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VSI – Adding Server Roles (ADDS)

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Series – Virtual Server Infrastructure Configuration

In this post I will show how to add the following roles & features to your Virtual Machine.

  1. Active Directory Domain Services (Role)
  2. Group Policy Management (Feature)

Open Server Manager on your VM and click Manage > Add Roles and Features.

Click Next on the Before you begin screen.

Click Next on the Installation Type screen.

Click Next on the Select destination server screen.

Select the role Active Directory Domain Services and click Next.

Select the feature Group Policy Management and click Next.

Click Next on the Active Directory Domain Services screen.

Click Install on the Confirm installation selections screen.

Monitor your installation.

You may be prompted to reboot your VM at this point.

Please read my next post on promoting your server to a Domain Controller.