Post 2. VMware setup with 2012 Domain controller

Feb 01, 2016 Thomas Ehler Uncategorized 1

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Setup of VMware Server 2012 with DNS

Warning:

Running a Domain Controller in VMware setup the wrong way, can damage your existing Domain!
Please take care to setup the server VM as NAT’ed, according to this post.

 
First, In VMware, open VM-ware “Virtual Network Editor” to locate the predefined NAT network

Then open “NAT Settings” to see IP-Range and Default Gateway – Make notes!

 

 

 

1. In VM-ware create a new VM with 2Gb RAM, 60Gb Disk and 2 cores.
2. Add the network discovered above.
3. Add the Server 2012/2016 ISO as DVD drive
4. Boot the VM and let it setup Server 2012.
5. Change network adapter IPv4 settings so that the server has a static address (fx one over GW)
6. Now go through the Technet guide below (I’ve called my AD “CM-AD.local”
   http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12370.windows-server-2012-set-up-your-first-domain-controller-step-by-step.aspx?PageIndex=2
7. Again, go in and set network adapter IPv4 settings as the DNS will have changed to 127.0.0.1
   (This is a 10 year old bug :-/)
8. After installing the Server, In server Manager, go into Active Directory Users and Computers and set a password on the user “Administrator” Take NOTES!
9. Also create a Domain “SCCMadmin” account, being member of the Administrators group. Take NOTES!
   

    

10. Important server settings for Servers under VM-ware (fx disable Indexing!!)

    I strongly suggest :
    # Disable Indexing on all drives (makes a racket of noice on rotating disks!)

    gwmi Win32_Volume -Filter “IndexingEnabled=$true” | swmi -Arguments @{IndexingEnabled=$false}

     

    # Use small memory dump at system failure

    # 0=None, 1=Complete, 2=Kernel, 3=Small, 7=Automaticg
    wmi Win32_OSRecoveryConfiguration -EnableAllPrivileges | swmi -Arguments @{DebugInfoType=3}

    # Change setting to: Do not automatically restart at system failure

    gwmi Win32_OSRecoveryConfiguration -EnableAllPrivileges | swmi -Arguments @{AutoReboot=$false}

     

    See more settings at:

    http://johansenreidar.blogspot.dk/2013/06/windows-server-2012-vm-template-tuning.html

     

    Restart the Server.

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