Configure a static IP address

list the interfaces

netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces

3     5          1500     connected    Local Area Connection

1    50    4294967295     connected    Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1

netsh interface ipv4 set address “Local Area Connection” static 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.0 10.10.10.1 1

to add DNS Server

netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver “Local Area Connection” 10.10.10.1 index=1

verify the config & determine the current hostname

ipconfig /all

rename it

netdom renamecomputer <CurrentName> /NewName:ad01

restart it

shutdown /r /t 0

enable remote managment using a MMC

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Remote Administration” new enable=yes

IPv6 – disable it or use it !!

regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters\

add the DWORD-32Bit (even in 64Bit W2K8) –> DisabledComponents with Hex 0xFFFFFFFF

In Windows 2008 R2 you can use Sconfig.cmd to to all this “a easy way”.

add a product key

slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

a poput let you know if the key is successfuly added !

activate the server

slmgr.vbs -ato

If activation is successful, no message will return in the cmd

Setup the first DC in a new Forest

enable features we need

Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx2-ServerCore
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3-ServerCore
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:DirectoryServices-DomainController-ServerFoundation

Promote the first DC in a new forest

create an unattend file on C: named dc1_una.txt

C:\Users\Administrator> notepad c:\dc1_una.txt

[DCInstall]
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Domain
NewDomain=Forest
NewDomainDNSName=halli.local
DNSOnNetwork=No
ForestLevel=4
DomainLevel=4
DomainNetbiosName=HALLI
ConfirmGc=Yes
InstallDNS=Yes
SafeModeAdminPassword=securePa$$2008
DatabasePath=C:\Windows\NTDS
LogPath=C:\Windows\NTDS
SYSVOLPath=C:\Windows\SYSVOL
RebootOnCompletion=Yes

start the promotion

C:\Users\Administrator> dcpromo /unattend:c:\dc1_una.txt