Chapter exercise – installing the AD DS and DNS roles and promoting the server to a DC

In this chapter exercise, you will learn how to install the AD DS and DNS roles and promote the server to a DC.

Installing the AD DS and DNS roles, and promoting the server to a DC

To install the AD DS role in Windows Server 2019, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Start button, and then, in the Start menu, click the Server Manager tile.
2. In the Server Manager window, in the WELCOME TO SERVER MANAGER section, click Add roles and features, as shown in Figure 5.27:

Figure 5.27: Adding roles and features to the server using Server Manager

3. With the Add Roles and Features Wizard open, click Next.
4. Select the Role-based or...