Friday, 5 August 2016

How to configure ADS Active Directory Service Step by Step Guide

In our earlier article we have finished all necessary pre-quest. In this article we would configure ADS. ADS configuration wizard can be invoked by thee ways.
  • By running DCPROMO.EXE command
  • From Configure your server
  • Manage your server
No matter which options you choose all three will launch same ADS configuration wizard. I will show all methods

Configure your server / Manage your server

To launch manage your server wizard click on start button and select manage your server option
 manage your server wizard
To launch configure your server wizard click on start button and select configure your server wizard from administrator tools.
configure your server wizard
Now click on Add remove a role
add remove a rol
Now server will check the pre-quest which we have completed in our last article. Wizard would show error message if any of pre-quest is not properly configured.
checking pre-requisites
Wizard will show a list of all tasks which can be configured. Select Domain Controller (Active Directory)
select ads
It will show summary for ADS configuration wizard after checking all necessary services.
Click on next to launch ADS configuration wizard
 Summary of ADS wizards
Same wizard can be Launch directly by running DCPROMO.EXE command in run menu
DCPROMO
On welcome screen click on next
welcome screen of ads
This screen show that win95 or earlier version of win NT4.0 cannot be the clients of Server 2003 Click on Next
oprating system compatiblety
This is the first domain controller in our domain so select Domain controller for a new domain and click on next
domain controller for new domain
This is the first domain in first forest so select domain in new forest and click on next
domain in new forest
Give the full FQDN name of server, we are using example.com for practice you can choose your own
FQDN name of domain
Wizard will automatically generate NetBIOS name of server don't change it.
netBIOS name of server
ADS is installed in NTDS folder, don't change its default location.
location of ntds
Sysvols is a publically shared folder. It would be automatically share on all clients.
location of sysvol
DNS is required by ADS for proper functioning Select second options install and configure DNS on this computer
select  DNS server
If you have any pre windows 2000 client in network then select
Permission compatible with pre windows 2000 server operating systems
If you don't have any pre windows 2000 server operating systems then select
Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 operating systems for greater security features
compatiblity issue
Now set directory services restore mode passwords. This is used when you restore directory or remove ADS.
restore mode passwords
Click on next after review the summary of your selection if need change of any option go back and change.
summary of selections
Now wizard will configure all the options you have selected
running ads
If you are running this wizard first time then it need to copy some files form Server 2003 CD, Insert Server 2003 CD when it is asked
insert server 2003 cd
We will configure DNS server separately after ADS so skip it here to save time
skip dns during ads configuration
Click on finish to complete the installation
finish wizard
System reboot is required in order to take place the installation of ADS
restart system
After reboot server is a domain controller. In our next article we will learn how to verify that ADS is configured properly.

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