1. Install a New Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest with the Windows Interface
• Log on to the server with the Administrator account and password
If Server Manager does not open automatically, open it from the Administrative Tools Program group.
• In the Roles Summary section of the home page, click Add Roles. You might need to scroll down to see the Roles
Summary portion of the window
• In the first page of the Add Roles Wizard, click Next
• On the Select Server Roles page, select the check box next to Active Directory Domain Services.
• When prompted to add required features for Active Directory Domain Services, click Add Required Features to
proceed.
• On the Select Server Roles page, click Next.
• On the Active Directory Domain Services page, click Next.
• On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
• The Installation Progress page reports the status of installation tasks.
• On the Installation Results page, confirm that the installation succeeded, and then click Close. In the Roles
Summary section of the Server Manager home page, you’ll notice an error message indicated by a red circle with
a white x. You’ll also notice a message in the Active Directory Domain Services section of the page. Both of these
links take you to the Active Directory Domain Services roles page of Server Manager

2. The Active Directory Domain Services roles page in Server Manager