Windows Server 2016 Administration Fundamentals

Adding the Active Directory Domain Services role

To set up domain services in your organization's IT infrastructure, add the AD DS role to your server. While you can find more information about server roles in Chapter 5, Adding Roles to Windows Server, AD DS is a role in Windows Server 2016 that lets system administrators manage and store a network's information resources.

To add the AD DS role in Windows Server 2016, complete the following steps:

1. Open up the Server Manager.
2. Within the WELCOME TO SERVER MANAGER section, click Add roles and features as shown in Figure 4.2:

Figure 4.2. Adding roles and features to your server with Server Manager ...