Active Directory Installation Guide on Server 2019 Using VirtualBox
Configuring Server 2019
- Install Microsoft Server 2019 (Tutorial)
- Log in with an account with admin priviliges
- Set the server name
- Click the Start button > Type control panel > press Enter
- Click View By > Small Icons
- Click System
- Click Advanced System Settings in the top left
- Select the Computer Name tab
- Click the change button
- Enter the new computer name > Click OK
- When prompted to reboot, choose Restart Later
- Set a static IP address
- Back in Control Panel, select Network and Sharing Center
- Click Change adapter settings
- Right click on the network connection > Properties
- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties
- Click the Use the following IP address option
- Enter a static IP address, subnet mask and gateway
- Enter DNS addresses
- Click OK to all open dialog windows and close Control Panel
- Reboot the server for the name change to take effect
Installing Active Directory
- After the reboot, launch Server Manager if it does not automatically load
- Click Add roles and features
- Click Next on the Before you begin screen
- Select Role-based or feature-based installation > Next
- Leave Select a server from the server pool selected and select the current Server2019 server > Next
- Check the Active Directory Domain Services box
- A popup will appear with additional required roles and features, click the Add Features button
- Click Next
- Click Next on the Select features screen
- Click Next on the Active Directory Domain Services screen
- Click Install on the confirmation screen
- Leave the installation progress screen open until the install completes
Configuring Active Directory
- Back in Server Manager, click the flag with the caution icon in the upper right corner
- Click Promote this server to a domain controller
- Select Add a new forest and enter the desired domain name, ie i12bretro.local > Click Next
- Verify Domain Name System (DNS) server and Global Catalog (GC) are checked
- Enter and confirm a Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password > Click Next
- On the DNS Options page, click the Change button and enter credentials for a local administrator account > Click Next
- Verify or modify the NetBIOS domain name > Click Next
- Leave the AD DS paths as default > Click Next
- Click Next on the Review Options screen
- After the prerequisite check completes, click the Install button
- Once the installation completes the server will reboot
- After rebooting, log back into the server
- Welcome to your very own Active Directory server