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If the RODC is not prestaged, you can still install it by using Windows PowerShell. Follow
these steps:
Install Windows Server 2012 R2, either full or core installation.
1.
Install the AD DS server role, including the management tools and Windows
PowerShell cmdlets, by using this command:
2.
Install-WindowsFeature `
-Name AD-Domain-Services `
-IncludeAllSubFeature `
-IncludeManagementTools
3.
Assign the server fixed IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for all network adapters and set the
server's name.
Promote the server to an RODC and install DNS with the following commands:
4.
$myCred = Get-Credential -Message "Enter your domain credentials"
Install-ADDSDomainController `
-DomainName "TreyResearch.net" `
-Credential $myCred `
-InstallDNS `
-ReadOnlyReplica:$True
5.
You'll be prompted for the SafeModeAdministrorPassword on the command line and
then to confirm the password. Make sure that you enter a password that meets the
length and complexity requirements for the domain.
When the domain controller promotion completes, the new RODC restarts.
For the full syntax and options for the Install-ADDSDomainController cmdlet, see
Installing a RODC graphically
You can install an RODC graphically, whether it is prestaged or not. If the first RODC you in-
stall is not a staged RODC, you don't need to prepare the domain for the RODC because the
wizard does it for you. However, if the first RODC is a staged RODC, you have to manually run
adprep.exe /rodcprep one time to prepare the domain.
To stage an RODC, follow these steps:
Open the Active Directory Administrative Center. You can select it from the Tools menu
of Server Manager or by typing
dsac.exe
in a shell.
1.
In the left pane, select the domain in which you want to create the RODC and click
Domain Controllers, as shown in Figure 5-6.
2.
