Configuring Active Directory
1. Open the Server Manager
2. Open the Notifications Pane by selecting the Notifications icon from the top of the Server Manager. From the notification regarding configuring AD DS click Promote this server to a domain controller
3. From the Deployment Configuration tab select Add a new forest from the radial options menu. Insert your root domain name into the Root domain name field.
4. Review and select a Domain and Forest functional level. Once selected fill in a Directory Services Restore Mode password in the provided password fields. The Directory Services Restore Mode password is used when booting the Domain Controller into recovery mode
5. Review the warning on the DNS Options tab and select Next.
6. Confirm or enter a NetBIOS name and click Next.
7. Configure the location of the SYSVOL, Log files, and Database folders and click Next.
8. Review the configuration options and click Next.
9. The system will check to ensure all necessary prerequistes are installed on the system prior to moving forward. If the system passes these checks you will proceed by clicking Install.
