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1.2. Install Active Directory. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity. Install Active Directory. Section Skill Overview. Install Active Directory. Upgrade Active Directory installed on Windows Server 2012 to Active Directory running on Windows Server 2016. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity.
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1.2 Install Active Directory TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity Install Active Directory
Section Skill Overview • Install Active Directory. Upgrade Active Directory installed on Windows Server 2012 to Active Directory running on Windows Server 2016. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Key Terms • AD DS NTFS ReFS Domain Name System (DNS) TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Key Definitions • AD DS: Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is a server role that can be installed on a Windows 2016 server. Once installed, the server can then be promoted to a domain controller. The combination of these two steps, is typically referred to as installing Active Directory. 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 3.1. NTFS introduced improved support for metadata and advanced data structures to improve performance, reliability, and disk space use. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
ReFS: Resilient File System (ReFS is Microsoft's proprietary file system introduced with Windows Server 2012. It was intended to be a replacement for NTFS and included a number of improvements. 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. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Installing Active Directory • New installations of AD do not require migration steps. Upgrading an existing AD to 2016 requires planning and preparatory steps. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Active Directory Upgrade Options • Using the wizard to promote a 2016 domain controller • Performs required steps automatically. • Manually • Preparatory commands must be run manually. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
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. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Running Adprep.exe • RAdprep.exe /forestprep • 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. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
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. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
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.. TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
When Planning for Active Directory • Determine installation type • New install or upgrade • Determine upgrade method • Wizard or manual TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Prepare for Active Directory Notifications Post-deployment Configuration Promote this server to a domain controller Task Details TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity
Class Discussion • How is Active Directory installed on Windows 2016? What are the requirements for installing Active Directory? What two methods can be used to install Active Directory? When installing Active Directory, what is an in-place upgrade? • What are Microsoft's recommendations for in-place upgrades? TestOut Server Pro 2016: Identity