INSTALLING A NEW WINDOWS SERVER 2008 FOREST USING THE WINDOWS INTERFACE

Follow these steps to install a new Windows Server 2008 forest by using
the Windows interface. To perform this procedure, you must be logged
on as the local Administrator for the computer.
1. On the Select Server Roles page (Figure 1.9), click the Active
Directory Domain Services checkbox, and then click Next.

Figure 1.9 Installing AD DS

2. If necessary, review the information on the Active Directory
Domain Services page (Figure 1.10) and then click Next.

Figure 1.10 AD DS Introduction

3. On the Confirm Installation Selections page (Figure 1.11),
click Install.


Figure 1.11 Confirming the Installation

4. Figure 1.12 shows the result of the installation and gives you the
option to run dcpromo.exe. Click Next.

Figure 1.12 Installation Result

5. On the Installation Results page (Figure 1.12), click Close
this wizard and launch the Active Directory Domain Services
Installation Wizard (dcpromo.exe). Alternatively, click Start | Run,
type dcpromo.exe, and click OK. Figure 1.13 shows the Welcome
Page to the AD DS Installation Wizard; click Next. You can select
the Use advanced mode installation checkbox to get additional
installation options.


Figure 1.13 The Welcome Page

6. On the Operating System Compatibility page (Figure 1.14), review
the warning about the default security settings for Windows
Server 2008 DCs and then click Next.


Figure 1.14 Operating System Compatibility Page

7. On the Choose a Deployment Configuration page (Figure 1.15),
click Create a new domain in a new forest, and then click Next.

Figure 1.15 Choosing a Deployment Configuration

8. On the Name the Forest Root Domain page (Figure 1.16), type
the full DNS name for the forest root domain, and then click Next
(e.g., Syngress.com).

Figure 1.16 Naming the Forest Root Domain

9. On the Set Forest Functional Level page (Figure 1.17), select the
forest functional level that accommodates the DCs you plan to
install anywhere in the forest, and then click Next.

Figure 1.17 Setting the Forest Functional Level

10. On the Additional Domain Controller Options page (Figure 1.18),
DNS server is selected by default so that your forest DNS infrastructure
can be created during AD DS installation. If you plan to
use Active Directory-integrated DNS, click Next. If you have an
existing DNS infrastructure and you do not want this DC to be a
DNS server, clear the DNS server checkbox, and then click Next.

Figure 1.18 Additional DC Options

11. On the Static IP assignment page (Figure 1.19), it is picked up that
the server does not have a static Internet Protocol (IP) address
assigned to its network card. It is recommended that you assign
a static IP to the network card and then continue with the installation.
Click No, I will assign static IP addresses to all physical network
adapters; this will display the screen shown in Figure 1.18
again. Assign a static IP to the network card and click Next (configure
a static IPv4 and IPv6 IP address for this prompt to stop).
If the wizard cannot create a delegation for the DNS server, it
displays a message to indicate that you can create the delegation
manually. To continue, click Yes (see Figure 1.20).


Figure 1.19 Assigning a Static IP Address

Figure 1.20 DNS Prompts
 

12. On the Location for Database, Log Files, and SYSVOL page
(Figure 1.21), type or browse to the volume and folder locations
for the database file, the directory service log files, and the SYSVOL
files, and then click Next. Windows Server Back-up backs up the
directory service by volume. For backup and recovery efficiency, store
these files on separate volumes that do not contain applications
or other nondirectory files.

Figure 1.21 The Location for the Database

13. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password
page (Figure 1.22), type and confirm the restore mode password,
and then click Next. This password must be used to start AD DS in
Directory Service Restore Mode for tasks that must be performed
offline. It is recommended that this password is NOT the same as
the domain administrator password.


Figure 1.22 Directory Services Restore Mode Password

14. On the Summary page (Figure 1.23), review your selection. Click
Back to change any selection, if necessary. To save the selected
settings to an answer file that you can use to automate subsequent
AD DS operations, click Export settings. Type the name for
your answer file, and then click Save. When you are sure that
your selections are accurate, click Next to install AD DS.


Figure 1.23 The Summary Page

15. You can either select the Reboot on completion checkbox
(Figure 1.24) to have the server restart automatically, or you can
restart the server to complete the AD DS installation when you
are prompted to do so.

Figure 1.24 The AD DS Installation Wizard

16. On the Completion page (Figure 1.25), you should see a message
stating that the installation was successful and is complete.
Click Finish.


Figure 1.25 The Completion Page