LAB 2 : Build a Windows Server 2012 Active Directory in the Cloud

Please refer my previous post to do LAB 1 scenario.

In this post, i have included the steps to setup a Windows server 2012 Active Directory in the Cloud and going to cover the below steps.

1.  Register DNS Server

2.  Define a Virtual Network.

3. Deploy Windows Server 2012 VM and configure Active Directory.

 

1. Register DNS Server

•    Select NETWORK on the side navigation panel on the management portal.
•    Select NEW on the bottom navigation bar and then select NETWORK SERVICES -> VIRTUAL NETWORK  -> REGISTER DNS SERVER.

Complete the below fields

1. NAME : sccmlabdns01 ( It can be your unique name )
2. DNS SERVER IP ADDRESS : 10.0.0.4

• Click REGISTER DNS SERVER button.

 

•  DNS SERVER is created and you can see the details under NETWORKS.

 

2. Define a Virtual Network in Microsoft Azure

• Select NETWORK on the side navigation panel on the management portal.
• Select NEW on the bottom navigation bar and then select NETWORK SERVICES -> VIRTUAL NETWORK  -> QUICK CREATE.

Complete the fields as below.

1. NAME : sccmlabnet01
2. ADDRESS SPACE : 10.—.—.—
3. Maximum VM Count: 4096 [CIDR: /20]
4.  LOCATION : Southeast Asia (Select your nearest location)
5. DNS SERVER : sccmlabdns01

•  Click CREATE A VIRTUAL NETWORK button.

 

• VIRTUAL NETWORK is created, you can see under NETWORKS.

 

 

3. Deploy a WINDOWS SERVER 2012 VM in Microsoft Azure

•  Select VIRTUAL MACHINES on the side navigation panel and then select +NEW -> COMPUTE -> VIRTUAL MACHINE -> FROM GALLERY.

 

•  Choose Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter and click the  button.

On the Virtual machine configuration page, complete the below fields.

1. VERSION RELEASE DATE : Choose the recent date.
2. VIRTUAL MACHINE NAME : AD01
3. TIER : STANDARD
4. SIZE : A1 (1 core, 1.75 GB memory)
5. NEW USER NAME : your unique name
6. PASSWORD :  Enter  password of a user name

•  Click  button.

 

On this page, complete the below fields.

1. CLOUD SERVICE :  Drop down the Cloud service and select the existing cloud service and CLOUD SERVICE                                           DNS NAME will be filled automatically.
2. REGION/AFFINITY GROUP/VIRTUAL NETWORK : Select the existing virtual network that we created                                                                                                                earlier.
3. VIRTUAL NETWORK SUBNETS : Subnet-1(10.0.0.0/23)
4. STORAGE ACCOUNT : Select the existing STORAGE ACCOUNT that we created in LAB 1 on my                                                                      previous Microsoft Azure post.

• Click the  button.

Leave this page as default and click  button to create VM.

VM is created and you can see under VIRTUAL MACHINES.

 

 

4. Configure Windows Server Active Directory

Login into VM and open Server Manager window.

Click on  Add roles and features to install Active Directory Domain Services.

Select Active Directory Domain Services and click Next

On the confirmation page, Click install to proceed with AD DS installation.

 

 

Active Directory Domain Services has been installed.

 

To Configure Domain Controller, Click the link Promote this server to a domain controller

 

Select Add a new forest and enter the domain name “KARTHI.COM”

 

Enter the recovery  password and click Next.

On the DNS Options page, Leave as it is and click Next.

 

Do not change anything here. The below path are Active Directory database, Log files and SYSVOL folders location.

 

Once prerequisite check passed Click Install.

 

Active Directory Configuration successfully completed and the server will restart automatically.

 

 

LAB 3: Installation of SCCM 2012 SP2