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Server Administration 2012 Lab-45 Configuring Additional Domain Controller using IFM

1. Log in as Administrator to the Domain Controller (SYS1). 2. Create a Shared folder (Ex: ifm) in C drive. 3. Go to Start, type cmd in Search Apps, and select Command Prompt 4. Type Ntdsutil 5. Type Activate instance ntds. 6. Type ifm. 7. Type create sysvol full C:\ifm 8. Verify for the snapshot generated successfully. Verification 1. Log in as Administrator to the Workgroup Computer(SYS2), Assign IP Address and Preferred DNS Server Address. 2. Access the shared folder (Ex: ifm) on Domain Controller and copy it to local hard disk drive (Ex: C drive). 3. Go to Server Manager Dashboard, Click Add roles and features. 4. In Before you begin page, click Next. 5. In Select installation type, select Role-based or feature-based installation, click Next. 6. In Select destination server, from Server Pool select SYS2, click Next. 7. In Roles, check the box Active Directory Domain Services. 8. Click Add Features, to install the required features for Active Directory Domain Servi
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Server Administration 2012 Lab-44 Configuring Read-Only Domain Controller

1. Log in as Administrator to the Workgroup Computer(SYS2) 2. Assign IP Address and Preferred DNS Server Address. 3. Click Server Manager 4. In Server Manager Dashboard, Click Add roles and features. 5. In Before you begin page, click Next, In Select installation type, select Role-based or feature-based installation, click Next. 6. In Select destination server, from Server Pool select SYS2,click Next. 7. In Roles, check the box Active Directory Domain Services. 8. Click Add Features, to install the required features for Active Directory Domain Services.Click Next. 9. In Select features wizard, click Next. 10. In Active Directory Domain Services wizard, click Next. 11. Check the box Restart the destination server automatically if required. Click Install. 12. Click Promote this server to a domain controller. 13. In Deployment Configuration wizard, select Add a domain controller to an existing domain, enter the Domain (Ex: Microsoft.com) 14. Click Change, enter User Name: us

Server Administration 2012 Lab-43 Creating aPre-Create Read Only Domain Controller Account

1. Log in as Administrator to the Domain Controller (SYS1). 2. Verify Domain and Forest FunctionalLevels to Windows Server 2003 or later. 3. Go to Active Directory Users and Computers. 4. Create Users (Ex: User1, User2, User3, User4, User5). 5. Right click Domain Controllers, Select Pre-create Read-only Domain Controller account. 6. In Welcome Screen,click Next. 7. Select My current logged on credentials (MICROSOFT\Administrator) and clickNext. 8. Enter the Computer Name(SYS2) of Read Only Domain Controller. 9. Select the Site (GRW) for the Read-only Domain Controllers and click Next. 10. Verify the DNS,Global Catalog and Read-only Domain Controller (RODC) check boxes and click Next. 11. ClickSet. 12. Enter the User name (User1) and click OK and click Next. 13. Review the Summary, and click Next. 14. Click Finish. 15. Account of Read-only Domain Controller will be created in Domain Controllers. 16. To cache the user account password on RODC, Select the Users(User1, User

Server Administration 2012 Lab-42 Creating Active Directory Site-Links

1. Log on to DC as Administrator 2. Go to ActiveDirectorySitesandServicesExpand SitesExpand Inter-SiteTransportsRight clickIPselect New Site Link. 3. Enter the name (LHR-GRW Link), select LHR and GRW sites and click Addclick OK. 4. Right click LHR-GRW Link,select Properties. 5. ClickChangeSchedule. 6. Select the Interval of Time for ReplicationAvailable, clickOKOK.

Server Administration 2012 Lab-41 Creating Active Directory Sites

1. Logon to DC as Administrator, go to Start, Active Directory Sites and Services. 2. Right click SitesNew Site. 3. Enter the site name (LHR) and select DEFAULTIPSITELINKand click OK. 4. Site LHR will be created, click OK. 5. Similarly create another site (GRW) 6. Expand Default-First-Site-Name Expand ServersRight click Server (SYS1)Move 7. Select the Site (LHR) and click OK. 8. Server is now moved under LHR site.

Server Administration 2012 Lab-40 Configuring Global Catalog Server

GLOBAL CATALOG, SITES, and READ ONLY DOMAIN CONTROLLER Pre-requisites: Before working on this lab, you must have 1. A computer running windows 2012 server Domain Controller. 2. A computer running windows 2012 server. Domain:MICROSOFT.COM SYS1 Domain Controller IP Address 10.0.0.1 Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0 Preferred DNS 10.0.0.1 Alternate DNS ---------- SYS2 Read Only Domain controller IP Address 10.0.0.2  Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0 Preferred DNS 10.0.0.2 Alternate DNS 10.0.0.1 1. Go to Active Directory Sites and Services. 2. Expand the Sites Default-First-Site-NameServersServer Names NTDS Settings. 3. Right click NTDS Setting and Properties, If the checkbox Global Catalog is checked, then it is a Global Catalog Server.

Server Administration 2012 Lab-39 Creating Forest Trust

TRUST RELATIONSHIP Pre-requisites: Before working on this lab, you must have 1. A computer running Windows Server 2012Domain Controller for MICROSOFT.COM. 2. A computer running Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller for IBM.COM. Domain:MICROSOFT.COM Domain:IBM.COM SYS1 Domain Controller-MICROSOFT.COM IP Address 10.0.0.1 Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0 Preferred DNS 10.0.0.1 Alternate DNS 10.0.0.2 SYS2 Domain Controller-IBM.COM IP Address 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0 Preferred DNS 10.0.0.2 Alternate DNS 10.0.0.1 1. Go to Active Directory Domains and Trusts, 2. Right click the Domain name and select Properties. 3. Verify Domain and Forest functional level to be Windows Server 2012. 4. Select Trusts tab,Click New Trust. 5. On Welcome wizard, click Next. 6. In Trust Name,enter name of other ForestIBM.COM and click Next. 7. Select Forest trust and click Next 8. Select Two-way and click Next. 9. Select Both this domain and the specified domain and click Next. 10. Ent