Windows PowerShell™ 3.0 Step by Step

Chapter 17. Deploying Active Directory with Windows Server 2012

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Use the Active Directory module to deploy a new forest and a new domain controller.

• Use the Active Directory module to add a new domain controller to an existing domain.

• Use the Active Directory module to deploy a read-only domain controller.

Using the Active Directory module to deploy a new forest

Deploying Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is not a simple matter. There are prerequisites that must be met and multiple items that need to be configured. One of the first things that might need to be accomplished is setting the script execution policy. Whereas the easiest way to do this is via group policy, if you are configuring ...