Microsoft Windows Server

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 2016 (ADC) In Microsoft Windows Server 2016.

Additional Domain Controller 2016

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

server 2016 desktop

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

server manager dashboard

3- Add roles and features wizard, click next.

add roles and features wizard

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

add role based or feature based

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

server 2016 server selection

6- Select the Active Directory Domain Services box.

server 2016 role active directory domain services

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

server 2016 add features

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

server 2016 role active directory domain services

9- Click Next.

server 2016 active directory features

10- Click Next.

server 2016 wizard ad ds

11- Click Install to start out the installation.

server 2016 confirm installation

12- Active directory successfully installed, click Close.

server 2016 installation selections

Configure Additional Domain Controller

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

server 2016 promote this server

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.

server 2016 deployment configuration

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.

server 2016 domain controller options

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

server 2016 dns options

17- Specify Additional replication Options interface, besides the Replicate from Select Server2003.xpertstec.local and then click on next.

server 2016 additional options

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

server 2016 ad ds databases

19- within the active directory preparation options, then click Next.

server 2016 preparation options

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

server 2016 review options

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

server 2016 additional domain prerequisites

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

upgrading an active directory additional domain

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

server 2016 additional domain admin log in

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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Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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