Directory services have become more critical to managing IT infrastructure as networking resources have grown. Microsoft Windows Active Directory is one of the most well-known directory services, and ADDS has established itself as a standard tool among network administrators. Here we will demonstrate how to set up Active Directory on Windows Server 2016 step-by-step. The same steps can be followed for installing Microsoft active directory on Windows 2019 and 2022 server’s.
Requirement to install AD
- There must be enough space on the NTFS partition
- An Administrator’s username and password
- the correct version of the operating system
- A network interface controller (NIC)
- An IP address, subnet mask, and – if desired – a default gateway configured adequately.
- An Internet connection
- Name of the domain you wish to use
- The Windows 2016 Server CD media.
Here is how you can create and configure user profiles for Windows Server 2016 by using Active Directory Domain Services.
Give a name like ‘dc’ and click on OK
Select “use the following IP address” and “use the following DNS” and Give IP Address and DNS
Log on to Windows Server machine.
Navigate into Server Manager.
Click Manage -> Add roles and features.
Click on Next
Select the type of installation – Role-based or feature-based – then click Next.
Select the Server as below
Click on Active Directory Domain Services
Click on Next
Click on Next
Select restart and click on Install
Click on Close
Click on promote this server to a domain controller
Click on Add a new forest and give Root domain name (example attari.com)
Type in DSRM password
Click on next
Give NetBIOS Name and Click on Next
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