This topic provides the information needed to configure AD DS on Windows 2008 R2 Server Core Server. It assumes that Windows already is installed as a Server Core until the first boot of Windows into the desktop where only a Command shell is available.
1. Basic Configuration of Windows Server 2008 R2 Core:
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2. Configure Active Directory
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To deploy a new Active Directory Forest
Dcpromo /replicaOrnewDomain:Domain /NewDomain:Forest /NewDomainDNSName:mcts.com /ConfirmGC:yes [/Username:administrator /Password:*] /SafeModeAdminPassword:p@$$w0rd
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To deploy a new Active Directory domain in existing Forest
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To deploy an additional domain controller
dcpromo /unattend /replicaOrNewDomain:replica /replicaDomainDNSNAME:YourDomainName /ConfirmGC:Yes [/UserName:YourDomainNameAdministrator /Password:*] /safeModeAdminPassword:YourPasswordHere
Dcpromo Parameters
| /unattend | Specifies an unattended installation in which you provide installation parameters and values at the command line. |
| ChildName:"child_domain_name" | Specifies the single-label Domain Name System (DNS) name of the child domain. |
| ConfirmGc:{Yes | No} | Specifies whether you want the domain controller to be a global catalog server. |
| CreateDNSDelegation: { Yes | No} | Indicates whether to create a DNS delegation that references the new DNS server that you are installing along with the domain controller. Valid for Active Directory–integrated DNS only.
The default is computed automatically based on the environment. |
| DNSOnNetwork:{<Yes> | No} | Specifies whether DNS service is available on the network. This parameter is used only when the IP setting of the network adapter for this computer is not configured with the name of a DNS server for name resolution. No indicates that a DNS server will be installed on this computer for name resolution. Otherwise, the IP settings of the network adapter must be configured with a DNS server name first.
The default is Yes. |
| DomainLevel:{0 | 2 | 3 | 4} | Specifies the domain functional level during the creation of a new domain. A value of 0 specifies Windows 2000. A value of 2 specifies Windows Server 2003. A value of 3 specifies Windows Server 2008. A value of 4 specifies Windows Server 2008 R2.
The domain functional level cannot be lower than the forest functional level, but it can be higher. The default is automatically computed and set to the existing forest functional level or the value that is set for /ForestLevel. |
| DomainNetBiosName:"domain_NetBIOS_name" | Assigns a NetBIOS name to the new domain. |
| ForestLevel:{<0> | <2> | 3 | 4} | Specifies the forest functional level when you create a new forest. A value of 0 specifies Windows 2000. A value of 2 specifies Windows Server 2003. A value of 3 specifies Windows Server 2008. A value of 4 specifies Windows Server 2008 R2.
The default forest functional level in Windows Server 2008 when you create a new forest is Windows 2000 (0). The default forest functional level in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you create a new forest is Windows Server 2003 (2). Do not use this parameter when you install a domain controller in an existing forest. |
| InstallDNS:{Yes | No} | Specifies whether the DNS Server service should be installed. The default is automatically computed based on the environment. This parameter replaces AutoConfigDNS. |
| NewDomain:{Tree | Child | <Forest>} | Indicates the type of domain that you want to create: a new domain tree in an existing forest, a child of an existing domain, or a new forest.
The default is new forest. |
| NewDomainDNSName:"DNS_name_of_domain" | Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the new domain. |
| ParentDomainDNSName:"DNS_name_of_domain" | Specifies the FQDN of an existing parent domain. You use this parameter when you install a child domain. |
| ReplicaDomainDNSName:"DNS_name_of_domain" | Specifies the FQDN of the domain in which you want to install an additional domain controller. |
| ReplicaOrNewDomain:{<Replica> | ReadOnlyReplica | Domain} | Specifies whether to install an additional domain controller (a writable domain controller or an RODC) or to create a new domain.
The default is to install an additional writable domain controller. |
| ReplicationSourceDC:"DNS_name_of_DC" | Indicates the FQDN of the partner domain controller from which you replicate the domain information. |
| SafeModeAdminPassword:"password" | Supplies the password for the administrator account when the computer is started in Safe Mode or a variant of Safe Mode, such as Directory Services Restore Mode.
The default is an empty password. You must supply a password. |
| UserDomain:"domain_name" | Specifies the domain name for the user name (account credentials) for installing a domain controller.
Use this parameter in conjunction with the UserName parameter. |
| UserName:"user_name" | Specifies the user name (account credentials) for the operation. If no value is specified, the credentials of the current user are used for the operation. |