Setting Up Additional Active Directory Domain Controller (ADC) In Windows Server 2016.

In this guide, I am going to Set up an Additional Domain Controller Server 2016 (ADC) In Microsoft Windows Server 2016.

Additional Domain Controller Server 2016

1- Click on the Windows Start Button and Open server manager.

2- Under the configure this local server select Add roles and features.

3- Add roles and features wizard, click next.

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

5- Select a server from the server pole and click on next.

6- Select the Active Directory Domain Services box.

7- Click the Add Features button that is required for the Active Directory Domain Services.

8- After adding the active directory Server Roles, click next.

9- Click Next.

10- Click Next.

11- Click Install to start out the installation.

12- Active directory successfully installed, click Close.

Configure Additional Domain Controller

13- Server Manager click warning message and click on Promote this server to a website controller.

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

15- Verify that the name System (DNS) server and Global Catalog (GC) are selected and sort the directory services restore mode DSRM password and click on next.

16- Ignore the DNS options warning and click on next.

17- Specify Additional replication Options interface, besides the Replicate from Select Server2003.xpertstec.local 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 active directory preparation options, then click Next.

20- Reviews the choices interface, verify all the knowledge and then click on next.

21- On the prerequisites check to verify that each one prerequisites checks passed successfully and then click on Install.

22- Please wait for a few minutes to complete the process.

23- After restarting the Windows Server 2016, so log in as Domain Administrator.

24- Login to your Domain Controllers, open active directory users and computers, expand your domain.local (xpertstec.local) and choose domain controllers, here you’ll find the extra domain controller.

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