Domain Controller On Server Core

Install windowsfeature name ad domain services includemanagementtools after installation new commands are available.

Domain controller on server core. Basic features like ad ds dns dhcp or iis are supported on server core. July 6 2020 by ajni no comments. Running a dc on windows server core is by far one of my favorite uses for server core. Since the first release of server core in windows server 2008 the active directory domain services server role has been available to configure server core installations as domain controllers.

Administering is also very easy once it is a member of. When another coworker or colleague sits down and tries to a log directly into the vm via they hyper v console or b tries to remote desktop into the domain controller if you left the. Active directory and server core. Primarily because it runs really really well on server core but also because of the woah wtf factor.

Windows server core starts with cmd by default. Add a second server 2019 core domain controller in the domain. In cmd type powershell and hit enter. Add the server to the existing domain that you want to create an additional domain controller for and log in as a user with domain admin privileges for that domain.

However with windows server 2008 r2 microsoft introduced the active directory web service on the domain controller to. Server core edition is very lightweight needs less windows updates less disk space and should be used whenever possible.