How To Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2008

Tuesday 6 November 2012

How To Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2008

In my previous post I described some New features of windows server 2008 active directory. Active Directory is the database of your User Groups, Services and Resources. It means Active Directory is the Centralize collection of User Groups, Services and Resources and they are known as Objects in Active Directory.

Active Directory provides the structure to centralize the network and store information about network resources across the entire domain. Active Directory uses Domain Controllers to keep this centralized

storage available to network users.

So, today I will teach you how to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2008.

STEP 1

First of all click Start Menu icon and write dcpromo command in run box and press Enter key. Then Check your Active Directory Domain Services either it is already installed or not.

STEP 2

After checking Domain Services, the Ad Installation Wizard window will display, just click NEXT

After this Operating System Compatibility option will open, again click NEXT.

STEP 3

Then after, Deployment Configuration window will open. You will get two options

A) Existing Forest B) New Domain

You have to select option (B) and click NEXT

STEP 4

Now Fully Qualified Domain Name window will open. Write your desired domain Name like example.net.com and click NEXT.

STEP 5

Now Forest Fictional Level prompt will open. If you are using Windows Server 2000 then select Server 2003 Forest and if you are using Windows Server 2003 then upgrade to Server 2008 Forest Functional Level.

STEP 6

It is mandatory to install DNS in Additional Domain Controller option. Beside this it is also mandatory to check and role the Global Catalog option because it is very compulsory to check DNS, rodc and Global Catalog options in Active Directory. After this, a massage will show just click NEXt.

STEP 7

In Database location windows, files and path option will appear in which log and sysvol files are available. Just click NEXT.

After this, password prompt will open. It is mandatory to write and confirm your password.

NOTE: There is complexity policy for password. So you should use special characters and alphabets and click Next .

STEP 8

Now a summery will open, you have to save export settings and made a Script which you can use everywhere and you will be able to restart your Active Directory.

Now install Group Policies, Configuration and other consoles. Tick mark the restart option then your server will reboot. After reboot you can work on your installed Active Directory.

Click Finish to Complete the Active Directory Installation Wizard and restart your machine.

That’s all information you need to install your Active Directory in Windows Server 2008.

Important:Follow the link to read the New features of windows server 2008 active directory.

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