Complete Guide to Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2016 | Step-by-Step Configuration. This post provides a full Guide to the installation and configuration of the Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Role. Installation and Configuration are similar to Windows-server 2012 R2.
Some preparation:
- Create a strong password for the Administrator account (it will be Domain Admin in the future);
- Install all updates;
- Rename your server with a Corporate naming policy. (When you install Windows Server, a random name is generated);
- Assign a static IP to your server.
Installatie
1. After Server Manager starts – click on Add roles and features link;
2. Klik the Next button on the wizard screen. Ook, you may set a check mark Skip this page by default and you don’t see this step at the next runtime;
3. For installation type, selecteren Role-based or feature-based installation en klik the Next knop;
4. Choose the option Select a server from the server pool (selected by default) and click the Volgende knop;
5. Click the checkbox for Active Directory Domain Services;
6. In the new pop-up window click Add Features;
7. Klik the Next knop;
8. For Features, don’t select anything, klik the Next knop;
9. For Active Directory Domain Services click the Next knop;
10. At the confirmation screen, you may decide whether to restart the destination server automatically or not, in my case, I don’t set this option. Klik the Install knop;
11. De installatie begint;
12. Eenmaal voltooid, Klik op de Dichtbij knop.
Configuratie
1. From the Server Manager dashboard, click the flag with the exclamation mark symbol. Klik Promote the server to a domain controller;
2. On the next screen, select the deployment operation that is needed. In this example, de Add a new forest is selected and the name enterinit.com is entered to create a new root domain. Klik Volgende knop;
3. Since this will be the only domain controller in this lab example, both the forest and domain functional levels will remain at Windows Server Technical Preview (I use Windows Server 2016 from VLSC, but is recognized as Technical Preview). Leave a checkbox on the Domain Name System (DNS) Server to make this system a DNS server. The option for GC is checked without the ability to modify since the first domain controller must be a Global Catalog server. The third option is unchecked and unmodifiable because the first domain controller cannot be a Read-Only Domain Controller;
4. Enter a DSRM password and click Volgende;
5. For DNS options, there is no existing DNS infrastructure since this is our first domain controller. So, the warning can be ignored. Klik the Next knop;
6. Enter de BIOS domain name and click the Volgende knop;
7. If you need you may change folders locations (NOT RECOMMENDED), Klik op de Volgende knop;
8. Review options. Please note that a PowerShell shell script is provided if you need to automate this on future installs. Klik View Script. If needed, copy this script for future use. Close the Notepad window and click the Volgende knop;
9. System check prerequisites;
10. If the prerequisites check passes, then click the Install knop;
11. The installation will begin;
12. Once complete – the system will be rebooted;
13. After reboot you may sign into PC as Domain Admin;
14. This is the result of our Windows Server 2016 Active Directory installation;
