Monday, February 28, 2011

How to Install a Domain controller over a slow WAN link.

Take the system state backup of current Global Catalog server

write/burn it on the CD

send the CD to the destination ( remote location )

On the new server which needs to be promoted to be DC
type dcpromo/adv on run
then follow the steps.

· click Run, type dcpromo /adv to open the Active Directory Installation Wizard with the option to create an additional domain controller from restored backup files.

· On the Domain Controller Type page, click Additional domain controller for an existing domain, and then click Next.

· On the Copying Domain Information page, can do any of the following steps:

Click From these restored backup files, and type or Browse to locate the restored files, and then click Next.

On the Network Credentials page, type the user name, password, and user domain of the user account you want to use for this operation, and then click Next.

The user account must be a member of the Domain Admins group for the target domain.

· On the Database and Log Folders page, type the location in which you want to install the database and log folders, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next.

· On the Shared System Volume page, type the location in which you want to install the Sysvol folder, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next.

· On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type and confirm the password that you want to assign to the Administrator account for this server, and then click Next.

Use this password when starting the computer in Directory Services Restore Mode.


Restart the computer