Windows Server 2003 Note: If you plan to install a
new Windows Server 2003 DC in an existing AD forest please read the
page BEFORE you go on, otherwise you'll end up with the following error:
Configuring the computer's TCP/IP settings
You must configure the would-be Domain Controller to use it's own IP
address as the address of the DNS server, so it will point to itself
when registering SRV records and when querying the DNS database.
Configure TCP/IP
- Click Start, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.
- Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.
Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
Assign this server a static IP address, subnet mask, and gateway
address. Enter the server's IP address in the Preferred DNS server
box.Note: This is true if the server itself will also be it's own DNS
server.
If you have another operational Windows 2000/2003 server that is properly configured as your DNS server (read my
Create a New DNS Server for AD page) - enter that server's IP address instead:
Click Advanced.
Click the DNS Tab.
Select "Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes"
Check "Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix"
Check "Register this connection's addresses in DNS". If this Windows
2000/2003-based DNS server is on an intranet, it should only point to
its own IP address for DNS; do not enter IP addresses for other DNS
servers here. If this server needs to resolve names on the Internet, it
should have a forwarder configured.
Click OK to close the Advanced TCP/IP Settings properties.
Click OK to accept the changes to your TCP/IP configuration.
Click OK to close the Local Area Connections properties.
install and configure
Setting up active directory using the run command
dcpromo is a straightforward procedure. To begin, from your windows 2003 server desktop go to
Start click on
Run and type
dcpromo and hit
Enter.
The “Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard” should come up:
Click
on Next. On the following window, you will get a warning about
comparability issues with other Operating Systems. Improve
security settings in Windows Server 2003 affect older versions of windows:
After
reading and thinking about consequences, click Next. On the next
screen, you will get two options. The first option asks you if you want
the server to become a
domain controller for a new domain or if you want the server to be an additional domain controller for for an existing domain:
Select
the first option and click Next. On the next window, you will get three
options. the first option is to setup the domain in a new forest.
Select this option if its the first domain controller on your
organization, or if you want it to be totally independent from any
forest.
Option two: Child domain in an existing domain tree.
select this option if you want the domain to be a child domain from an
existing domain. option three: Domain tree in an existing forest. if you
don’t want any of the above, select this option.
In our case, choose the first option, and click Next. On the next screen, we need to type the full DNS name for the new domain:
Type
the full DNS name like helpdeskgeek.com, and click on Next. On the next
screen, we need to choose the NETBIOS name. This is the name earlier
version of windows users will be using to identify the new domain.
Choose
the name, and click Next. On the next screen, you need to select the
location of where you want to store the database and log files. for
best performance store them in separate disks.
Choose the location where you want the active directory database and logs, and click Next.
Next,
the Shared system volume window will come up. here, you need to choose
the location on where you want to store the SYSVOL files. this folder
contains the domain public files and are replicated to all the domain
controllers in the domain.
Choose
the folder location, and click Next. On the next window, the DNS
registration diagnostic will show up. in here most likely you will get ”
Diagnostic failed” and will give you three options.
First option: it will allow you to perform the DNS diagnostic again,if
you have corrected the problem.
Option two: it gives you the
option to allow the active directory wizard to install and configure DNS
for you, and use this DNS as the
primary DNS for this server. third option, it allows you to bypass this window if you plan to correct the problem later on.
Even though we have already installed DNS on this server, we have not configure any of
its services, so we will choose the option to
Install and configure DNS server on this computer and set this computer to use this DNS server as its preferred DNS server. then click Next.
On
the next window, you need to choose what type or permissions you want
for users and group objects. Here you will get two options. the first
options: select this option if you run
server programs
with pre-windows 2000. option two: select this option, if you only run
windows servers 2000 and windows servers 2003 on your domain.
Select the second option, and click Next. On the next window, you need to enter the
Directory services restore mode administrator password.
This password is used when you start the computer in directory services
restore mode. This account is different from the domain administrator
account.
Type
your chosen password, and click Next. Next, you will get the summary of
all the options you have chosen during the active directory wizard.
remember, the domain administrator
account password is the same as the current local administrator password.
Click Next. the active directory installation should begin.
Some serious configuration processes going here. After a few minutes, active directory should be installed.
Click on Finish. and restart the computer. Active Directory should be now installed.
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