Objective
Installing Active Directory on SVR-01
Domain: builab.ca
- SVR-01
- IP: 10.0.0.1/24
- OS: Windows Server 2022
Process
Add the role Active Directory Domain Services
That was the role installation now we have to promote our server to be a domain controller and create the Active Directory Environment
This is the first domain controller we’re setting up so we have to add a new forest
We’ll prepend our domain builab.ca with lab as per Microsofts naming best practices
Documentation: Naming Best Practices
Customize the NetBIOS name. This is a friendlier name for users to see
On restart you’ll be prompted to log on to the domain
We’ll log in with the Administrator account we set up during install
Conclusion
The server is now set up as a primary domain controller for the domain. Additional domain controllers are recommended to have failover.