June 2017
Beginner to intermediate
742 pages
18h 29m
English
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Active Directory Domain Service installation methods
There are two methods we can use to install the Active Directory domain controllers:
- Using Windows GUI: After Microsoft introduced Server Manager with Windows Server 2008, the installation process of AD DS became simplified. In order to install the AD DS using Windows GUI, we first need to install the AD DS role using Server Manager. Once it is completed, we can run the AD DS configuration wizard:
The following screenshot shows the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard:
- Using PowerShell: Before Windows Server 2012, AD DS were able to be configured using Dcpromo unattended ...