Open Source Room: Additional Domain Controller

Additional Domain Controller_(ADC)

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In my lab scenario; i have 2 Windows Server 2019 machine & 1 Windows-10 computer machine.

1st Server is Domain Controller_(Main Server)

2nd Server is Additional Domain Controller_(ADC Server)

3rd Windows-10 is a client machine.

Step-1) First of all assign the ip address to Main Server, ADC Server & Client machine.

Configuration on Main Server:-

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IP = 192.168.10.2

SM = 255.255.255.0

DG = 192.168.10.1

Preferred DNS Server = 192.168.10.2

Alternate DNS Server = No Need

Configuration on ADC Server:-

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IP = 192.168.10.3

SM = 255.255.255.0

DG = 192.168.10.2

Preferred DNS Server = 192.168.10.2

Alternate DNS Server = No Need

Server Name = adc

Configuration on Client Server:-

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IP = 192.168.10.4

SM = 255.255.255.0

DG = 192.168.10.2

Preferred DNS Server = 192.168.10.2

Alternate DNS Server = 192.168.10.3

Step-2) Ping to all computer machine to each other.

Step-3) Change the server name of DC & create a Domain. In my case the Server name is dc & domain name is opensource.com

Note:- How to configure ADDS you can follow this link.

https://abhishekdigital25.blogspot.com/p/configuration-of-addsnew-forest.html

Step-4) Change the server name of ADC. In my case the Server name is adc. Go to the Server Manager & you will see the "AADS Roles" has been installed.

Step-5) You can also see that server is in "Workgroup."

Step-6) Go to the Server Manager & you will see the "AADS Roles" has been installed.

Step-7) Select " Add a domain controller to an existing domain".

Step-8) Assign credentials provided via change option. Select change option & give the username with domain & password of main server. In my case username with domain is Administrator@opensource.com & password is admin@123