How to Install and Configure New Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2012 Step by Step Configuration Wizard Overview

Article About How to Install and Configure New Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2012 Step by Step Configuration Wizard Overview

1. What is Active Directory Windows Server 2012
   1. Pre-requisite Configure Active Directory Windows Server 2012 Step by Step
   2. How Configure Active Directory Windows Server 2012 Step by Step
   3. Recomendation Configure Active Directory Windows Server 2012 Step by Step

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1. What is Active Directory Windows Server 2012

   I think most of you already know what is an active directory, but for those who do not know, the active directory as a medium that provides information that can be used in authentication, addressing, certificate and etc. Many applications that make this active directory as their dependencies, while for active directory windows server 2012 is an active directory built or run on windows server operating system 2012.

   1. Pre-requisite Configure Active Directory Windows Server 2012 Step by Step

      For server requirement that will be used as a media installation of the active directory between 2003/2008/2012 is not too significant for the difference, here is the brief description :
      • Minimum 1.4 Ghz 64-bit of processor
      • Minimum 512 MB of RAM
      • Minimum 32 GB of space

   2. How Configure Active Directory Windows Server 2012 Step by Step

      There is little difference to the installation process of active directory between 2003/2008 and 2012, usually we will type dcpromo command via command prompt or start> run> dcpromo. But in the 2012 active directory version we will do the installation process through the server manager
      
      
      
      here is step by step installation process of active directory windows server 2012 :
      1. First, we will install ADDS (Active Directory Domain Services) role from the server manager on Windows Server 2012 and makesure that you has been cofigure name for your server and give an IP Address too
      2. Open your server manager then choose add roles and feature
         
         
      3. Choose “Role-based or Feature-based Installation“ on Installation Type page then next
         
      
      
      4. On the “Server Selection” Page, select a server from the server pool and click next
      5. To install AD DS, select Active Directory Domain Services in turn it will pop-up to add other AD DS related tools. Click on Add Features.
         
      6. After clicking “Add Features” above, you will be able to click “Next >” as shown in the screen below
         
      7. On the “Select Features” Page, Group Policy Management feature automatically installed during the promotion. Click next
         
      8. On the “Active Directory Domain Services” page, it gives basic information about AD DS. Click Next
         
      9. On the “Confirmation” Page, You need to confirm this to continue with this configuration. It will provide you an option to export the configuration settings and also if you want the server to be restarted automatically as required. After clicking “Install” the selected role binaries will be installed on the server, After “Active Directory Domain Services” role binaries have been installed and now it is time to promote the server to a Domain Controller
         
      10. Promoting Windows 2012 Server to Domain Controller
          
          
          
      11. Then just click next and install, wait until process done

   3. Recomendation Configure Active Directory Windows Server 2012 Step by Step

      I strongly recommend that you use this windows server active 2012, it is because active windows server directory 2012 is the latest version of windows server at this time, so the usage period is still quite long fore. But of course adjust the level domain or select with active windows server 2008 directory, so that all functions that are currently used can still be used without any constraints.

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