Domain Controller Setup

1 should point to 2 as its primary and 3 as its secondary.

Domain controller setup. Click next to continue. If you are using azure ad as your domain controller you can ignore this step. Log into your windows server and start the server manager.

Limit both physical and remote access to your dc as much as possible. Keep this password in your documentation. We need an additional domain controller with the default settings.

Now it is time to select the deployment operation. Configure the server s network card properties to be a static ip address from the same subnet or subnet which is routable within a network. In the first place the level of functionality of the new forest and root domain.

The add roles wizard is going to open up click next. We currently have 3 domain controllers overkill for our current size for sure but it is what it is all 3 our currently global catalogs. Enter your root domain name and click on next on the domain controller option i will be leaving the forest and domain functional level as shown below and will enter my password that will be needed in the future for recovery purposes.

Install addsdomaincontroller installdns credential get credential domänenname administrator domainname domänenname safemodeadministratorpassword convertto securestring asplaintext passwort force. Creating the first domain controller is a rather simple process of adding the active directory domain services roles. If not your dc should act exclusively as a dc.

Configure a stand alone server for your domain controller. All the latest security updates must applied before installing the role. Click on promote this server as a domain controller which will open the deployment configuration window as shown below.