How do I install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012?

How do I install Active Directory on Windows Server 2012?

Use the following steps to install Active Directory on the server:

  1. Open the Server Manager from the task bar.
  2. From the Server Manager dashboard, select Add roles and features.
  3. On the Installation Type screen, select Role-based or features-based and click Next.
  4. By default, the current server is selected.

Which option you can use to promote Active Directory Services on server 2012?

To do this, right click on My Computer and select manage. In the top right corner, a warning label will now appear next to the task details icon. Click on this icon and select Promote this server to a domain controller. The Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard will begin.

How do I install Active Directory domain Services?

Type Start PowerShell and press Enter within the Command Prompt window to open a new Windows PowerShell console window. Type Add-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services and press Enter to install Active Directory Domain Services.

How do I install and configure Active Directory Federation Services?

Useful notes for the steps in the video

  1. Step 1: Install Active Directory Federation Services.
  2. Step 2: Request a certificate from a third-party CA for the Federation server name.
  3. Step 3: Configure ADFS.
  4. Step 4: Download Office 365 tools.
  5. Step 5: Add your domain to Office 365.
  6. Step 6: Connect ADFS to Office 365.

How do I promote a 2012 domain controller?

Once Active directory Domain Services role has been installed, kindly open the server manager . Click on Promote this server to a domain controller to lunch the Active Directory Domain Services configured wizard. You should be able to see the Deployment Configuration screen.

How do I promote Active Directory to a domain controller?

Click on AD DS (left). Find Configuration required for Active Directory Domain Services and click on More.. (right). In the popup window find Configuration required for Active Directory Domain Services and click on Promote this server to a domain controller.

How do I install Active Directory Federation Services 2016?

Install ADFS server role

  1. Open server manager and click Manage->Add Roles and Features.
  2. Choose Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
  3. Enable Active Directory Federation Service role and click next.
  4. Click Install to complete the Installation process.

What is ADD KdsRootKey?

The Add-KdsRootKey cmdlet generates a new root key for the Microsoft Group Key Distribution Service (KdsSvc) within Active Directory. The Microsoft Group KdsSvc generates new group keys from the new root key. It is required to run this only once per forest.