Add Domain Controller Server Core

Of course in the back of your mind you d always know your server core domain controller is a lot faster safer and more reliable than your neighbor s.

Add domain controller server core. Type sconfig at the command prompt and press enter. Bei der installation eines zusätzlichen domain controller öffnet man in server core die powershell mit dem befehl powershell. Set the ip and dns address.

When another coworker or colleague sits down and tries to a log directly into the vm via they hyper v console or b tries to remote desktop into the domain controller if you left the. Bevor ein server zum domain controller hochgestuft werden kann muss die rolle active directory domänendienste installiert werden. From the list of options choose option 1 domain workgroup by typing 1 and press enter.

First we install the active directory services role. Primarily because it runs really really well on server core but also because of the woah wtf factor. At the deployment configuration screen select add a domain controller to an existing domain select the domain set the credentials to use and then click next.

Windows server core starts with cmd by default. Running a dc on windows server core is by far one of my favorite uses for server core. In my previous post i showed how you can install active directory domain services on windows server core and in this post i m going to show how you can add an additional domain controller to your environment because best practice recommends that you have at least two of them.

The steps to join a windows server core to active directory domain are as follows. Next let s see which steps are needed to configure and promote this server to a domain controller in an existing domain. Ad allows us to manage users and groups across all microsoft core product like exchange sharepoint skype for business and office 365.

Install windowsfeature name ad domain services includemanagementtools after installation new commands are available. First of all login to the windows server core with local administrator account. By default server core starts in command line cmd.