“How To Create Additional Domain Controller (ADC) In Windows Server 2012.”

Additional Domain Controller 2012

In this guide, I am going to explore how To Create and Additional Domain Controller (ADC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Additional Domain Controller (ADC) Server 2012

1- open server manager, under configure this local server select Add roles and features.

server manager dashboard

2- Add roles and features wizard, click next.

add roles and features wizard

3- Select the Role-based or feature-based installation and click on next.

add role based and feature based

4- Select a server from the server pole and click next.

server 2012 server selections

5- Select box Active Directory Domain Services.

server 2012 roles active directory domain services

6- Click Add Features that are required for the Active Directory Domain Services.

server 2012 add required features active directory domain

7- After adding active directory domain services features, click next.

server roles active directory domain services

8- Click next.

server 2012 active directory domain features

9- Click next.

server 2012 wizard ad ds

10- Click Install to start the active directory domain services installation.

server 2012 confirm installation

11- After completed installation, then click on close.

server 2012 installation selections

Server 2012 additional domain controller configuration

12- Server Manager click warning message and select Promote this server to a domain controller.

server 2012 promote this server

13- Select Add a domain controller to an existing domain, then click the select button and browse to your local domain controller (xpertstec.local), verify that credentials are Administrator and then click on next.

server 2012 deployment configuration

14- Verify that Domain Name System (DNS) server and Global Catalog (GC) is selected and type the directory services restore mode DSRM Password and click next.

server 2012 domain controller options

15- Ignore the DNS Options warning, so click on next.

server 2012 dns options

16- Specify Additional replication Options interface, besides the Replicate from Select DC2003.xpertstec.local and then click on next.

server 2012 additional options

17- Specify the location of the AD DS database, log files, SYSVOL and then click on next.

server 2012 ad ds database

18- Under Preparation Options, then click on next.

server 2012 preparation options

19-  Review that configures this server as an additional active directory domain controller for this domain (your domain), verify all the information and then click on next.

server 2012 review options

20- On the Prerequisites Check to verify that All prerequisites checks passed successfully, so click Install.

server 2012 prerequisites check

21- Please wait for few minutes for the process to complete.

upgrading active directory domain

22- After restarting windows Server 2012, so log in as Domain Administrator.

server 2012 domain admin login

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