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Add a Windows Server 2012 DC to an Existing Windows Server 2003 Network

1. need to raise the domain functional level vlcsnap-2013-05-17-19h39m51s178

2. make sure you have it raised to Windows Server 2003

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3. raise the forest domain level

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4. make to raise the forest to “Windows Server 2003”

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5. time to configure your Windows Server 2012 server. Add the DHCP role

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6. add all the features needed for DHCP

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7. Click on Next > Next > and Install

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8.  click on “Promote this server to a domain controller”

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9. enter your domain and add an account that administers your AD > click Next

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10. enter a root password for Active Directory | then choose your AD

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11. click Next > Next > Next and Install to finish the installation

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12. Go to your Server 2003 machine and check your “Domain Controller” container and you will see your Server 2012 Domain Controller

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