System information

A Principled Technologies test report 17
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
Installing Active Directory and DNS services
1. Power on the first AD VM.
2. On the VM, open Server Manager.
3. On the Welcome screen, click 2, and click Add roles and features.
4. At the initial Before you begin screen, click Next three times.
5. At the Server Roles screen, select Active Directory Domain Services.
6. On the pop-up window, click Add Features.
7. Click Next three times.
8. Verify the desired role is being installed, and click Install.
9. Once installation has finished, close the Add roles and features wizard.
10. In Server Manager, click the flag at the top, and select the Promote this server to a domain controller link.
11. Select Add a new forest, enter a root domain name of test.local and click Next.
12. On the Domain Controller Options window, enter a password, and click Next.
13. On the DNS Options screen, click Next.
14. On the Additional Options screen, click Next.
15. On the Review Options screen, click Next.
16. On the Prerequisites screen, verify all prerequisites have passed, and click Install.
17. Once Active Directory Domain Services finishes installing, click Finish, and restart the system.
18. Repeat these steps for the second AD server, changing the domain name to test2.local
Configuring the VRTX network
1. Open a Web browser, and enter the address listed for the CMC IP on the front LCD display.
2. Log in with the username root and the password.
3. Expand I/O Module Overview.
4. Click Gigabit Ethernet.
5. Click the Properties tab.
6. Click the Launch I/O Module GUI button.
7. Log in with the username root and the password.
8. Click Submit.
9. Expand SwitchingVLAN, and click VLAN Membership.
10. Under the VLAN Membership tab, click Add.
a. Enter a VLAN ID number (1000).
b. Enter a VLAN Name (Testing).
c. Click Apply.
11. Click SwitchingVLANPort Settings.
12. Under the Port Settings tab, click Edit.
a. Select the Internal Port radio button.
b. After the screen populates, use the drop-down menu to select gi1/2.
c. In VLAN list, click 1, and click Remove.
d. In the VLAN list box, enter 1000 and click Add.
e. Click Apply.
f. Use the drop-down menu to select gi2/2.