About Advertise . _ | ox Forums webiners *. Equinix DataCenters © Petri IT Knowledgebase Da ices Ease Paes Ce eee aes Home / Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 Connect with ba Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 Pested on january & 2008 by Daniel Ptr in Windows Server 2008 with 0 Comments f ZO Co Or) Microsoft Active Directory provides the structure to centralize the network management and store information about network resources across the entire § ~~. domain. Active Directory uses Domain Controllers to keep this centralized Sponsors storage available to network users. In order to configure 2 Windows Server 2008 machine to act as Domain Controller, several considerations and prerequisites should be taken into account, and several steps should be performed, in this article | will guide you through these prerequisites and steps of creating anew Policy Mani Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller for a new Active Directory damain in a new forest. 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To read more about forest and domain functional levels please refer to the links below. * Domain controllers running the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system are NOT supported with Windows Server 2008.Search thissite a niel Petri =a = ement agement geme le | FI Downtoad & ider ‘tri insider email 4p to date on the latest IT a Tale ad* Servers running Windows NT Server 4.0 are NOT supported by domain controllers that are running Windows Server 2008, meaning you MUST have additional DCs running Windows 2000/2003 to support older NT 4.0 servers. * The first Windows Server 2008 domain controller in a forest must be a global catalog server and it cannot be an RODC. Considerations when Installing a new Windows Server 2008 domain in an existing Windows 2000/2003 forest When you install AD to create the first domain controller in a new Windows Server 2008 domain, you must keep the following considerations in mind: * Before you create 2 new Windows Server 2008 domain in a Windows 2000/2003 forest, you must prepare the forest for Windows Server 2008 by extending the schema (that is, by running ADPREP /forestprep). To read more about ADPREP please refer to the links below or my “Windows Server 2008 ADPREP” article. * You must make domain functional level decisions that determine whether your domain can contain domain controllers that run Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, or both. To read more about forest and domain functional levels please refer to the links below. # recommend that you host the PDC emulator operations master role in the forest raot domain on a domain controller that runs Windows Server 2008. For more information about FSMO Roles, please read my “Understanding, FSMO Roles in Active Directory” and “Transferring FSMO Roles” articles. General considerations Make sure you read and follow the requirements described in my “Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 Requirements” article. Installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD-DS) In Windows Server 2008, unlike previous server operating Systems, there is an additional step that needs to be taken before running DCPROMO to promate the server to Domain Controller and installing Active Directory on it. This step is the installation of Active Directory Domain Services (AD-DS) role on the server. In fact, the AD-DS role is what enables the server to act as a Domain Controller, but you will still need to run DCPROMO the regular way. 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By wwe moth seve Uavbm new semganeese omy sua oe a eerie a #uinenckse Geweeactoae epegreneerdteraneaccthrend onde an mae ee] a eI 1, In the Select Server Roles window, click to select Active Directory Domain Services, and then click Next. Embea Sponsors cy Rema a Cure (TRV iT FREE Sponsors AdvertisementViewon Twiter alo Ba Pena {morae ecuees 1. In the Active Directory Domain Services window read the provided information if you want to, and then click Next. Fp, tiny tie er on en = eo 1. In the Confirm Installation Selections, read the provided information if you want to, and then click Next, Bip ott ects al “ort nefoemaroe eer ahes heat ee ed ere se tea Pores Ain Decay Domine re (agree oe ocr B gonna Svein at Soi cetacean anand orcsier1, Wait tll the process completes.1. Going back to Server Manager, click on the Active Directory Domain Services link, and note that there's no information linked to it, because the DCPROMO command has not been run yet. some > te summa Dict me St rt one G Bene reseyee ene mac ems neamens rane Jape y ny] C9 cee oe reat Canagrerenes fed IO nine Geen 1, Now you can click on the DCPROMO link, or read on. 1. To run DCPROMO, enter the command in the Run command, or click on the DCPROMO link from Server Manager > Roles > Active Directory Domain Services. 1. Depending upon the question if AD-DS was previously installed or not, the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard will appear immediately or after a short while. Click Next. Welcome to the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Ea Wizard This wizard helps youiretal Active Drectowy Domain Sernces (AD DS)onths serv. malonate serveranative Dirsctary domain contol. Te continue, cick Now F Use advanced meds instalaton Leam more about the addtional eptione that are avaiable n advanced mode nslaton. More about Active Dtotony Domain Services Note: The Advanced features of DCPROMO will be discussed in a future article, Sponsored Have you considered your Remote Desktop lately? Pett sice sues Sponsored Pench acre a Bera a 1. In the Operating System Compatibility window, read the provided information and click Next. A. 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In the Choosing Deployment Configuration window, click on “Create anew domain in a new forest” and click Next. (Choose 2 Deployment Configuration "Yeucan create domain cortrlrfer an editing foretorfer anew forest. eel © Bxsing forest © ci} donati coniolerioen =retradoren © Create are domain Fn evista This serve wll ever he tet dorian contelern the new derain| Erode anew demain n anew ford) ere about peo cepleymert configurations 1. Enter an appropriate name for the new domain. Make sure you pick the right domain name, as renaming domains is a task you will not wish to perform on a daily basis. Click Next. Se Name the Forest Root Domain Tretist donainin the forest i the forest wot donan tsnameisaiso thename of | L-| =| the forest I Type te ful quaifiod domain name FQDN) ofthe now foros ost dorzin FODN of the fore root demman Peis SSS Exam co contoas comimiol:Note: Do NOT use single label domain names such as “mydomain’ or similar. You MUST pick a full domain name such as “mydomain.local” or “mydomain.com” and so on. The wizard will perform checks to see if the domain name is not already in use on the local network. Narre the Forest Root Domain: ‘Th fist dorsi inthe fore isthe ford woot domain, tonameieioe the name of Ld hhetorest Ir ‘Type te fly quatied comain name FQDN) ofthe new forest oot dorian. FODN othe fort oot deman Peep ioca Brame: conf Checkeng whetherthe new forest name's akeady Yes, the computer will use 2 dynamically assigned IP address (not recommended). 1. You'll probably get a warning about DNS delegation. Since na DNS has been configured yet, you can ignore the message and click Yes. ie A degen fr bs Saver ste centebenne e A Sees creees Tino ae ryarae nesetnonay oreag Osior imo:1, Next, change the paths for the AD database, log files and SYSVOL folder. For large deployments, carefully plan your DC configuration to get the maximum performance. When satisfied, click Next. SSS eS xi 1. Next, change the paths for the AD database, log files and SYSVOL folder. For large deployments, carefully plan your DC configuration to get the maximum performance. When satisfied, click Next. [91 Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard x Location for Database, Log Flos, and SYSVOL ‘Speaty the folders that al contah the Active Diectry domain contoler database, loa fies, ard SYSVOL. Ferbetter perfomance and receversity sore the ditabase and log les on soparcie volunes, Ditabaeofldor. Frwndonswros Browse Loa les folder. FiWodcw TDS Boome... SYSVOL folder FiwadewS¥SOL Bone ore about lacna Active Diectory Doman Services fles Wincows mobile is deso, WoA wll => say "Microsott pledged that it would replace it And this wil run an Wo, support only Windows 10. on new Turning Office 366 Off at the Weekend — Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: April 21 - 2 comments § dav edo Petri Aya Matt Smith —Fecerate your tenant with S comments days aye ‘AD. 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