Posted by: NepaliBhai March 10, 2012
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Since you have Microsoft operating system and your attempt to install Active Directory, here are the tips for you.
1. You need to have atleast OS 2000 server or 2003 Server or 2008 R2 Server with enough memory. You can have full blown 2008 R2 Server for free for 180 days from Microsoft website.
2. Then you need to install Active Directory Domain Service using dcpromo.exe from command promt. It will install new domain controller or Active directory in new domain in new forest. It will also install a new DNS server in the new domain controller. If you need more detail in depth in multi domain or multi forest. this will be more coplicated. Let me know if you want to understand more.
Note: You are required ( recommended) to set up static IP address with default gate way IP address. Your default gateway is the IP address of your router. Keep in mind you need to have physical connection to your computer or Server with OS mentioned above from router. Do you know how to set up static IP? Make sure you know what ipconfig is and ipconfig/release and ipconfig/renew commands are. Let me know if you need assistance.
3. Once Active Directory in new domain is set up, you can have client computer or member servers join this domain. Once you are done with joining the computers in new domain, you can login to the new member computer in the new domain environment.
4. If you are doing for learning purpose, you don't need three physical computers. You just need to setup HyperV or VMware so that you can have multiple computers with various OS or member servers with various server OS in virtual environment aka cloud. Complicated? Let me know if you need more assistance.
1. You need to have atleast OS 2000 server or 2003 Server or 2008 R2 Server with enough memory. You can have full blown 2008 R2 Server for free for 180 days from Microsoft website.
2. Then you need to install Active Directory Domain Service using dcpromo.exe from command promt. It will install new domain controller or Active directory in new domain in new forest. It will also install a new DNS server in the new domain controller. If you need more detail in depth in multi domain or multi forest. this will be more coplicated. Let me know if you want to understand more.
Note: You are required ( recommended) to set up static IP address with default gate way IP address. Your default gateway is the IP address of your router. Keep in mind you need to have physical connection to your computer or Server with OS mentioned above from router. Do you know how to set up static IP? Make sure you know what ipconfig is and ipconfig/release and ipconfig/renew commands are. Let me know if you need assistance.
3. Once Active Directory in new domain is set up, you can have client computer or member servers join this domain. Once you are done with joining the computers in new domain, you can login to the new member computer in the new domain environment.
4. If you are doing for learning purpose, you don't need three physical computers. You just need to setup HyperV or VMware so that you can have multiple computers with various OS or member servers with various server OS in virtual environment aka cloud. Complicated? Let me know if you need more assistance.