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Install a new Active Directory forest in Windows Azure

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This tutorial walks you through the steps to create a new Active Directory forest on a virtual machine (VM) on Windows Azure Virtual Network. In this tutorial, the virtual network for the VM is not connected to the network at your company. For conceptual guidance about installing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on Windows Azure Virtual Network, see Guidelines for Deploying Windows Server Active Directory on Windows Azure Virtual Machines.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Step 1: Create the first Virtual Machine (VM)
• Step 2: Install Active Directory Domain Services
• Step 3: Validate the installation
• Step 4: Backup the domain controller
• Step 5: Provisioning a Virtual Machine that is Domain Joined on Boot

Prerequisites