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If you’re new to Windows Server 2012, or have simply avoided using the graphical Server Manager tool that was introduced in Windows Server 2008, it might not be immediately obvious how to set up a new Active Directory (AD) domain. There are two stages to this process: installing the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) components and then configuring a new domain.
Install the AD DS components:
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Once the AD DS components are installed, you can use Server Manager to promote the local server to a domain controller. If you look again in the top right corner of Server Manager, you should see a notification icon. Click the icon and you’ll see there’s a post-deployment configuration task to promote the server to a domain controller.
You can also access this post-deployment task if you select AD DS in the left pane of Server Manager and then click More… on the yellow alert bar. Whatever method you choose to start the post-deployment task, you’ll be taken to the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard.
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Configure a new AD forest:
After rebooting, Active Directory will be installed on the server and you will be able to access the directory via the AD tools that are accessible from the Tools menu in Server Manager.
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