Installing the ADDS Role - jude-lindale/Wiki GitHub Wiki

Installing the ADDS Role

1. Open Server Manager. From the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features
2. Skip over the section saying Before You Begin
3. Use Role-Based or feature-based installation
4. Select the server
5. From Server Roles select Active Directory Domain Services->Add Features
6. Pick Active Directory Domain
7. Choose the restart destination server option, and select yes on the confirmation dialog

Promotion

1. Next is to configure the server to be the primary domain controller for the domain (yourname.local)
2. Select the link to Promote this server to a domain controller
3. Make absolutely sure you have set the hostname before moving forward with promoting this system
4. After selecting the link under the Deployment Configuration select "Add a new forest"
5. The Root domain name should be yourname.local ie. jude.local
6. Enter a DSRM password

Next is to work on the DNS Error