Windows Server 2008 Core DC install Windows 2003 forest

6 09 2007

Today I installed my first Windows Server 2008 Core server and I want to run the server as a Domain Controller. Before I could proceed the with my test domain (Windows 2003) I was forced to run the adprep utility for Windows\sources\adprep directory.

  • Copy the \Sources\adrep from the Windows Server 2008 dvd and logon on to your schema dc role server.
  • Open CMD.exe box
  • Locate the directory and run adprep.exe /forestprep
  • Run adprep.exe /domainprep /gpprep after the forest prep has finished. Make sure your domain functional level  is configured in Windows 2003 native mode.

 

[DCInstall]
; Replica DC promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Replica
ReplicaDomainDNSName=Networknet.nl
SiteName=Site-Test
InstallDNS=yes
ConfirmGc=Yes
DNSDelegation=No
UserDomain=networknet.nl
UserName=Administrator
Password=
DatabasePath=C:\Windows\NTDS
LogPath=C:\Windows\NTDS
SYSVOLPath=C:\Windows\SYSVOL
; Set SafeModeAdminPassword to the correct value prior to using the unattend file
SafeModeAdminPassword=
; Run-time flags (optional)
; CriticalReplicationOnly=Yes
; RebootOnCompletion=Yes
TransferIMRoleIfNecessary=No

ntds_dcpromo_newdc.txt

  • Install DNS Server by running ocsetup DNS-Server-Core-Role
  • dcpromo /unattend:ntds_dcpromo_newdc.txt

Comments : No Comments »
Categories : Core Server