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Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2

December 24, 2013 by Raj Kumar 2 Comments

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2 Step By Step Guide

Windows Server 2012 is the latest release of Microsoft in windows Server and have some new features and improvements than previous versions of Microsoft servers. In this guide we learn windows server 2012 installation process and then we are going install active directory on windows server 2012  this is a step by step guide for Installing windows server 2012 and Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2 see steps given below.

Minimum system requirement for windows server 2012 is given below:

Processor:  1.4 GHz 64-bit processor (Windows server 2012 does not support 32 bit processor)

Ram: : 512 MB (Recommended 1 GB)

Disk Space: 32 GB

Other requirements

You also need to have the following:
  • DVD drive
  • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor
  • Keyboard and Microsoft® mouse (or other compatible pointing device)
  • Internet access (fees may apply)

First download windows server 2012 ISO file if not downloaded yet from link given below.

Server 2012

After Server 2012 downloads burn it on DVD

After meet all requirements follow steps given below for windows server 2012 installation

Insert server 2012 dvd in to dvd rom and boot from DVD

Server setup loading necessary files

On windows server 2002 setup click on Install now to continue

Windows server 2012 installation

Select server with a GUI (In windows server 2012 installation by default server core installation selected)

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Read license and click on I accept the license terms then next

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Choose custom installation

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Create partitions as per requirement click next

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Windows server 2012 installation is started wait till it finish

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After reboot of system server configuring devices

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Type administrator password and click on finish

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Server finalize yours settings

Type Ctrl + Alt + Delete to sign in

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Windows Server 2012 installation is complete to use server change computer name & configure network settings.

 

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2

After installing windows server 2012 we are going to promote server 2012 r2 as a domain controller on previous versions of Microsoft windows server like 2003, 2008 we install active directory by running DCPROMO command see this post on active directory installation on server 2008, In server 2012 and Server 2012 R2 we have to install active directory domain service for installing active directory on windows server 2012 r2 for doing this follow steps given below.

Open server manager click on add roles and features to add role

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Click Next

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Leave default option selected click next

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See your computer name ip address then click next

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Select active directory domain services then click on add features

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2

Click Next

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Click next and then on install

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After installation complete close it

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We have only installed active directory domain services role yet for installing active directory on windows server 2012 r2 click on flag at right side on top, here you can see a option Promote this server to a domain controller click on it

Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2

At first screen select add a new forest option then type your domain name click next

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Select forest and domain functional level for this post I selected Windows Server 2012 R2

Type password then click next

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Click next

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Verify your NetBios name Click next

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Specify the path for database, log files, sysvol folder for default click next

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Review all setting click next

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After prerequisites check click next

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When installation complete you got a message “This server is successfully configured as a domain controller” click on close

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Installing Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2 is complete now you can use active directory for making user, group policy’s etc.

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Download Windows Server 2012 R2

 

 

Filed Under: Server 2012 Tagged With: Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2, windows server 2012 installtion, Windows Server 2012 R2

Comments

  1. aldaarcomputers@gmail.com'Prabha says

    July 19, 2018 at 6:20 am

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION TO INSTALL SERVER 2012 R2 and AD. I AM EXPECTING MY NEW SERVER HP PROLAINT ML-10 TOMORROW. I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED DVD ORIGINAL WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2. I AM GOING TO FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AS MENTIONED. HOPE IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

    THANKS

    Reply

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