![]() A static IP Address was configured with the DNS entry pointing to the corporate DNS.A new Forward Lookup and Reverse Lookup Zones allowing both Secure and Non-Secure Dynamic Updates were created.Using Microsoft’s best practices the Domain Name System (DNS) has been configured to support our domain. The following steps have been accomplished: ![]() ![]() If the server that is being promoted is located in a remote location the database will be copies of the WAN link. If the link is slow and the database is large this could take a long time. To minimize WAN traffic the database can be made available through removable media and then used by the server during the promotion process. ![]() When we promote a server to become a replica domain controller, it will require connectivity to another domain controller to copy the active directory database from. This would be very useful, when we are planning to have more than one machine on VMs on our Dev Environment.In this blog we will explore how to add a Windows Server 2012 replica Domain Controller using Install From Media (IFM) method.Īdding a replica Domain Controller to an existing AD DS Domain I would recommend that, before installing SharePoint and SQL Server, configuring the ADDS will be very much helpful. After completing this, you can add your machines to this Domain. To verify that, you can login to the Active Directory and verify the Name.Ģ0. Once the pre-requisite check runs and succeeds, Select Install. On the next screen, the NetBIOS Domain will appear automatically.ġ8. Select the “Promote this Server to a domain controller option”.ġ1. On the Left Pane, you can find a new entry for ADDS.ġ0. For that, go to the Server Manager again after a restart.Ĩ. Now, after installing, the ADDS, we need to configure that.ħ. On the Feature, select the Active Directory Domain Services.ĥ. Login to the Windows Server 2012 with Administrator Privilege.Ĥ. Installing DNS Can be covered on a separate article. ![]() That is, we need to configure ADDS on our System and install the DNS. In this article, let us see, how to convert our Windows Server 2012 WorkGroup machine to a Domain Controller. ![]()
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