How to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2012.

Install Active Directory in Server 2012

In this blog, I am going to install Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 for the test server roles

Install Active Directory Server 2012

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- Open Server Manager from the taskbar.

windows server start button

2- From the Server Manager Dashboard and click on Add Roles and Features.

server manager

3- Click next.

add roles and features wizard

4- Select a server from the server pool on which you would like to configure active directory and click on next.

add role based and feature based

5- Select a server from the server pool on which you want to configure active directory and click next.

server 2012 server selections

6- Choose Active Directory Domain Services from the server roles page.

server roles active directory domain services

7- A Windows will popup be showing additional required features and click Add Features.

add required features

8- After adding features, click next.

install active directory domain services

9- Default settings, click next.

server 2012 active directory features

10- Review about Active Directory Domain Services and click Next.

server 2012 wizard ad ds

11- Review the active directory domain services installation and then click Install.

server 2012 installation selections

12- Active directory Installation completed, so click close.

active directory domain services resutls

Configuring Windows Server 2012 Active Directory

13- From Server Manager click on Notifications, so click remote this server to a domain controller.

server 2012 promote this server

14- Under select the deployment operation Select Add a new forest enter the Root domain name and then click on Next.

server 2012 deployment configuration

15- Selection forest and domain functional level Windows Server 2012 as the default level. Keep Domain Name System (DNS) server checked and type the directory services restore mode (DSRM) password and then click next.

server 2012 domain controller options

16- Ignore warnings in the DNS options window and then click next.

server 2012 dns options

17- In the additional options window, verify the NetBIOS domain name and then click Next.

server 2012 additional options

18- Specify the location of the AD DS database, log files, and SYSVOL folders and then click on Next.

install active directory database path

19- In the review options window, review domain name, NetBIOS name, and Global catalog, etc. and then click on next

server 2012 review options

20- When all prerequisite has been successfully passing then click on Install.

server 2012 prerequisites check

21- When the installation completes, you will be prompt that your machine successfully configures as a domain controller and will be rebooted automatically.

server 2012 dashboard tools

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