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GUIDE OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................
Before Starting the DC Installation.................................................................................................................................................................
Minimum Requirements................................................................................................................................................................................
Recommended Requirements........................................................................................................................................................................
Selecting a Domain Name for your DC ........................................................................................................................................................
Starting the Domain Controller and initiating the DNS Setup Process .......... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .
DC SETUP STEPS ......................................................................................................................................
etting up the DC Server Role .........................................................................................................................................................................
Execute the “Manage Your Server” Administrator Tool .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .
Add Domain Controller Role to the Server Roles.........................................................................................................................................
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Guide Overview
Step By Step Guide for Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller and DNS Server Setup
Windows Server 2003 includes all the functionality customers expect from a mission critical Windows Server
operating system, such as security, reliability, availability, and scalability.
n addition Microsoft has improved and extended the Windows server product family to enable organizations toxperience the benefits of using Microsoft .NET Microsoft .NET is a set of software for connecting information,
people, systems, and devices.
This tutorial will explain how to create a first domain controller (DC) in your network or company and includes
DNS server setup in windows server 2003.
You *have* to install DNS server for a DC to function properly. Without a DNS server the client computers wouldn
know which computer is the DC. You can even host DNS on a different server than DC, but typically the DNS Serv
s hosted on the DC.
Before Starting the DC Installation
Before Starting the DC installation process you need to make sure the following points are addressed.
Minimum Requirements
• You have installed Basic Windows Server 2003 installation
• Make sure you have assigned a static IP address to your server
• 1 GB Ram or more on the DC running DNS Server
Recommended Requirements
• 3 GB Ram or more on the DC running DNS Server
• 20 GB Partition using NTFS
Selecting a Domain Name for your DC
Now we have to think of a name for our domain. If you have a domain like windowsreference.com”, you can use it, t isn’t suggested because computers inside of your domain may not be able to reach the company website.
Active directory domains don’t need to be “real” domains like the one above – they can be anything you wish.
So it is suggested to create a non-internet domain name IE: “windowsreference.int”.
Starting the Domain Controller and initiating the DNS Setup Process
• Start the DC server and start the DNS Setup process by using the “Manage Your Server” tool
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DC Setup Steps
Setting up the DC Server Role
Execute the “Manage Your Server” Administrator Tool
First you need to go to Start–>All Programs–>Administrative Tools–>Manage Your Server
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Add Domain Controller Role to the Server Roles
Here you need to select Add or remove a role
Verify the following steps click on Next
Select Server Role as Domain Controller option click on Next
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Summary of Your Selections click on Next
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Active Directory Installation Wizard click on Next
Click “Next” on the compatibility window
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Domain Controller Type
Next window select the default option of “Domain Controller for a new domain” and click “Next”
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n this tutorial we will create a domain in a new forest, because it is the first DC, so keep that option selected
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Now in order to keep things simple, we will use “windowsreferenc”, which is the default selection, as the NetBIOS
name of the domain.
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The next dialog suggests storing the AD database and log on separate hard disks and you can just leave the default
ettings.
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The SYSVOL folder is a public share, where things like .MSI software packages can be kept when you will distribu
packages and you can just leave the default settings or you can change the path.
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Next Screen basically says that you will need a DNS server in order for everything to work the way we want it (i.e.,
windowsreference.int” to be reachable).we will install the DNS server on this machine or if you want you can insta
lse where select “Install and Configure…” and click next.
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Here you need to select the permissions for win 2000 or win 2003 server if you have any NT4 select first option
otherwise select second option and click next
The restore mode password is the single password that all administrators hope to never use, however they should als
never forget it because this is the single password that might save a failed server. Click next
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Now we will see a summary of what will happen. click next
Active directory installation process started this can take several minutes. It’s likely that you will be prompted for yo
Windows Server 2003 CD (for DNS) so have it handy.
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Active directory Installation finish screen click Finish.
Now you need to select “Restart Now” option to reboot your server.
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Logging onto the new Domain Controller
After rebooting you can see new option for logon
After logging in you can see similar to the following screen saying your server is now domain controller.
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That’s it now your server is configured as domain controller and DNS server.
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