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How to promote additional domain controllers step by step guide (Windows Server 2022)

Learn how to promote a new secondary domain controller to an existing active directory domain. In this example, I go through the process of installing the Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) and Domain Name Services (DNS) roles and features, promoting a new Domain Controller to an existing Active Directory domain, and setting the server as an additional local network DNS server.

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10 thoughts on “How to promote additional domain controllers step by step guide (Windows Server 2022)

  • Sir how many additional DC we can create? If my main dc is OS 2016 and additional dc is 2022 any problems.?

  • I am confused about selecting dns delegation during dc promotion do we haev to select in case if creating ADC in ad integrared dns environment?

  • Thank you for the great videos 🙂

    DSRM password can be different for each domain controller? or has to be the same on both domain controllers?

  • On my client servers / workstations they currently just have a preferred dns of the primary domain controller. What do I do with their dns settings now that I have two? I’m just thinking what if the primary DC goes down? Should I add the second DC as the secondary preferred dns on client server? Kind regards

  • I see you have added secondary dns ip in PDC, that meens request coming to PDC will go to secondary DNS is it ideal?

  • thx I configured everything 🙂now I'm in for your guide 🙂
    Gonna do him completely !

  • Can you also please tell me, so if I do everything with or withour 2nd DC , what do I all need ? 2 servers and 2 dc's en 1 client??

  • is the secondary domaincontroller necessary for your course?

  • Hello, what about fsmo oprationas and I did these steps but the new server (additional) does not work when i diables the PDC
    thanks

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