Installing and Configuring AD DS and DNS

When you create a new Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain, the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard installs the Domain Name System (DNS) server role by default. This ensures that DNS and AD DS are configured properly for integration with each other.

Important

Before you install AD DS and DNS on the first domain controller server in a new domain, ensure that the IP address of the server is static; that is, that it is not assigned by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). DNS servers and Active Directory domain controllers must have static addresses to ensure that clients can locate the servers reliably.

To install DNS with AD DS in a new domain

1.   Click Start, point to Administrative tools, and then click Server Manager. 2.   In the tree pane, click Roles. 3.   In the results pane, click Add Roles. 4.   On the Before You Begin page, click Next. 5.   On the Select Server Roles page, click Active Directory Domain Services, and then click Next. 6.   On the Active Directory Domain Services page, read the information and then click Next. 7.   On the Confirm Installation Selections page, read the information and then click Install. 8.   After AD DS installation has completed, on the Installation Results page, click Close this wizard and launch the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard (dcpromo.exe). 9.   On the Welcome to the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard page, click Next. 10.  On the Choose a Deployment Configuration page, click Create a new domain in a new forest, and then click Next. 11.  On the Name the Forest Root Domain page, type the full DNS name (such as corp.contoso.com) for the new domain, and then click Next. 12.  On the Set Forest Functional Level page, select Windows Server 2008, and then click Next. 13.  On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, make sure that DNS server is selected, and then click Next. Note A message box informs you that a delegation for this DNS server cannot be created. This is normal and expected for the first domain controller in a new forest. Click Yes to proceed. 14.  On the Location for Database, Log Files, and SYSVOL page, type the location in which you want to install the database, log, and system volume (SYSVOL) folders, or click Browse to choose a location, and then click Next. Note You can safely accept the default locations unless you know that you have a reason to change them. 15.  On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, type a password to use to log on to the server in Directory Services Restore Mode, confirm the password, and then click Next. 16.  Review the Summary page, and then click Next to begin the installation. 17.  After the AD DS installation completes, click OK to restart the computer.