Install & Configure Active Directory in Windows Server 2012

Let's start setting up AD (Active Directory):

We will be setting up AD on a host machine, so before we start remember we discussed about creating user account, in the series of setting up SharePoint 2013.
http://hands-on-oam.blogspot.com/2014/07/creating-user-accounts-in-windows.html

Follow the steps:-

1) Before starting the AD Setup, add a user under ->

“Allow user to access host option” -> Click this option you will prompted with uid entry, enter domain name that you will be creating followed by user name.

Eg: bored\clk

2) Go-to Managed Server-> Select "Add Roles & Features" option

3) Add Roles & Features Wizard will be opened, press Next.

4) Installation Type:  Select Role-based or feature based installation, press Next.

5) Server Selection: 

 In this you will be presented with the list of server, in my case there is only one. Choose the appropriate one.

6) Select Server Role:

In this First select "Active Directory Domain Service", the moment you select the option, it will open a pop-up, where it will ask you to add features. Click the "Add Features" button.

7) Once you have added the features, now click "Next".

8) Now it's time to select features, we will be using the basic one's only.

                Click Next.........

9) AD DS:

Select Next.....................

10) Confirmation Step:

     Click Install.........

11) Installation Begins...............

12) Once the installation is done, it will ask to promote the server to domain controller.
Choose that option.......


Now we will be promoting the Windows Server 2012 to DC (domain controller)
Promote Windows Server 2012 R2 to Domain Controller



Enjoy :-)