HOW TO MAKE ACTIVE DIRECTORY IN WINDOW SERVER 2008 (first step after installing window server 2008 or 03 ) ~ RoYaL HaCk NeTwOrK

Active Directory Offers us:

1: Centralized Network Administration

2: Centralized Group Policy Management

3: Centralized Data Storage Management.

4: Centralized Shared Folder Management.

5: Centralized User Logon System.

Active Directory Installation Requirements:

An NTFS partition with enough free space
An Administrator's username and password
The correct operating system version
A NIC, Cable Must be connected.
Properly configured TCP/IP (IP address, subnet mask and dns ip - optional - default gateway)
A network connection (to a hub or to another computer via a crossover cable)
An operational DNS server (which can be installed on the DC itself)
A Domain name that you want to use
Brains (recommended, not required...).

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How To Install A.D. : To install the A.D. follow the steps:-

Note: First of all login as an Administrator & open network sharing center now select change adapter setting option after that open your lan card properties now select option TCP/IP v4 & Now select Properties, now select option use the following ip address now type ip address. E.g.: IP Address 10.0.0.10 Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0 DNS IP 10.0.0.10 & click ok after that deselect option TCP/Ipv6 & click ok.

1: Open Server Manager by clicking the icon in the Quick Launch toolbar, or from the Administrative Tools folder.

2: Wait till it finishes loading, then click on Roles > Add Roles link.

3: In the Before you begin window, click

Next

4: In the Select Server Roles window, click to select

Active Directory Domain Services

, and then click

Next

5: In the Active Directory Domain Services window read the provided information if you want to, and then click

Next

6: In the Confirm Installation Selections, read the provided information if you want to, and then click Next.

7: Wait till the process completes.

8.When it ends click ,close .

9: Going back to Server Manager, click on the Active Directory Domain Services link, and note that there's no information linked to it, because the DCPROMO command has not been run yet.

10: Now you can click on the DCPROMO link, or read on.

To run DCPROMO, enter the command in the Run command, or click on the DCPROMO link from Server Manager > Roles > Active Directory Domain Services.

Depending upon the question if AD-DS was previously installed or not, the 1: 1: Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard will appear immediately or after a short while. Click Next.

In the Operating System Compatibility window, read the provided information and click Next

3:
In the Choosing Deployment Configuration window, click on "Create a new domain in a new forest" and click Next.

Enter an appropriate name for the new domain. Make sure you pick the right domain name, as renaming domains is a task you will not wish to perform on a daily basis. Click Next.

Note:

Do NOT use single label domain names such as "mydomain" or similar. You MUST pick a full domain name such as "mydomain.local" or "mydomain.com" and so on.

The wizard will perform checks to see if the domain name is not already in use on the local network.

Pick the right forest function level. Windows 2000 mode is the default, and it allows the addition of Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Domain Controllers to the forest you're creating. Read my "Understanding Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain and Forest Functional Levels" article for more information on that.

Pick the right domain function level. Windows 2000 Native mode is the default, and it allows the addition of Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Domain Controllers to the domain you're creating.

Note:

If you select "Windows Server 2008" for the forest function level, you will Not be prompted to pick a domain function level. Read more about domain and forest function levels on my "Understanding Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain and Forest Functional Levels" article.

The wizard will perform checks to see if DNS is properly configured on the local network. In this case, no DNS server has been configured, therefore, the wizard will offer to automatically install DNS on this server.

Note:

The first DCs must also be a Global Catalog. Also, the first DCs in a forest cannot be a Read Only Domain controller.

It's most likely that you'll get a warning telling you that the server has one or more dynamic IP Addresses. Running IPCONFIG /all will show that this is not the case, because as you can clearly see, I have given the server a static IP Address. So, where did this come from? The answer is IPv6. I did not manually configure the IPv6 Address, hence the warning. In a network where IPv6 is not used, you can safely ignore this warning.

You'll probably get a warning about DNS delegation. Since no DNS has been configured yet, you can ignore the message and click Yes.

Next, change the paths for the AD database, log files and SYSVOL folder. For large deployments, carefully plan your DC configuration to get the maximum performance. When satisfied, click Next

Enter the password for the Active Directory Recovery Mode. This password must be kept confidential, and because it stays constant while regular domain user passwords expire (based upon the password policy configured for the domain, the default is 42 days), it does not. This password should be complex and at least 7 characters long. I strongly suggest that you do NOT use the regular administrator's password, and that you write it down and securely store it. Click Next.