How to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2016.
Install Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
Install Active Directory Server 2016
Requirements.
Administrator account has a strong password
Static IP is configured
Latest windows updates are installed
A firewall is turned off
Rename Computer (optional)
1- Click Start Button and choose the Server Manager.
2- From the Server Manager Dashboard, Select Manage and choose Add Roles and Features.
3- Click Next.
4- Select the Role-based or feature-based installation and click on next.
5- Select a server from the server pool on which you would like to configure active directory and click on next.
6- Select the Active Directory Domain Services from the server roles page.
7- A Windows will popup be showing additional require features and click on Add Features.
8- After adding the active directory domain services features, click next.
9- Default settings, click next.
10- Review about Active Directory Domain Services details and click on next.
11- Review the active directory installation and click on Install.
12- Active directory Windows Server 2016 installation completed, then click close.
Configure Active Directory windows server 2016
13- From Server Manager click on Notifications, so click Promote this server to a website controller.
14- Under the deployment operation Select Add a replacement forest enter Root name and then click on next.
15- Selection forest and domain functional level Windows Server 2016 because of the default level.
Keep the name System (DNS) server and Global Catalog (GC) checked and sort the directory services restore mode (DSRM) password and then click on next.
16- Ignore warnings within the DNS options window and then click on next.
17- within the additional options window, verify the NetBIOS name and then click on next.
18- Specify the situation of the AD DS database, log files, and SYSVOL folders and then click on next.
19- Within the review options window, review name, NetBIOS name, and Global catalog, etc. and then click on next.
20- When all prerequisite is successfully passed, so click the Install button to start out active directory installation.
21- When the installation completes, you’ll be prompte that your machine successfully configures as a website controller and so can be rebooted automatically.
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