1. Install Active Directory
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Install Active Directory
Install Active Directory
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2. Section Skill Overview
Upgrade Active Directory installed on Windows Server 2012 to Active Directory running on Windows Server 2016.
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3. Domain Name System (DNS)
Key Terms
Domain Name System (DNS)
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4. Key Definitions
NTFS: New Technology File System (NTFS), is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft. It was first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT NTFS introduced improved support for metadata and advanced data structures to improve performance, reliability, and disk space use.
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5. Domain Name System (DNS): DNS is used to convert IP addresses into readable domains such as Sales.CorpNet.com. Without DNS, you would have to remember random strings of numbers to access different websites.
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6. Installing Active Directory
Upgrading an existing AD to requires planning and preparatory steps.
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7. Active Directory Upgrade Options
Using the wizard to promote a domain controller
Performs required steps automatically.
Manually
Preparatory commands must be run manually.
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8. About Adprep
Run before promoting the first Windows Server 2016 domain controller.
Run as a member of the Enterprise Admins group.
Run on x64 platforms only.
Run from sources\adprep folder of install DVD.
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9. Running Adprep.exe RAdprep.exe /forestprep Adprep.exe /domainprep
Runs on schema master.
Expands the schema and adds the new object types required.
Run as a member of the Schema Admins group.
Adprep.exe /domainprep
Performs the Exchange setup tasks.
Run once for each domain containing domain controllers.
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10. Running Adprep.exe Adprep.exe /rodcprep
Configures permissions enabling RODCs to replicate DNS application directory partitions.
Optional
Only required when installing a RODC in the forest.
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11. Running Adprep.exe Adprep.exe /domainprep /gpprep
Runs on infrastructure master.
Prepares Group Policy objects.
Adds the inheritable Access Control Entries (ACEs) on Group Policy objects (GPOs) in the SYSVOL shared folder.
Can be use to correct errors encountered when using the wizard to promote a server to a domain controller..
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12. When Planning for Active Directory
Determine installation type
New install or upgrade
Determine upgrade method
Wizard or manual
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13. Prepare for Active Directory
Promote this server to a domain controller
Task Details
Post-deployment Configuration
Notifications
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14. Class Discussion
When installing Active Directory, what is an in-place upgrade?
What are Microsoft's recommendations for in-place upgrades?
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