Install Domain Controller and DNS server in the new server. Edited and tested by : QuangTM
• Install Domain Controller At the Run box, type dcpromo and then press enter
At the Active Directory Installation click next
At the next windows, click next
Check the Domain Controller for a new domain box click next
Check the Domain in a new forest and click next
Give the full DNS name and click next. Ex : dc02.com.vn
Give the NetBIOS name and click next. Ex : DC02
In the next windows, click next to make dafault Database and log folder path, click next to continue
Click next to make dafault shared folder location
At the DNS Registration Diagnostics, check Install and configure DNS server on this server….and click next
At the next step, check the Permissions compatible only with windows 2000 or windows 2003…click next to continue
Give the resotore mode password and click next
Click next and wait until the installation completed
When the installation completed, click Restart now to restart the server
• Configure the DNS server
The first step is set the Preferred DNS server to the IP address of server. Ex : 192.168.1.2
Open Administrative Tools and open the DNS. Right click on the Reverse Lookup Zone and click New Zone…
At the New zone wizard window, click next to continue
Check the Primary Zone box and click next
Check the To all domains controller in… and click next
Give the network ID and click next to continue. Ex : 192.168.1
In the next window, check the Allow both nonsecure and secure… and click next
The next step is to set the default gateway, Preferreed DNS server and Alternative DNS server address. Ex : Preferred DNS server : 192.168.1.2 Alternative DNS server : 210.245.32.130 and default gateway : 192.168.1.254
Right click the network icon under the right corner and choose repair to reset the network settings
Open DNS server, expand the Reverse Lookup Zone, then right click on the zone name and choose Reload.
After this step, DNS server will create a reverse pointer automatically From Run box, type nslookup command to sure that the DNS server is OK