Part 4 : Configure DNS
Part 1: Preparing the environment
Part 2: Installing Windows Server 2012
Part 3: Adding Active Directory Domain Services
In the Part 1 of this series we saw how to create a VM with Windows Server 2012. In part 2 we continued with server 2012 install and renaming the our VM. In Part 3 we enables Active Directory Domain Services in the server and now we can proceed with our process and configure DNS in our server.
Until now we always are used to using DCPromo command to promote the server as Domain Controller but that is being deprecated now. The new way is much more intuitive and simpler and makes us feel inclusive and not alienate the developer from administrators.
Once the Active Directory Role is installed in the server manager dashboard we can see a warning icon with a message to promote the server to domain controller.
Select "Add new Forest" radio button to add new forest and type a new for new forest in the text box for "Root Domain Name". I am using a name "sp2013.local"
Click Next and the Wizard will walk to next step to specify Forest Functional Level and Domain Functional Level. We can also select the server to be DNS server. Specify a password for Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM).
Click Next. Here we will get a warning for DNS delegation. You can ignore the warning and click next.
In the next screen you can specify Netbios name and click next.
In the next screen you can accept all the default values and click next.
Now we can review all our selections and at this time we can click on the view script to see power shell script. Click next
The system will now run the prerequisites and once all the prerequisite test is done click install and head out for a good coffee. The system automatically install DNS and once it is done will reboot.
After the reboot we should be able to see Active directory roles installed by opening Tools in Server Manager console.
This finishes up our preparation for taking next step in the process of installing SharePoint.
Part 1: Preparing the environment
Part 2: Installing Windows Server 2012
Part 3: Adding Active Directory Domain Services
In the Part 1 of this series we saw how to create a VM with Windows Server 2012. In part 2 we continued with server 2012 install and renaming the our VM. In Part 3 we enables Active Directory Domain Services in the server and now we can proceed with our process and configure DNS in our server.
Until now we always are used to using DCPromo command to promote the server as Domain Controller but that is being deprecated now. The new way is much more intuitive and simpler and makes us feel inclusive and not alienate the developer from administrators.
Once the Active Directory Role is installed in the server manager dashboard we can see a warning icon with a message to promote the server to domain controller.
Select "Add new Forest" radio button to add new forest and type a new for new forest in the text box for "Root Domain Name". I am using a name "sp2013.local"
Click Next and the Wizard will walk to next step to specify Forest Functional Level and Domain Functional Level. We can also select the server to be DNS server. Specify a password for Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM).
Click Next. Here we will get a warning for DNS delegation. You can ignore the warning and click next.
In the next screen you can specify Netbios name and click next.
In the next screen you can accept all the default values and click next.
Now we can review all our selections and at this time we can click on the view script to see power shell script. Click next
The system will now run the prerequisites and once all the prerequisite test is done click install and head out for a good coffee. The system automatically install DNS and once it is done will reboot.
After the reboot we should be able to see Active directory roles installed by opening Tools in Server Manager console.
This finishes up our preparation for taking next step in the process of installing SharePoint.
