Install Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2016

 Install Active Directory Domain Services on       Windows Server 2016

The Active Directory Domain Services is the feature of creating domain and managing it, but it’s never had been easy to do in a new platform due to many changes or having no experience of it. Surely you need some steps to follow to install and configure Active Directory Domain Services(ADDS) fully by following up the steps here. No matter if you have installed your server now or if you are doing it on a VM machine or Hyper-V you can do it now, so let’s get started.

Install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

To get started, first you have to install it then setup a domain controller.

Before starting, make sure that you have renamed the server properly and have given static IP address to it. If you don’t know how to do it then see the instructions below.

To setup static IP address open Run (Windows + r) type Ncpa.cpl and hit enter, when the Network Connections opened select the network and right click on it choose Properties. Now selectInternet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPV4) and click on Properties. 

When the window appears, select Use the following IP address then enter an  IP address, Subnet mask, Preferred DNS server addresses and click ok.

   Enter IP Address

01. Now to install AD DS open Server Manager and click on Add Roles and features.

                                                                    Server-Manager

02. Read the important notes and click Next to verify and continue the installation.

                                                         Add-Roles-and-Features-Wizard 1

03. Here let the Role-based be selected, just click Next.

                                                    Active-Directory-Installation-Type

04. Select the server you want to install AD on it then click Next.

                                               Active-Directory-Destination-Server

05. Now select Active Directory Domain Services then click Add Features to include the required  features within AD and click Next.

                                                  Active-Directory-Server-Roles

06. Leave the features window by default and click Next.

                                                        Windows-Server-2012-R2-Features

07. Read all the info about the AD and click Next.

                                                                        AD-DS-Information

08. Now the ADDS is ready to install, click Install to begin the installation.

                                                           Confirm-Installation-of-AD-DS 

09. Wait for the installation to complete, then click on Promote this server to a domain controller.

                                                  Promote-this-server-to-a-domain-controller     

10. Configure Server to Domain Controller

1. When the window opened click on Promote this server to a domain controller, now click on Add a new forest then type the domain name in the Root domain name blank and click Next.

                                                   Active-Directory-Deployment-Configuration

2. Let the Domain Controller options be by default and type a password for DSRM then click Next.

                                                           Domain-Controller-Options

Notice: Set the Forest functional level the highest so your environment can support and make sure that all the domain controller are supported with that operating system.

3. Ignore the DNS delegation warning because its due to not installed DNS server on the server, and click Next.

                                                                        DNS-Options

4. Now verify the NetBIOS name and change it if necessary then click Next.

                                                                Additional-Options

Note: NetBIOS name is a Network Basic Input/output system that allow applications on separate computers to communicate over a local network and can be required by some applications and network devices.

5. Specify the location of AD DS database, log files, SYSVOL and change it if necessary then click Next.

                                                          Active-Directory-Installation-Paths

6. Now review all the configuration you’ve done then click Next.

                                                       Active-Directory-Review-Options              

7. The configuration is done now, click Install to begin the installation and ignore the warnings.

Note: It will install DNS role too

                                                                 Prerequisites-Check

After installing the system will reboot automatically, when the system restarted the domain will work successfully and you can log in and see the domain features.

                                                                       Installed-Server-Roles

That’s all. If you have any question regarding this feel free to ask me.

Install Windows Server 2016 Step by Step

                         Install Windows Server 2016 Step by Step

  Prepare the installation media (DVD, USB flash, etc) and start the installation process. 
  If you don’t have the Windows Server 2016 installation software, click here and download
  the software from Microsoft website.


01. Plug the Windows Server 2016 boot drive (DVD or USB ) to the computer and boot your 
     computer. When the Windows setup page appear, select your language, time and
     currency format , keyboard then click on Next .

02. Now click on Install now button to start the installation process.

03. Select the appropriate version  of the Windows server then click Next.
     Make sure that you've chosen an appropriate edition of Windows server.

04. Put a check mark in the box next to the I accept license terms and click on the Next
     button.

05. Select the Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) option for clean installation.
     When you upgrade a Windows server you can have your settings,apps,etc from
     previous version of Windows.

06. Select the hard drive that you want to install the windows server. Then click on the 
     New button to create the partitions.

07. After clicking on the New button, some option appear. Specify the amount of the drive 
      based on MB  and click on Apply button. Then click on Ok button, if you want add more 
      drives do this process again. When finish click on Next.

08. After clicking Next the System starts coping all the files from the external drive to internal
      hard drive. It will take some minuets  then system will be restarted several times.

09. When the system copied all the files and restarted, finalize your task by entering the 
     required details. Type complex password   E.g."Abc@123"   type again reenter 
     password box  and click on the Finish button.

10. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del buttons to jump start the screen to login page and inside the box
      below the administrator user name, enter the password and press Enter button
      from the keyboard to sign in the Windows.

11. After you logged in the Windows you see the some thing like the picture below.
      Welcome to  Windows Server 2016 R2

Conclusion

   Finally we have installed the Windows Server 2016 successfully and is ready to work.

Create Virtual Machine On Hyper-V Server 2016 R2

How to create Virtual Machine On Hyper-V 

Server 2016 R2 

In this post we’ll learn the steps to create Virtual machine in Windows Server 2016 R2. Hyper-V is a role in the server edition of Microsoft Windows. Hyper-V provides us the ability to create virtual machines on a physical server.