In this article, we will only look at the process of installing the DNS role rather than further configuring it. Also, before proceeding with the steps below, it is a good idea to assign a static IP address on your server.
Install DNS Server on Windows Server 2016 fully step by step. The DNS stands for Domain Name System. When you create an account on a server or domain controller, your computer, and server communicates with each other by their IP addresses; you can’t remember a lot of IP addresses. Here the DNS comes to action. Jul 27, 2017 In this article, I am going to show how to install DNS server on windows server 2016, and Configure DNS on Windows Server 2016 Step by step. In Server Manager, from the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard starts, displaying the Before You Begin page. Jan 14, 2018 In the DNS Server section, some basic information about role function in Windows Server 2016 along with Active Directory is displayed. Click Next to continue. Finally, in the Confirmation section, click on the Install button to begin the process of installing the DNS role in Windows Server 2016.
Install the DNS role using the GUI
Open Server Manager and from the Manage menu, click Add Roles and Features.
In the new window that opens also in the Before You Begin section, click Next to continue.
In the Installation Type section, select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next to continue.
In the Server Selection section, make sure you select the server that you want to install the role and click Next to continue.
In the Server Roles section, click on the DNS Server option and then in the window that opens click on the Add Features button to add the prerequisites. Click Next to continue.
In the Features section, you do not have to choose something, just click Next to continue.
In the DNS Server section, some basic information about role function in Windows Server 2016 along with Active Directory is displayed. Click Next to continue.
Finally, in the Confirmation section, click on the Install button to begin the process of installing the DNS role in Windows Server 2016. You can enable Restart the destination server automatically if required, but it’s not necessary if you installing only the DNS Server role.
Install the role of DNS using PowerShell
Of course, installing the DNS Server role on Windows Server 2016 using PowerShell does not require all the above steps. In essence, as you will see below, the whole process is very easy with a ‘one-liner’ cmdlet.
So, to install the role DNS, use the following command in a PowerShell window with administrator privileges.
That’s it!
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When you install windows server it is just a box, nothing it there like services, if you want to use the services you should install and configure the services when you need them. The DNS stands for Domain Name System. When you create an account on a server or domain controller, your computer, and server communicates with each other by their IP addresses; you can’t remember a lot of IP addresses. Here the DNS comes to action. It means it changes the IP address to the name and name to the IP address. When you type a server name like tactig-dc01, it changes the name to IP:192.168.10.1 and vice versa. In this article, you’ll learn how to install DNS on Windows server 2016 server graphically and through PowerShell.
Topics covered in this article:
- Install DNS server graphically
- Install DNS server through PowerShell
Install DNS Server Graphically
1. In order to open Server Manager, press the Start Menu button; click on the Server Manager icon.
Start Menu
2. When the Server Manager opened, click on the Add roles and features option.
3. Skip the Before you begin page clicking on Next button. In the Select installation type page, just let Role-based or featured-based installation option selected. Click on Next button.
Role-based or feature-based installation
4. In the Select server destination server page, select the Select the server from server pool. Select the server from server pool which you want to install the DNS role on. Click on Next button.
Select destination server
5. Select the DNS from roles. A page will open that wants you to give permission to install management tools for DNS server. Click on Add features button. At the end click on Next button.
DNS Server
6. Here on the Select feature page, no feature is needed to be installed. So just hit Next. On the DNS Server page you can read some important information about the DNS server and hit Next button. Click on the Install button to install the role on the server. Be patient; it will take some time.
No reboot is needed after the role installation. So directly go toward configuring DNS server.
Install server
Install DNS server through PowerShell
You easily can install DNS server through PowerShell. If you’re preparing for MCSA or MCSE certifications, make sure that you learn this easy command line: Install-WindowsFeature DNS -IncludeManagementTools.
Install-WindowsFeature is PowerShell command which is used for installing Windows server roles and feature. After that type name of the role, in this case DNS. Install-WindowsFeature DNS command installs the core services for the DNS. You need to install the management tools. For the purpose type -IcludeManagementTools for adding management tools to the core services.
Maybe it looks scary to install DNS server through PowerShell, but is really easy. PowerShell makes your life easy.
Conclusion
The DNS server is now installed and ready for configuration, no reboot is needed. To configure it check out the below article and read it out. For any question, feel free and leave a comment. I would answer your questions as soon as possible. As well as, don’t forget to configure it to start and let it work otherwise you can’t.
We are done with the installation of DNS role. It is the time to move on and configure the DNS server and use the services.
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