Mastering Active Directory

Installation steps

The following steps demonstrate how to add an additional domain controller to an existing domain:

1. Log in to the server as a member of Schema or Enterprise Admins group.
2. As a first step, verify the static IP address allocation by using ipconfig /all.
3. Launch the PowerShell console as an administrator.

4. Install the AD DS role service:

        Install-WindowsFeature -Name AD-Domain-Services         -IncludeManagementTools

5. After successful role service installation, the next step is to configure the domain controller:

        Install-ADDSDomainController        -CreateDnsDelegation:$false        -NoGlobalCatalog:$true        -InstallDns:$true        -DomainName "rebeladmin.com"        -SiteName "Default-First-Site-Name"        -ReplicationSourceDC "REBEL-SDC01.rebeladmin.com" -DatabasePath ...