Picture 1: Choose Active Directory Domain Services
Then finish the wizard and install (Picture 2).
Picture 2: Install Active Directory Domain Services.
Deploy a second domain controller
In this step, We will use Server Manager to deploy a second domain controller on a remote server DC03 in our domain. After the Installation we click in notification Flag (Picture 3) and then click Task Details.
Picture 3: Notification flag
Locate the task with the message Configuration required for Active Directory Domain Services at DC03, and then click Promote this server to a domain controller (Picture 4).
Picture 4:Promote this server to a domain controller
In deployment configouration we choose add a new domain controller to an existing domain (Picture 5). We supply the credentials and Next.
Picture 5: Deployment Configuration
In the next screen we specify the domain controller capabilities and site information (complete DSRM Password) and click next (Picture 6).
Picture 6: Domain Controller Options
Click next untill We reach review options page. Ath this point we click view script and save it as InstallDC.txt on our desktop. Then we click next and when the prerequisites check completes, click Install to begin installation (Picture 7).
Picture 7: Install to begin installation
All the above procedure to insert additional domain controller, it can be done from powershell with the two following commands (Picture 8,9):
#C:\Install-WindowsFeature –Name AD-Domain-Services –ComputerName DC03
Figure 8: Install Domain Services from PowerShell
#C:\ Invoke-Command –ComputerName Server2 –ScriptBlock {Import-Module ADDSDeployment;Install-ADDSDomainController –NoGlobalCatalog:$False – CreateDNSDelegation:$False –Credential (Get-Credential) – CriticalReplicationOnly:$False –DatabasePath “C:\Windows\NTDS” –DomainName “xxxxxxx” –InstallDNS:$True –LogPath “C:\Windows\NTDS” – NoRebootOnCompletion:$False –SiteName “Default-First-Site-Name” –SysVolPath “C:\Windows\SysVol” }
Picture 9 : Configure Additional Domain Controller from PowerShell
