Microsoft Active Directory was introduced in Windows Server 00 to centralize activities such as network management and storage of information relating to various resources a domain. Active Directory helps is centralizing all this information with the help of domain control.
In this article, we are going to see the prerequisites to install Active Directory on a Windows domain controller 08.
When you install a new AD window Server 08 forest
- Make functional level decisions to determine if the Windows 08 forest can contain other domain controllers running Windows 00 and Windows 03 or both.
- You should know that the Windows 08 environment does not support Windows NT 4.0. You must have Windows 00 or Windows 03 domain controller running for managing Windows NT 4.0.
- you must first configure the Windows 08 server as a global catalog server. You can not set as a read-only domain controller (RODC).
- You need to run the / forestprep ADPREP to extend the Windows server 00 or Windows 03 forest to support Windows 08.
- decision Making functional level to determine if the forest can contain other domain controllers running Windows 00 and Windows 03, or both.
- It is recommended that you host the PDC emulator master role in Windows Server 08 domain controller forest.
After taking a functional level decisions for the Windows 08 server environment, you must ensure that the following conditions are met so that you can successful installation of aD in Windows Server 08:
- Username and password for the user account administrator : you can install aD only if you are connected to the system with a local administrator user account.
- Free Space and NTFS partition: The partition on which you install Active Directory should be NTFS. In addition, you must have a minimum of 250 MB of free space. And 'better if you have a little' more space so that you can easily add resources to the directory.
- version of the operating system: You can install Active Directory in Windows Server 08 Standard, Enterprise or Data Center. You can also install Active Directory on Windows Server 08 Core, but that is a different process.
- A network card: An essential component that allows you to connect to the network server.
- A dedicated IP address: Although you can to install AD on a server configured to use dynamic IP address, it is not the right way to go. This is because the DNS record does not run on a server with a dynamic IP address and will not be able to enjoy various Active Directory functions. If the server is multi-homed, you must host the dedicated IP address on the network adapter that is not connected to the Internet.
- The connection to the network: it is essential that the server is connected to the network when you install Active Directory. Otherwise, when you run the Dcpromo.exe command to promote your Windows 08 Server to a domain controller, the following error message appears:
- A working DNS server: For Active Directory to function properly, you must have a DNS server that supports the insertion DNS entries (SRV records). Using the installation The first time Windows 08 of Active Directory domain controller, it is best you allow a directive which the wizard to create the correct configuration and DNS services for you.
- domain name: you must give your domain name. You must avoid using single-label domain names. Many experts recommend that you use the same internal and external domain names to avoid confusion.
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