Nt1330 Unit 3 Lab Report

Lab 3 worksheet
Creating a Replica DOmain Controller

This lab contains the following exercises:
Exercise 3.1 Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Role
Exercise 3.2 Creating a Replica Domain Controller
Exercise 3.3 Verifying Domain SRV Records
Exercise 3.4 Adding User Accounts to Administrative Groups

Estimated lab time: 55 minutes

Exercise 3.1
Installing the Active Directory Domain Services Role
Overview

Now that you have finished testing DNS and DHCP you will now configure the Windows Server 2008 machine as a replica Domain Controller. In this exercise you will install the Active Directory Domain Services Role on Server##A.
Completion time
10 minutes

Question 1
What does this window indicate
This will create a fault tolerant environment and a backup server in the event of a failure in Server##.
Completion time
25 minutes

Question 2
What roles are currently installed?

Active Directory Domain Services

Question 3
Why do you think this role has a red 'X' next to it?

I think it has a red X next to it because it is not active or needs more actions to be complete

Question 4
What warning do you see on the Summary window?

“This server is not yet running as a domain controller. Run the Acitve Dirrectory Domain Services Instalation Wizzard (dcpromo.exe)”

Question 5
What are the default locations for the Active Directory Domain Services files?

Database & Log Files: C:\Windows\NTDS
SYSVOL Files: C:\Windows\SYSVOL

Question 6
What is the purpose of the Directory Services Restore Mode password?

It is used when the domain ontroller is started in Directory Services Restore Mode

17. Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot of the Completing The Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard screen, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the resulting image into the lab03_worksheet file in the page