A Promoting the Head Node to Domain Controller
The HPCS software requires the nodes to be a member of a Windows Active Directory (AD). To
install AD, a domain controller is needed to manage the AD.
If you do not have an AD which you can join, you must promote your head node to a domain
controller. The basic steps to promote your head node to a domain controller are as follows:
NOTE:
The following process is an overview and assumes the user has some knowledge of
Windows administration.
1.
Reset the public NIC configuration DNS server to 127.0.0.1
a.
Select
Manage Network Connections
.
b.
Select
Public NIC
.
c.
Edit the NIC IPv4 properties by double-clicking the network connection. Highlight IPv4
and select
Properties
.
d.
In the bottom section, select
DNS server
and set the primary DNS server to 127.0.0.1.
Clear the secondary server.
e.
Click
OK
, and close the remaining windows.
2.
Add the server role
Active Directory Domain Services
.
a.
Start
Manage server
and select
Roles
.
b.
Select
Add Roles
and click the
Active Directory Domain Services
box.
c.
Click
Next
several times, accepting the defaults until you can select
Install
.
d.
Click
Install
.
3.
After the
Active Directory Domain Services
role is installed, perform a
dcpromo
.
a.
Open a command window. (
Run
→
Cmd
).
b.
Enter
dcpromo
.
c.
Select the default settings, with the following exceptions:
•
Select
Create a New Forest
.
•
Enter a fully qualified domain name.
•
Select a 2003 or a 2008 functional level.
d.
Continue selecting the defaults.
4.
After the
dcpromo
is finished, the system will reboot.
You have now successfully promoted your server to a domain controller.
For more details on how to promote a server to a domain controller, or for domain controller
and AD in general, see the following information:
Step-by-step instructions on promoting your server to a domain controller are at:
http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/windows-server-2008-active-directory-domain-services/
2008-07-23/
Microsoft documentation on promoting your server to a domain controller with additional links
to information on AD and domain controllers is at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755059.aspx
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