The Domain Controller installation and promotion process has two steps.
First you need to install the files that the domain controller role uses.
You do this by using server manager to install the HDD as role.
At the end of the initial installation process you have installed the HDD files but not yet configured
80 days on the server to configure a tedious.
You use the Active Directory Domain Services configuration of user.
You start the result by clicking the EDTA slinking server manager.
The visa allows you to do one of the following add a domain controller to an existing domain at an you
domain to an existing forest and add a new forest before installing a new domain controller.
You need to answer the questions Are you installing a new forest a new three or an additional domain
controller for an existing domain.
Answering this question determines what additional information you might need such as the parent domain
name.
What is the DNS name for the HDD domain.
When you create the first domain controller for a domain you must specify the fully qualified name F
Q DRM when you add a new domain controller to an existent domain of forest the Vizard provides the existing
domain information.
Next question is Which level will you choose for their forest functional level.
As you might remember the forest functional level determines the forest features that will be available
and the supported domain controller operating system.
This also sets the minimum domain functional level for the domains in the forest.
The next question is Which level will you choose for the domain.
Functional level the domain functional level determines the domain of features that will be available
and the supported domain controller operating system.
Next one is will the Domain Controller be a DNS server your DNS must be function and a well two supported
it is another question you might want to answer.
Will the Domain Controller host the global catalog.
This option is selected by default for the first domain controller in the forest and you can not change
it.
Next one is will the Domain Controller be a road you see or read only domain controller.
This option is not available for the first domain controller and in a forest.
What will the directories services restore mode or DRM password B.
This is necessary for recovering the HDD database from a backup.
What is the net buyers name for the HDD domain.
When you create the first domain controller for a domain you must specify the net biased name for the
domain and where will the database log files and see small folders be created by default the database
and log files folder is on the C drive windows folder and to D S by default the 612 will folder is on
the C drive windows folder and since file folder.
Please note that if you need to restore the 80 days data base from a backup restart the Domain Controller
in DSL ram to enter DSL Ram restart the domain controller and then press a fade during the initial start
up process once the domain controller restarts it's not run on that HDD as services.
Instead it's running a member server in the domain to sign into that server.
In the absence of a tedious you the GSA Ram password.
Also please know that Windows Server 2016 and hire supports clone and I did a server before you clone
a aided is server.
You must be a member of the colonial domain controllers group.
Additionally the PDC emulator must be online and available to the cloned GC and it must be run on Windows
Server 2016 or higher.
Also please know that active directory domain services installation wizard which is GC promo dot XP
commonly used to install domain controllers in Sir two thousand eight and earlier is obsolete starting
with Windows Server 2012.