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Active Directory and DNS

Installing Active Directory and DNS

  • At the Server Manager page, navigate to the upper right and press Manager, then Add Roles and Features
  • Install the Server Roles of ADDS and DNS
    • Install any managing tools as well
  • Reboot the system when finished

Configure Active Directory

  • Promote the server to a Domain Controller with the domain name.local
  • Add a user to the AD through the Active Directory Users and Computers Manager
    • name-adm
    • Add the user in both Administrator and DHCP Administrator security groups

Configure DNS

  • Navigate to the DNS Manager
  • Under the Reverse Lookup Zone folder in the domain, add a new zone
    • Network ID: 10.0.17.x
  • Add DNS A and PTR entries for the following:
    • MGMT01: 10.0.17.100
    • FW01: 10.0.17.2
    • vCenter: 10.0.17.3
    • A and PTR entries should already be there for AD (host) but just double check

vCenter

Prepping for Installation

  • Make sure MGMT01 is turned off
  • Open datastore2-super5 and select Datastore Browser
    • Create a Directory and name it vmware
    • Making sure you are in the vmware directory, select Upload
    • Navigate to \\foster-synology.cyber.local\SYS350-SHARE\
    • Upload the installation file for Center (VCSA)
  • Close the Datastore Browser when finished
  • Navigate to the settings of MGMT01
    • Change the Datastore ISO File to the Center file
    • make sure to disconnect, then reconnect the CD drive
  • Start MGMT01

Installing vCenter through MGMT01

  • On the command terminal, navigate to the installation file with the following command:
    • cd /media/brianna/WMware\ VCSA/vcsa-ui-installer/lin64
  • Install vCenter with the following command:
    • ./installer
  • The installation through the UI will be done in two parts
  • Part 1
    • Steps 1-3 will be the defaults
    • Step 4 is the following:
    • Steps 5-6 will be the defaults
    • For Step 7 choose datastore1-super5 as the Datastore and select thin
    • Step 8 is the following:
    • Review the configurations, then press Finish
  • Part 2:
    • Steps 1 and 2 will be the defaults
    • For Step 3, create a new SSO Domain with the following:
    • Unjoin the customer experience program on Step 4
    • Review the configurations, then press Finish
  • When done installing, navigate to the vCenter server

Configuring vCenter

Adding a Datastore

  • Right-click on the domain name and click New Datastore
  • Name it 350-brianna
  • Press Ok

Adding a Host

  • Right-click on the datastore and click Add Host
    • Enter the Hostname is super5.cyber.local
    • Enter the username and password of the server
    • Continue through the defaults until finished

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