Windows Server 2008 R2 – Active Directory – All Possible Deployment Types – DcpromoUI Answer Files – Reference

WaheGuru G Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru G Ki Fateh

In this Post, we list the answer files (and some of the main critical parameters in the answer files) created by DcpromoUI to be used as a reference.

DcpromoUI answer file – sourced from a New Forest Root Domain Controller promotion wizard:

; DCPROMO unattend file (automatically generated by dcpromo)
; Usage:
;   dcpromo.exe /unattend:C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\DcpromoUI win2008 r2.txt
;
[DCInstall]
; New forest promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Domain
NewDomain=Forest
NewDomainDNSName=hello.com
ForestLevel=4
DomainNetbiosName=HELLO
DomainLevel=4
InstallDNS=Yes
ConfirmGc=Yes
CreateDNSDelegation=No
DatabasePath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
LogPath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
SYSVOLPath="C:\Windows\SYSVOL"
; Set SafeModeAdminPassword to the correct value prior to using the unattend file
SafeModeAdminPassword=
; Run-time flags (optional)
; RebootOnCompletion=Yes

DcpromoUI answer file – sourced from a New ADDITIONAL Domain Controller promotion wizard:

; DCPROMO unattend file (automatically generated by dcpromo)
 ; Usage:
 ;   dcpromo.exe /unattend:C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\DcpromoUI ADC.txt
 ;
 ; You may need to fill in password fields prior to using the unattend file.
 ; If you leave the values for "Password" and/or "DNSDelegationPassword"
 ; as "*", then you will be asked for credentials at runtime.
 ;
 [DCInstall]
 ; Replica DC promotion
 ReplicaOrNewDomain=Replica
 ReplicaDomainDNSName=globomantics.com
 SiteName=NewYorkHQ
 InstallDNS=Yes
 ConfirmGc=Yes
 CreateDNSDelegation=No
 UserDomain=globomantics.com
 UserName=globomantics.com\administrator
 Password=*
 DatabasePath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
 LogPath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
 SYSVOLPath="C:\Windows\SYSVOL"
 ; Set SafeModeAdminPassword to the correct value prior to using the unattend file
 SafeModeAdminPassword=
 ; Run-time flags (optional)
 ; CriticalReplicationOnly=Yes
 ; RebootOnCompletion=Yes

DcpromoUI answer file – sourced from a NEW RODC promotion wizard:

; DCPROMO unattend file (automatically generated by dcpromo)
 ; Usage:
 ;   dcpromo.exe /unattend:C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\DcpromoUI rodc.txt
 ;
 ; You may need to fill in password fields prior to using the unattend file.
 ; If you leave the values for "Password" and/or "DNSDelegationPassword"
 ; as "*", then you will be asked for credentials at runtime.
 ;
 [DCInstall]
 ; Read-Only Replica DC promotion
 ReplicaOrNewDomain=ReadOnlyReplica
 ReplicaDomainDNSName=globomantics.com
 ; RODC Password Replication Policy
 PasswordReplicationDenied="BUILTIN\Administrators"
 PasswordReplicationDenied="BUILTIN\Server Operators"
 PasswordReplicationDenied="BUILTIN\Backup Operators"
 PasswordReplicationDenied="BUILTIN\Account Operators"
 PasswordReplicationDenied="GLOBOMANTICS\Denied RODC Password Replication Group"
 PasswordReplicationAllowed="GLOBOMANTICS\Allowed RODC Password Replication Group"
 SiteName=NewYorkHQ
 InstallDNS=Yes
 ConfirmGc=No
 CreateDNSDelegation=No
 UserDomain=globomantics.com
 UserName=globomantics.com\administrator
 Password=*
 DatabasePath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
 LogPath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
 SYSVOLPath="C:\Windows\SYSVOL"
 ; Set SafeModeAdminPassword to the correct value prior to using the unattend file
 SafeModeAdminPassword=
 ; Run-time flags (optional)
 ; CriticalReplicationOnly=Yes
 ; RebootOnCompletion=Yes

DcpromoUI answer file – sourced from a NEW DOMAIN TREE promotion wizard:

; DCPROMO unattend file (automatically generated by dcpromo)
 ; Usage:
 ;   dcpromo.exe /unattend:C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\DcpromoUI.txt
 ;
 ; You may need to fill in password fields prior to using the unattend file.
 ; If you leave the values for "Password" and/or "DNSDelegationPassword"
 ; as "*", then you will be asked for credentials at runtime.
 ;
 [DCInstall]
 ; New tree promotion
 ReplicaOrNewDomain=Domain
 NewDomain=Tree
 NewDomainDNSName=test.com
 DomainNetbiosName=TEST
 DomainLevel=4
 SiteName=NewYorkHQ
 InstallDNS=Yes
 ConfirmGc=No
 CreateDNSDelegation=No
 UserDomain=globomantics.com
 UserName=globomantics.com\administrator
 Password=*
 DatabasePath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
 LogPath="C:\Windows\NTDS"
 SYSVOLPath="C:\Windows\SYSVOL"
 ; Set SafeModeAdminPassword to the correct value prior to using the unattend file
 SafeModeAdminPassword=
 ; Run-time flags (optional)
 ; RebootOnCompletion=Yes

DcpromoUI –NEW Forest Root Domain deployment – Critical Parameters

ForestLevel=0 | Windows 2000
DomainLevel=0 | Windows 2000

ForestLevel=2 | Windows 2003
DomainLevel=2 | Windows 2003

ForestLevel=3 | Windows 2008
DomainLevel=3 | Windows 2008

ForestLevel=4 | Windows 2008R2
DomainLevel=4 | Windows 2008R2

DcpromoUI – various Domain Controllers types deployment – Critical Parameters

; New forest promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Domain
NewDomain=Forest
NewDomainDNSName=hello.com

; Replica DC promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Replica
ReplicaDomainDNSName=globomantics.com
SiteName=NewYorkHQ
.
; Read-Only Replica DC promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=ReadOnlyReplica
ReplicaDomainDNSName=globomantics.com
SiteName=NewYorkHQ

; New child domain promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Domain
NewDomain=Child
ParentDomainDNSName=globomantics.com
ChildName=child01

; New tree promotion
ReplicaOrNewDomain=Domain
NewDomain=Tree
NewDomainDNSName=tree01.com

 

Hope this helps and Cheers | Your feedback is highly appreciated.

WaheGuru G Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru G Ki Fateh

 

 

 

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