Specifications

A Principled Technologies test report 20
Dell Active System 800 converged infrastructure solution: User
collaboration performance
APPENDIX F – ACTIVE DIRECTORY INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
We installed an Active Directory domain controller on a virtual machine connected to the testing network.
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise Edition
1. Mount the installation DVD for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise to the VM.
2. At the Language Selection Screen, click Next.
3. Click Install Now.
4. Select Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (Full Installation), and click Next.
5. Click the I accept the license terms checkbox, and click Next.
6. Click Custom.
7. Click Next.
8. At the User’s password must be changed before logging on warning screen, click OK.
9. Enter the desired password for the administrator in both fields, and click the arrow to continue.
10. At the Your password has been changed screen, click OK.
11. Reboot the VM and install VMware tools.
Installing Active Directory
1. On the VM, set a static IP, and set the DNS server to 127.0.0.1.
2. Click StartRun, and type DCPROMO in the Run field.
3. Leave defaults, and click Next on the Welcome window.
4. Click Next on the Operating System Compatibility window.
5. Choose Create a new domain in a new forest, and click Next.
6. Type in the name of your domain, and click Next.
7. At the Domain NetBIOS name, enter a name and click Next.
8. Set the Forest Functional Level to Windows Server 2008, and click Next.
9. Set the Domain Functional Level to Windows Server 2008, and click Next.
10. Leave defaults on the Additional Domain Controller Options window, and click Next.
11. Choose Yes on the pop-up asking if you want to continue.
12. Leave defaults on the Location for Database, Log Files and SYSVOL window, and click Next.
13. Enter a domain password, and click Next.
14. Click Next on the summary page.
15. Click Finish.
16. Click Restart Now.
Installing IIS on Active Directory server
1. Click StartAdministrative ToolsServer Manager.
2. Click RolesAdd Roles.
3. At the Before You Begin screen, click Next.
4. Check Web Server (IIS) and click Next.
5. At the Introduction screen, click Next.
6. At the Select Role Services screen, click Next.