In this blog post, we will utilize the AD DS configuration wizard in the GUI.Ģ.2.1 Click on the flag icon, then choose Promote this server to a domain controllerĢ.2.2 Choose Add a new forest, fill in the FQDN of the forest Root domain.
This can be done through PowerShell or the Server Manager GUI. You are now ready to promote it to a domain controller.Ģ.1 Installing the Active Directory Domain Services roleĢ.1.3 Click Next on the first page of the WizardĢ.1.4 Click Next, keeping the default optionĢ.1.6 Choose Active Directory Domain ServicesĢ.2 Promoting the stand-alone server to a Domain ControllerĪfter installing the AD Domain Services role, you will have to promote the server to a Domain Controller. Install the Guest Additions for VirtualBox, and restart the server. Rename the computer to Server01 in Windows. Mount the Server 2012 R2 ISO on the virtual machine, and install Server 2012 R2 Standard edition (Server with a GUI). Installation of VirtualBox and Virtual Machinesĭownload and install VirtualBox, the installation procedure is quite straightforward, so I’m not going to write in details about that. Then create a virtual machine, called Server01, with 1GB ram and 30GB disk.
» VirtualBox (or your virtualization product of choice)ġ. Software you will need to perform this exercise.In this lab I’m using VirtualBox as virtualization software, as I feel it’s the easiest one to work with, when you just need a simple test lab to test something quickly. Dcrpomo.exe is deprecated beginning in Windows Server 2012, so the process is slightly different from how it used to be in the 2008 iterations of Windows Server. If you are going to perform a test lab of any kind, involving Windows servers, you will most certainly need an Active Directory Domain. This is a step-by-step guide on how to create the first domain controller in a new Windows Server 2012 R2 forest.
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