Work with Forests and Domains in Active Directory
In this lab, you’ll practice managing forests and domains in Active Directory. When you’re finished, you’ll have an Active Directory forest and child domain.
Terms and conditions apply.
Challenge
Get Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
Challenge
Create an Active Directory Forest
To start this lab, you will create a new Active Directory domain. This domain will be the root of a new forest.
Challenge
Create a Child Active Directory Domain
You will create a child domain in the existing Active Directory domain, and verify that DNS is configured correctly.
Challenge
Install a Member Server in the Child Domain
As a final step, you will install a member server in the child domain globoticket and verify that it can resolve both the child Domain Controller, as well as the forest root Domain Controller.
Challenge
The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.
Recommended prerequisites
- Familiarity with the Windows GUI