Child Domain Controller is a new type of domain controller supported by the Active Directory Domain Services we can impliment this when we wants to manage our organisation by dividing into branch and contry wise.
1. First you will goto Start -> Run -> Then type in: dcpromo
5.On the Choose a Deployment Configuration page, select Existing forest, select Create a new domain in an existing forest, and click Next. type the DNS name of the domain you want to join. Under Specify the account credentials to use to perform the installation, click Alternate Credentials; then click Set. On the Windows Security dialog box, enter the username and password for an account that has the permission to add the domain to the forest, and then click OK. Click Next to proceed.
6.On the Name the New Domain type the FQDN of the parent domain and the Single-label DNS name of the child domain. Then click Next
7. On the Set Domain Functional Level page, Select the domain functional level that meets your requirements and click Next. On the Select a Site page select the site to which you want the domain controller to belong and click Next.
8. On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, select the desired additional options for the domain controller and click Next
9. On the Location for Database, Log Files, and SYSVOL page, type the volume and folder locations for the database file, the directory service log files, and the SYSVOL files; then click Next.
10. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type and confirm the restore mode password and then click Next.
11. On the Summary page, click Next after you review your selections.The Active Directory Domain Services installation process starts
TRUST RELATION BETWEEN THE FOREST
Note :- 1> To unstall ADC use command in RUN
(dcpromo /forceremoval) it will forcefully uninstall your ADC .
2> Whenever we uninstall Active Directory it will automatically goes to workgroup. soo after creating active directory create domain environment.
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2. Now a dialog box will popup like the one below and will check to see if the Active Directory Domain Services binaries are already installed. If they are not then you will see another dialog box saying that it is currently installing them after the check.
3. Now the wizard should be started aftering checking/installing the binaries. There is an advanced mode that you could choose but for this article we will be leaving it unchecked. If you check the box you will get some more options like creating a new domain in an existing forest, but adding it to a new Domain Tree. Normally when you create a new domain it will be a child domain under the Forest Root Domain (which we are creating now)
4. Take a minute to read over the new security features that could possibly affect your older systems if you have any. Click Next
6. Since we don’t have any domain controllers setup we are going to select Create a new domain in a new forest (Called Forest Root Domain).On the Choose a Deployment Configuration page, select Existing forest, select Create a new domain in an existing forest, and click Next.
6.On the Name the New Domain type the FQDN of the parent domain and the Single-label DNS name of the child domain. Then click Next
7. On the Set Domain Functional Level page, Select the domain functional level that meets your requirements and click Next. On the Select a Site page select the site to which you want the domain controller to belong and click Next.
8. On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, select the desired additional options for the domain controller and click Next
9. On the Location for Database, Log Files, and SYSVOL page, type the volume and folder locations for the database file, the directory service log files, and the SYSVOL files; then click Next.
10. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type and confirm the restore mode password and then click Next.
11. On the Summary page, click Next after you review your selections.The Active Directory Domain Services installation process starts
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SHORT TRUST |
Note :- 1> To unstall ADC use command in RUN
(dcpromo /forceremoval) it will forcefully uninstall your ADC .
2> Whenever we uninstall Active Directory it will automatically goes to workgroup. soo after creating active directory create domain environment.
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