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Sorry guys - my first Server2012 installation :-)<br />
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I have just installed a new virtual Windows Server 2012.<br />
I have configured this with a static ip and named it SERVER-DC.<br />
I have added the DNS Server role and then the Directory Service role.<br />
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How The **GG*** do I make this a domain controller???<br />
Ok the guys from MS relocated the DCPROMO so i now have to start it from within the Server Manager.<br />
The problem is that it seems like I can only make this a DC for an existing domain??<br />
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HOW ON EARTH DO I MAKE THIS SERVER A DC FOR A NEW DOMAIN??? :-)
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Sorry guys - my first Server2012 installation :-)

I have just installed a new virtual Windows Server 2012.
I have configured this with a static ip and named it SERVER-DC.
I have added the DNS Server role and then the Directory Service role.

How The **GG*** do I make this a domain controller???
Ok the guys from MS relocated the DCPROMO so i now have to start it from within the Server Manager.
The problem is that it seems like I can only make this a DC for an existing domain??

HOW ON EARTH DO I MAKE THIS SERVER A DC FOR A NEW DOMAIN??? :-)

How do I make a Server2012 a domain controller?

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.