Domain Controller Forest

In this post we will explore some of these options and see how to generate this list using powershell.

Domain controller forest. Active directory domains are controlled by a tool called the domain controller. All domain owners in the forest agree that domain controllers managed by the new domain owner in the new domain are physically secure. In this article we ll show you how to raise your active directory domain and forest functional level from windows server 2012 r2 to windows server 2016.

Global catalog in order for users to find resources in any domain in the forest remember that each domain has a separate database domain controllers can be made into global catalog servers. Click the blue hyperlink text that says promote this server to a domain controller. In brief forest and domain are related to an active directory.

There are various methods available to generate list of domains and domain controllers in current forest or a given forest. For example if you have windows server 2016 domain controllers and the domain functional level is only windows server 2003 you won t be able to use the active directory recycle bin introduced in the ad version in windows server 2008 r2. Thus this is the main difference between forest and domain.

From the administrative tools menu select active directory domains and trusts or active directory users and computers. Under the general tab the domain functional level and forest functional level is displayed on the screen. Ad domains are usually identified via a domain name system dns.

Forest is a collection of trees or domain trees while the domain is a set of active directory objects. The domain controller acts as a domain authority meaning it s responsible for all active directory object permissions authentications modifications and edits in a domain. In essence this is the active directory deployment configuration wizard that will guide you to add another domain controller to the active directory environment.

In the deployment configuration section since the ad forest already exists enable add a domain controller to an existing domain and then type the domain name in the corresponding field. In server manager under the flag icon in the upper right corner you ll see a yellow warning triangle. The domain also has to use dfs r as the engine to replicate sysvol.