Synopsis
Description
For more information on the scope of these prerequisite checks that the ADDSDeployment module performs when using this cmdlet see the section “Prerequisite Checking” in Understand and Troubleshoot AD DS Simplified Administration.
Parameters
-CreateDnsDelegation
Indicates whether to create a DNS delegation that references the new DNS server that you are installing along with the domain controller. Valid for Active Directory-integrated DNS only. The default is computed automatically based on the environment.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DatabasePath <String>
Specifies the fully qualified, non-Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to a directory on a fixed disk of the local computer that contains the domain database, for example, C:\Windows\NTDS. The default is %SYSTEMROOT%\NTDS.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DnsDelegationCredential <PSCredential>
Specifies the user name and password (account credentials) for creating DNS delegation. This parameter is skipped if the value for the -CreateDnsDelegation parameter is either specified or computed to be $false.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DomainMode <DomainMode>
Specifies the domain functional level of the first domain in the creation of a new forest. Supported values for this parameter can be either a valid integer or a corresponding enumerated string value. For example, to set the domain mode level to Windows Server 2008 R2, you can specify either a value of 4 or "Win2008R2". Other supported values include those for Windows Server 2003 (2, Win2003) Windows Server 2008 (3, Win2008) and Windows Server 2012 (5, Win8). The domain functional level cannot be lower than the forest functional level, but it can be higher. The default is automatically computed and set.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Windows2008R2
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DomainName <String>
Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the root (first) domain in the forest.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value <mandatory>
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-DomainNetbiosName <String>
Specifies the NetBIOS name for the root domain in the new forest. For NetBIOS names to be valid for use with this parameter they must be single label names of 15 characters or less.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Force <SwitchParameter>
When this parameter is specified any warnings that might normally appear during the installation of the new forest will be suppressed to allow the cmdlet to complete its operation. This parameter can be useful to include when scripting installation of new forests.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ForestMode <ForestMode>
Specifies the forest functional level for the new forest. Supported values for this parameter can be either a valid integer or a corresponding enumerated string value. For example, to set the forest mode level to Windows Server 2008 R2, you can specify either a value of 4 or "Win2008R2". Other supported values include those for Windows Server 2003 (2, Win2003) Windows Server 2008 (3, Win2008) and Windows Server 2012 (5, Win8). The default forest functional level in Windows Server 2012 when you create a new forest is Windows Server 2012 (5). The default forest functional level in Windows Server 2008 R2 when you create a new forest is Windows Server 2003 (2).
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Windows2008R2
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-InstallDns <SwitchParameter>
Specifies whether the DNS Server service should be installed and configured for the new forest. For forest installation, the default is $true (a new DNS server will be installed and configured).
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-LogPath <String>
Specifies the fully qualified, non-UNC path to a directory on a fixed disk of the local computer where the log file for this operation will be written. For example, C:\Logs. The default log file path if no other path is specified with this parameter is %SYSTEMROOT%\NTDS.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-NoDnsOnNetwork <SwitchParameter>
Specifies that DNS service is not available on the network. This parameter is used only when the IP setting of the network adapter for this computer is not configured with the name of a DNS server for name resolution. It indicates that a DNS server will be installed on this computer for name resolution. Otherwise, the IP settings of the network adapter must first be configured with the address of a DNS server.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-NoRebootOnCompletion <SwitchParameter>
Specifying this parameter indicates that the computer should not be rebooted upon completion of the command. Omitting this parameter (the default) indicates the computer will be rebooted upon completion of the command, regardless of success or failure. As a general rule, Microsoft support recommends that you not use this parameter except for testing or troubleshooting purposes because once configuration has completed the server will not function correctly as either a member server or a DC until it is rebooted.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SafeModeAdministratorPassword <SecureString>
Supplies the password for the administrator account when the computer is started in Safe Mode or a variant of Safe Mode, such as Directory Services Restore Mode. You must supply a password that meets the password complexity rules of the domain and the password cannot be blank. If specified with a value, the value must be a secure string.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value <mandatory>
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SkipAutoConfigureDns <SwitchParameter>
Skips automatic configuration of DNS client settings, forwarders, and root hints. This parameter is in effect only if the DNS Server service is already installed.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-SysvolPath <String>
Specifies the fully qualified, non-UNC path to a directory on a fixed disk of the local computer where the Sysvol file will be written. For example, C:\Logs\SYSVOL. The default path if no other path is specified with this parameter is %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSVOL.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value NULL
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? falseSyntax
Test-ADDSForestInstallation -DomainName <String> [-SafeModeAdministratorPassword <SecureString>] [-CreateDnsDelegation] [-DatabasePath <String>] [-DnsDelegationCredential <PSCredential>] [-NoDnsOnNetwork] [-DomainMode <DomainMode>] [-DomainNetbiosName <String>] [-ForestMode <ForestMode>] [-InstallDns] [-LogPath <String>] [-NoRebootOnCompletion] [-SkipAutoConfigureDns] [-SysvolPath <String>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
C:\PS>Test-ADDSForestInstallation -DomainName “Delhi.TOSSolution.com” -NoRebootOnCompletion
Runs the prerequisites (only) for installing a new forest named Delhi.TOSSolution.com that causes the user to be prompted to provide and confirm the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password and specifies not to reboot after the new forest is created.
C:\PS>Test-ADDSForestInstallation -DomainName Delhi.TOSSolution.com -CreateDNSDelegation -DomainMode Win2008 -ForestMode Win2008R2 -DatabasePath “D:\NTDS” -SysvolPath “D:\SYSVOL” -LogPath “E:\Logs”
Runs the prerequisites (only) for installing a new forest that will create a DNS delegation in the TOSSolution.com domain, set the domain functional level to Windows Server 2008 R2 and sets forest functional level to Windows Server 2008 R2, install the Active Directory database and SYSVOL on the D:\ drive, install the log files on the E:\ drive and has the server automatically restart after AD DS installation is complete and prompts the user to provide and confirm the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password.
Get-Command Test-ADDSForestInstallation
. Install-ADDSForest
. Test-ADDSDomainInstallation
. Test-ADDSDomainControllerInstallation
. Install-ADDSDomainInstallation