Installing the Configuration Storage Server on a Domain Controller

The first step is to install the Configuration Storage server. In the ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Quick Start Guide scenario, you can make any domain member server a Configuration Storage server. This includes a domain controller in the same domain or trusting domain. To reduce the number of computers required on the example network used in this guide, and to demonstrate support for a combined Configuration Storage server and domain controller, this scenario installs the Configuration Storage server on the domain controller.

All array members communicate with the Configuration Storage server to update their configuration. In addition, you will install the ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition management console, ISA Server Management, on the Configuration Storage server. All management of the ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition array is performed in ISA Server Management on this computer. Note that you can install the ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition management console on any computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows® XP. It does not need to be installed on the Configuration Storage server.

After all computers in the example network are installed and configured, place the ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition CD-ROM into the domain controller (dc.msfirewall.org) and perform the following steps:

1. The Autorun menu should appear automatically. If it does not, open Windows Explorer and double-click ISAAutorun.exe.
2. In the Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Setup dialog box, click Install ISA Server 2004.
3. On the Welcome to the Installation Wizard for Microsoft ISA Server 2004 page, click Next.
4. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement option, and then click Next.
5. On the Customer Information page, enter your User Name, Organization, and Product Serial Number. Click Next.
6. On the Setup Scenarios page, select the Install Configuration Storage server option and click Next.
   
7. On the Component Selection page, accept the default settings. The default settings install ISA Server Management and the Configuration Storage server. Click Next.
   
8. On the Enterprise Installation Options page, select the Create a new ISA Server enterprise option and click Next.
   
9. Read the information on the New Enterprise Warning page. This information explains that you should have only a single ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition enterprise defined in your organization. Click Next.
   
10. On the Create New Enterprise page, enter a name and description for your ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition enterprise in the Enterprise name and Description text boxes. Click Next.
    
11. On the Enterprise Deployment Environment page, select the I am deploying in a single domain or in domains with trust relationships option. Click Next.
    
12. On the Configuration Storage Server Service Account page, select the account under which the Configuration Storage server service will run. When you install a Configuration Storage server on a domain controller, you need to specify an account under which the Configuration Storage server service will run. This account will be given permissions to log on as a service. Note that if this account does not belong to the Domain Admins group, you must perform additional steps after you complete the installation of the Configuration Storage server. For more information, see the Configuration Storage server on Active Directory domain controller section in the Getting Started Guide. In this example, type Administrator in the User name text box and the domain Administrator’s password in the Password text box. Click Next.
    
13. Click Install on the Ready to Install the Program page.
14. When the installation completes, select the Invoke ISA Server Management when the wizard closes option, and then click Finish.

[Topic Last Modified: 02/26/2008]