Creating a Replica DOmain Controller
This lab contains the following exercises:
Exercise 3.1 Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Role
Exercise 3.2 Creating a Replica Domain Controller
Exercise 3.3 Verifying Domain SRV Records
Exercise 3.4 Adding User Accounts to Administrative Groups
Estimated lab time: 55 minutes
Exercise 3.1
Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Role
Overview
Now that you have finished testing DNS and DHCP you will now configure the Windows Server 2008 machine as a replica Domain Controller. In this exercise you will install the Active Directory Domain Services Role on Server##A.
Completion time
10 minutes
Question 1
What does this window indicate …show more content…
must be done next?
It says to close window and launch the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard (dcpromo.exe)
Exercise 3.2
Creating a Replica Domain Controller
Overview
You will now install Active Directory on the Server##A machine and make it a replica Domain Controller for the Domain##.Local domain.
This will create a fault tolerant environment and a backup server in the event of a failure in Server##.
Completion time
25 minutes
Question 2
What roles are currently installed?
Active Directory Domain Services
Question 3
Why do you think this role has a red 'X' next to it?
I think it has a red X next to it because it is not active or needs more actions to be complete
Question 4
What warning do you see on the Summary window?
“This server is not yet running as a domain controller. Run the Acitve Dirrectory Domain Services Instalation Wizzard (dcpromo.exe)”
Question 5
What are the default locations for the Active Directory Domain Services files?
Database & Log Files: C:\Windows\NTDS
SYSVOL Files: C:\Windows\SYSVOL
Question 6
What is the purpose of the Directory Services Restore Mode password?
It is used when the domain ontroller is started in Directory Services Restore Mode
17. Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot of the Completing The Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard screen, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the resulting image into the lab03_worksheet file in the page
provided.
Exercise 3.3
Verifying Domain SRV Records
Overview
You have just completed the installation of a replica domain controller. Your colleague asks you to verify the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) service locations (SRV) resource record for the domain controller.
Completion time
10 minutes
6. Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot of the nslookup results, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the resulting image into the lab03_worksheet file in the page provided.
Exercise 3.4
Adding User Accounts to Administrative Groups
Overview
You have just completed the installation of a replica domain controller. Now, you will add your Student## to administrative groups for future labs.
Completion time
10 minutes
Question 7
What objects have been created in this container automatically by the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard?
Administator Account & Guest Account
Question 8
What is the group scope and group type of the Enterprise Admins group? Can you change either of these settings?
Group Scope is Universal and Type is Security and NO you can not change these.
Question 9
What object(s) belong to the Enterprise Admins group by default?
Administrator
7. Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot of the Enterprise Admins properties sheet, displaying the members tab with student## as a member, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the resulting image into the lab03_worksheet file in the page provided.