Install a new windows server 2008 r2 forest
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This document provides instructions for installing a new Windows Server 2008 R2 forest using the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard (Dcpromo.exe). The steps include launching Dcpromo.exe, selecting to create a new domain in a new forest called contoso.com, accepting default locations for database and log files, setting a strong password for the Directory Services Restore Mode administrator, and rebooting the server once installation is complete.
Install a new windows server 2008 r2 forest
- 1. Install a New Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest
- 2. The Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard (Dcpromo.exe) to create a new Windows Server 2008 forest. Click Start, click Run, type Dcpromo.exe, and then click OK. The Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard appears
- 3. Click Next. On the Operating System Compatibility page, review the warning about the default security settings for Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controllers, and then click Next. On the Choose A Deployment Configuration page, select Create A New Domain In A New Forest, and then click Next.
- 4. On the Name The Forest Root Domain page, type contoso.com, and then click Next The system performs a check to ensure that the DNS and NetBIOS names for the forest are not already in use on the network. On the Set Forest Functional Level page, choose a forest functional level of Windows Server 2008 R2, and then click Next.
- 5. The Additional Domain Controller Options page appears. DNS Server is selected by default. The Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard creates a DNS infrastructure during AD DS installation. The first domain controller in a forest must be a global catalog (GC) server and cannot be a read-only domain controller (RODC). Click Next. A warning appears that informs you that a delegation for the DNS server cannot be created. In the context of this exercise, you can ignore this error.
- 6. On the Location For Database, Log Files, And SYSVOL page, accept the default locations for the database file, the directory service log files, and the SYSVOL files, and click Next. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type a strong password in both the Password and Confirmed Password boxes. Click Next.
- 7. On the Summary page, review your selections. If any settings are incorrect, click Back to make modifications. Click Next, and then click Finish. Configuration of AD DS begins. The server will require a reboot when the process is completed.