How can i install active directory in windows 2008?

Install Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on a member server that runs
Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 by using the Active Directory
Domain Services Installation Wizard (Dcpromo.exe). The member server should
be
located in the forest root domain. After you install AD DS successfully, the
member
server will become a domain controller. You can install AD DS on any member
server that meets the domain controller hardware requirements.
You can install AD DS using the Windows user interface (UI). The Windows UI
provides two wizards that guide you through the installation process for AD DS.
One
wizard is the Add Roles Wizard, which you can access in Server Manager. The
other
wizard is the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard
(Dcpromo.exe),
which you can access in either of the following ways:
· When you complete the steps in the Add Roles Wizard, click the link to start
the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard.
· Click Start, click Run, type dcpromo.exe, and then click OK.
To install AD DS on a member server by using the Windows interface
1. Click Start, and then click Server Manager.
2. In Roles Summary, click Add Roles.
3. If necessary, review the information on the Before You Begin page, and
then click Next.
4. On the Select Server Roles page, select the Active Directory Domain
Services check box, and then click Next.
5. If necessary, review the information on the Active Directory Domain
Services page, and then click Next.
6. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
7. On the Installation Results page, click Close this wizard and launch the
Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard (dcpromo.exe).
8. On the Welcome to the Active Directory Domain Services Installation
Wizard page, click Next.
If you want to install from media, identify the source domain controller for AD DS
replication, or specify the Password Replication Policy (PRP) for an RODC as part
of
the installation of the additional domain controller, click Use advanced mode
installation.
9. On the Operating System Compatibility page, review the warning about
the default security settings for Windows Server 2008 domain controllers,
and then click Next.
10. On the Choose a Deployment Configuration page, click Existing forest,
click Add a domain controller to an existing domain, and then click
Next.
11. On the Network Credentials page, type the name of any existing domain in
the forest where you plan to install the additional domain controller. Under
Specify the account credentials to use to perform the installation,
click My current logged on credentials or click Alternate credentials,
and then click Set. In the Windows Security dialog box, provide the user
name and password for an account that can install the additional domain
controller. To install an additional domain controller, you must be a member
of the Enterprise Admins group or the Domain Admins group. When you are
finished providing credentials, click Next.
12. On the Select a Domain page, select the domain of the new domain
controller, and then click Next.
13. On the Select a Site page, select a site from the list or select the option to
install the domain controller in the site that corresponds to its IP address, and
then click Next.
14. On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, make the following
selections, and then click Next:
DNS server: This option is selected by default so that your domain controller can
function as a DNS server. If you do not want the domain controller to be a DNS
server, clear this option.
Global Catalog: This option is selected by default. It adds the global catalog,
readonly
directory partitions to the domain controller, and it enables global catalog
search functionality.
Read-only domain controller. This option is not selected by default. It makes the
additional domain controller read only.
15. If you selected Use advanced mode installation on the Welcome page,
the Install from Media page appears. You can provide the location of
installation media to be used to create the domain controller and configure
AD DS, or you can have all the replication done over the network. Note that
some data will be replicated over the network even if you install from media.
For information about using this method to install the domain controller, see
Installing AD DS from Media.
16. If you selected Use advanced mode installation on the Welcome page,
the Source Domain Controller page appears. Click Let the wizard
choose an appropriate domain controller or click Use this specific
domain controller to specify a domain controller that you want to provide
as a source for replication to create the new domain controller, and then click
Next. If you do not choose to install from media, all data will be replicated
from this source domain controller.
17. On the Location for Database, Log Files, and SYSVOL page, type or
browse to the volume and folder locations for the database file, the directory
service log files, and the system volume (SYSVOL) files, and then click Next.
Windows Server Backup backs up the directory service by volume. For backup
and
recovery efficiency, store these files on separate volumes that do not contain
applications or other nondirectory files.
18. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password
page, type and confirm the restore mode password, and then click Next. This
password must be used to start AD DS in Directory Service Restore Mode
(DSRM) for tasks that must be performed offline.
19. On the Summary page, review your selections. Click Back to change any
selections, if necessary.
To save the settings that you have selected to an answer file that you can use to
automate subsequent Active Directory operations, click Export settings. Type the
name for your answer file, and then click Save.
When you are sure that your selections are accurate, click Next to install AD DS.
20. On the Completing the Active Directory Domain Services Installation
Wizard page, click Finish.
21. You can either select the Reboot on completion check box to have the
server restart automatically or you can restart the server