How to configure active directory running on Virtual machine

Question

I have active directory installed on a Virtual Machine having OS Win Server 2012. Now I want to configure it so that users can access it.

My IP Add is: 103.31.80.54 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.252 GW: 103.31.80.53

What to do??

Answer 1

Follow the below mentioned steps from the Server Manager on Windows 2012 Server:

• Open the Notifications Pane by selecting the Notifications icon from the top of the Server Manager. From the notification regarding configuring AD DS click

Promote this server to a domain controller.

• From the Deployment Configuration tab select Add a new forest from the radial options menu. Insert your root domain name into the Root domain name field. [ie

yourdomain.com]

• Review and select a Domain and Forest functional level. Once selected fill in a DSRM password in the provided password fields. The DSRM password is used when

booting the Domain Controller into recovery mode.

• Review the warning on the DNS Options tab and select Next.

• Confirm or enter a NetBIOS name and click Next.

• Configure the location of the SYSVOL, Log files, and Database folders and click Next.

• Review the configuration options and click Next.

• The system will check to ensure all necessary prerequistes are installed on the system prior to moving forward. If the system passes these checks you will

proceed by clicking Install. [The server will automatically be rebooted once the installation completes]

• Once the server is done rebooting reconnect via RDP. Congratulations on successfully installing and configuring a Active Directory Domain Services on Windows

Server 2012.