During the process, the server will automatically restart one time. Now we will just have to leave the installation to complete. On the review screen, we just click Next and then Install. It’s highly recommended we leave them as they are, since this server is only going to host Active Directory. On the next screen, we have the option to change the location of the default SYSVOL, DB and Log folders. On the next screen, we check that the value of the NetBIOS name is correct and hit Next. On the next screen, we just hit Next since we don’t have any existing DNS Server hosting our new domain.
The DSRM (Directory Services Restore Mode) password is very important in case we have an issue with the Domain Controller, we will be able to boot it in DSRM and fix the problem. Since we will have only Windows Server 2016 servers, we will leave it at the default value, put in the DSRM password and hit Next. Next, we have the option to change the Forest Functional Level and Domain Functional Level to suite our environment. For example, we can put in lab.local and that would be completely fine. Please note you can put in any name in name.domain format it does not have to be. Since this is a new domain in a new forest, we will chose the third option Add a new forest and we we will type in the root domain name, which in my case is. On the first prompt, we have three options. If the installation finished successfully, we will receive the following window where we have to click on Promote this Server to a Domain Controller link.
Once everything checks up, we hit the Install button and wait for the ADDS Role installation to finish. Click Add Features and then move on to the next prompt. We will get a prompt letting us know which tools we are installing aside from the role itself. On the next step, we open Server Manager, go to Add Roles and Features, select Active Directory Domain Services and hit Next. Install Active Directory Domain Services Role Once we have verified that we have correct network connectivity, we move on to the next step. We put in the static IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS Server. Then we right click on our Network Adapter, choose Properties and we edit the IPv4 Protocol. To do that, we can either configure a static IP via PowerShell or via the Network Connections dialog.įirst of all, we go to the Run prompt, type in ncpa.cpl to open the control panel. Before we start installing the Active Directory Domain Services role on our server, we need to configure a static IP address. These tutorials are also geared towards the 70-742 exam and they can get you ready for the MCSA or MCSE Certification.
This entry was posted in Security, Storage, Windows and tagged Active Directory Domain Services, AD DS, BitLocker, Drive Encryption, Schema, Windows 10 on 30th June 2018 by is the first of a series of step-by-step tutorials on Microsoft Active Directory.
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PowerShell: How to check for drives with less than 10GB of free diskspaceģ. How to check BitLocker Drive Encryption status in Windows 10Ģ. Try logging in with you domain account and enabling BitLocker.ġ. The most likely scenario is that you have logged onto the computer with a local computer account rather than your windows domain account. “Your Active Directory Domain Services schema isn’t configured to run BitLocker Drive Encryption. If you try and turn on BitLocker and you get the following error read on how to fix it. Your Windows administrators are able to manage many of the settings in Active Directory, which helps in getting consistent settings across all end user computers. It will usually require you to enter a pin/usb key/certificate to allow access to the encrypted hard disk drive. BitLocker Drive Encryption is the technology in Windows 10 which can encrypt your hard disk drive and keep your data safe.