Finishing domain controller promotion

by Mitch Tulloch [Published on 11 March 2015 / Last Updated on 11 March 2015]

A tip that tests your knowledge concerning how to finish the job of promoting a server to the role of domain controller if you closed the wizard.

Quick check

  • You used Server Manager to install the AD DS role on a remote server, but you closed the Add Roles And Features Wizard without first promoting the server to a domain controller. How can you finish the job and promote the server?

Quick check answer

  • Access the link to promote the server from the Notifications menu of Server Manager.

The above tip was excerpted from Mitch Tulloch's book Training Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft Press.

Mitch is a ten-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows Server and cloud computing technologies.  For more information see http://www.mtit.com.

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The Author — Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch is a well-known expert on Windows Server administration and cloud computing technologies. He has published over a thousand articles on information technology topics and has written, contributed to or been series editor for over 50 books.

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