How to Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2003

How to Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2003

System Hardware Requirements

For an x86-based computer:

Recommended minimum speed of 550 megahertz (MHz). The minimum supported speed is 133 MHz. Maximum of eight processors per computer is supported. Processors any one Intel Pentium/Celeron , AMD K6/Athlon/Duron . 256 MB of RAM recommended. And 128 MB is the minimum supported, and 32 gigabytes GB is the maximum supported.

For an Itanium-based computer:

Minimum speed of 733 MHz. and maximum of eight processors per computer is support. 1 GB of RAM minimum, and maximum.1024 GB.

For an x64-based computer:

Minimum speed of 1.4 GHz. and maximum of eight processors per computer is support. 1 GB of RAM minimum, and maximum.1024 GB Installation of Active Directory

Now I am describing how to install and configure Active Directory in a company environment on Windows Server 2003. Note that we will need two networked servers that are running on Windows Server 2003 for this purpose in company environment.

Just after installation Windows Server 2003, run the Active Directory installation command Wizard to create the new Active Directory by following these steps;

Insert the Server 2003 disk in CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Now Click on Start, and then click Run, and then type dcpromo. Click OK to start the Active Directory Installation Wizard, and then click Next. Click Domain controllers for a new domain, and then click Next. Click Domain in a new forest, and then click Next. Specify the full DNS name for the new domain. such as iyogi.local, for this setting. Click Next. Accept the default domain NetBIOS name Click Next. We can Set the database and log file location to the default setting of the c:winntntds folder, and then click Next. Set the Sysvol folder location to the default setting of the c:winntsysvol folder, and then click Next. Click Install and configure DNS server on this computer, and then click Next. Click Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 servers or operating systems, and then click Next. Because this is a company environment, leave the password for the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator blank. Note that in a full production environment, this password is set by using a secure password format. Click Next. Review and confirm the options that we selected, and then click Next. The installation of Active Directory proceeds. May be this process take several minutes. After the computer restarts, confirm that the DNS service location records for the new domain controller have been created.

Now we confirm the DNS service location records have been created, go these steps:

Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS to start the DNS Administrator Console. Expand the server name, expand Forward Lookup Zones, and then expand the domain.

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