Checklist: Deploying the First Domain Controller in a New Regional Domain
Updated: April 11, 2008
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008
Complete the tasks in this checklist in the order in which they are presented. If a reference link takes you to a conceptual topic, return to this checklist after you review the conceptual topic so that you can proceed with the remaining tasks.
Checklist:
Deploying the first domain controller in a new regional domain
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Install Windows Server 2008 on the first domain controller in a new regional domain. |
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Install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on the first domain controller in a new regional domain. |
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Verify the AD DS installation on the first domain controller in a new regional domain. |
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Verify Domain Name System (DNS) server recursive name resolution on the first domain controller in a new regional domain. |
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Make it possible for clients to locate a domain controller in the next closest site by enabling the TryNextClosestSite Group Policy setting. For more information, see Enabling Clients to Locate the Next Closest Domain Controller. |
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Back up the private key of the domain's Encrypting File System (EFS) recovery agent. |
