How To Manage Active Directory In Windows Server 2008 R2

Concluding Updated on June 6, 2014 by

This tutorial will explain how to install AD on server 2008. This will valid for windows 2008 R2 likewise.

Requirement:

Minimum: Single processor with 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) or 1.3GHz (Dual Cadre)

Minimum: 512 MB RAM

Minimum: 32 GB or greater

The first step is to assign a ip to the server that you going to deploy the AD. Its nessary to install it every bit DNS server besides. Then its improve to have fixed ip it doesn't hateful you cannot install Advertisement without stock-still ip address only it volition solve lot of issues if you used stock-still ip.

In here the server ip is x.0.0.14. Since we going to arrive as DNS server too you should apply the same ip every bit the preferred DNS server.

Adjacent step is to install the Agile directory roles. Unlikely the older version of windows servers Microsoft highly recommend to use server manager option to install roles before yous run dcpromo.

From the roles listing select the "Active Directory Domain Services" role and Click "Adjacent"

It will take few minutes to complete and when its done you will get this confirmation. Then click on "Shut"

After that you lot will need to practise a reboot.

After reboot please open upwards the "server Director" again. And and then click on "Roles" in that location you volition see the "Agile Directory Domain Services" is successfully installed in at that place. click on it then you lot will go a window similar below.

In their delight pay attention to the message

So delight click on that link and it volition start the DCPROMO sorcerer.
So side by side step to go through the DC promo wizard.
To start the installation click on "Next"

Since we going to install New domain Controller in new wood delight select the option "Create a new domain in new forest" option and click on "Next"

At present we accept to provide the name for our domain controller. It must exist FQDN. In our case I used rebeladmin.com as the domain. Please click "Adjacent" after information technology.

In this window it will ask to select forest function level. If you lot going to add server 2003 domain controller to your woods later don't select the function level as server 2008. If y'all going to apply full features of 2008 Ad you must select forest office level as server 2008. In my case I used server 2008. Click on "Adjacent" after the select.

In next window since it's the offset DC nosotros should make it as DNS server too. Go out the default choice and click on "Adjacent"

If the wizard cannot create a delegation for the DNS server, it displays a message to point that you tin can create the delegation manually. To keep, click "Yes"

In next window it volition show upward the database location. It its going to be bigger AD its skilful if you can keep NTDS database in different sectionalisation. Click on "Adjacent" afterwards changes.

In next window its asking to ascertain a restore mode password. Its more important if yous had to practise a restore from backup in a server crash. Click on "Next" after filling it.

Then it will kickoff the installation of the AD. Information technology will have some time to consummate. After complete of the installation perform a server reboot.