Install and Configure Active Directory Domain Controller

About this post

In this post we will cover the installation of necessary roles for Active Directory and Creating New domain.

Infrastructure Details

• Windows server OS: Windows server 2016
• Static IPV4 assigned and IPV6 disabled
• If VM necessary tools for hypervisor is installed.
• Domain Name: sslabs.com ( will be used while creating domain)

Enabling Role

Login to server – Open Server manager – Add roles and features (select)

Select Next

Next

Next

Select Active Directory Domain Services

Select Add features ( this will add necessary features for Active Directory Domain Services)

Review – next

Next

Next

Click Install to install the roles

Once installation is finished – Click on Promote this server as domain controller

Creating New Domain

Select Add a New Forest ( this will create new domain) – Provide domain name

Leave Defaults and Provide Password for DSRM ( this will be used while doing a recovery of domain)

Next

Review Netbios Name and Next ( some cases Netbios Name can be different, Give the Name here)

Review the paths ( if you would like to change the directory select there like D: or E:, But dont change path) – Next

Next

Install

Once Installation is finished, server will automatically restart.

Domain will be created as shown below. the admin tools can be accessible from control panel- admin tools or from server manager – tools

This Post is very basic, will do advanced once’s in another posts.

hope this is useful.