL, click Next.

18. Review the Summary and click Next.

19. Click Install to begin installation.

Verification:

1. After reboot of the server Click Server Manager.

2. In Server Manager, select Local Server, verify for Domain Microsoft.com.