Powershell Tip #67: Add a domain controller to an existing domain

Tip: You can add a domain controller to an existing domain:

#requires -Version 2
Import-Module -Name ADDSDeployment

$parameters = @{
NoGlobalCatalog          = $false
CreateDnsDelegation      = $false
Credential               = (Get-Credential)
CriticalReplicationOnly  = $false
DatabasePath             = 'C:\Windows\NTDS'
DomainName               = 'contoso.com'
InstallDns               = $true
LogPath                  = 'C:\Windows\NTDS'
NoRebootOnCompletion     = $false
ReplicationSourceDC      = 'DC01.contoso.com'
SiteName                 = 'Default-First-Site-Name'
SysvolPath               = 'C:\Windows\SYSVOL'
Force                    =  $true
}

Install-ADDSDomainController @parameters

#requires -Version 2

Import-Module -Name ADDSDeployment

$parameters = @{

NoGlobalCatalog = $false

CreateDnsDelegation = $false

Credential = (Get-Credential)

CriticalReplicationOnly = $false

DatabasePath = 'C:\Windows\NTDS'

DomainName = 'contoso.com'

InstallDns = $true

LogPath = 'C:\Windows\NTDS'

NoRebootOnCompletion = $false

ReplicationSourceDC = 'DC01.contoso.com'

SiteName = 'Default-First-Site-Name'

SysvolPath = 'C:\Windows\SYSVOL'

Force = $true

}

Install-ADDSDomainController @parameters

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