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Install Active Directory on Windows Server

This document provides a step-by-step guide for installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 and later versions. It outlines the necessary steps to add roles and features, promote the server to a domain controller, and configure domain settings. The process is crucial for establishing a secure and efficient network environment for user and resource management.

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Install Active Directory on Windows Server

This document provides a step-by-step guide for installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 and later versions. It outlines the necessary steps to add roles and features, promote the server to a domain controller, and configure domain settings. The process is crucial for establishing a secure and efficient network environment for user and resource management.

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Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012


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In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2 and up.
Unlike previous versions where [Link] was used to install Active Directory, Microsoft now
recommends using a different method. To install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 and up, you need
to follow these steps:
1 – Open “Server Manager” and select “Manage” → “Add Roles and Feature”.
2 – Click “Next”.
3 – Select “Role-based or feature-based Installation” and click “Next”.
4 – Choose “Select a server from the server pool” if you’re installing locally.
5 – Check the box next to “Active Directory Domain Services”. A box will appear explaining additional
roles services or features required for domain services.
6 – Click Add Features.
7 – Check “Group Policy Management” and click “Next”.
8 – Click “Next”.
9 – Click “Install”.
Wait for the installation bar to complete.
10 – Once installed, open the Notifications Pane in Server Manager by selecting the Notifications icon at
the top of Server Manager. and select “Promote this server to a domain controller”.
11 – Click on “Add a new forest” and enter your root domain name into the Root domain name field
(e.g., “[Link]”).
12 – Select a Domain and Forest functional level and enter a DSRM password in the provided password
fields (used when booting into recovery mode).
13 – On the DNS Options tab, click OK then Next.
14 – Enter NETBIOS name and click “Next”.
15 – Choose locations for SYSVOL, Log files, and Database folders then click Next.
16 – Click “Install” and wait for completion (the server will restart several times).

The installation is now complete!


Conclusion
This article taught us how to install Active Directory in Windows Server 2012, 2016, and 2019. We followed
several steps to add roles and features, promote the server to a domain controller, and configure the domain
and forest functional levels. This process is essential for setting up a secure and efficient network environment
where users and resources can be managed centrally.

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