WD Lesson - 6

Verifying Active Directory Installation

                                               

After you have completed the installation of Active Directory, you must verify that

Active Directory has been correctly installed. We can do this by verifying the following:

1. Domain configuration

2. DNS configuration

3. DNS integration

4. Shared system volume

5. Restore Mode boot option

Verifying Domain Configuration

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers. 
2. On the Active Directory Users And Computers console, verify that your domain is correctly named by finding it in the console tree.
3. Double-click the domain. Click the Domain Controllers container. Verify that your domain controller appears and is correctly named by finding it in the details pane.
4. Double-click the server. Verify that all information is correct on the tabs in the Properties dialog box for the server.

Verifying the DNS Configuration

To verify the DNS configuration, complete the following steps:

1.         Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.

2.         In the DNS console tree, double-click the DNS server, double-click Forward Lookup Zones, and double-click the zone. Expand the _msdcs, _sites, _tcp, and_udp folders to view the default resource records.

Verifying DNS Integration

1.         Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.

2.         In the DNS console tree, double-click the DNS server, double-click Forward Lookup Zones, right-click the zone, and select Properties from the menu.

3.         In the General Tab, verify that Active Directory–Integrated appears after Type. Verify that Nonsecure And Secure appears in the Dynamic Updates box. Click OK.

4.         In the DNS console tree, right-click the DNS server and then select Properties from the menu. The Properties dialog box for the DNS server appears.

5.         In the Advanced tab, verify that the Load Zone Data On Startup box is set to From

Active Directory And Registry. Click OK.

Verifying Shared System Volume

To verify installation of the shared system volume, complete the following steps:

1.         Open My Computer.

2.         Open %Systemroot%\Sysvol or the location you specified during Active Directory installation.

3.         Verify that the Sysvol folder contains a shared Sysvol folder. Verify that the shared Sysvol folder contains a folder for the domain, which contains a shared Scripts and a Policies folder.

Verifying Directory Services Restore Mode Boot Option

1. Restart your computer and press F8 when you see the Boot menu.
2. On the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the arrow keys to select Directory Services Restore Mode, and then press ENTER.

3. Select the operating system installation that you want to start, and then press ENTER. The computer restarts in directory services restore mode.
4. Log on to the local computer using the server’s Administrator account name (specified during server setup) and directory services restore mode administrator password (specified during Active Directory installation). Click OK.