https://19cc27e0.backup-website.pages.dev/en/tags/vmware/Recent content in Vmware on NotitiesHugoenWed, 15 Jul 2026 23:50:02 +0200https://19cc27e0.backup-website.pages.dev/en/blog/2026-windows-server-2022-active-directory-dns-installatie/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://19cc27e0.backup-website.pages.dev/en/blog/2026-windows-server-2022-active-directory-dns-installatie/<p>In this article I describe step by step how I installed Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and DNS on a Windows Server 2022 Datacenter VM in a VMware Fusion lab environment. The result is a fully functional domain controller for the domain <strong>lab.local</strong>, as the foundation for a Windows DevOps lab.</p> <h2 id="environment">Environment</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Component</th> <th>Value</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Virtualisation</td> <td>VMware Fusion (macOS)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Guest operating system</td> <td>Windows Server 2022 Datacenter (Desktop Experience)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hostname</td> <td>DC01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Domain name</td> <td>lab.local</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NetBIOS name</td> <td>LAB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lab network adapter</td> <td>Ethernet1 — 172.16.37.10 (static IP)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Internet adapter</td> <td>Ethernet0 — DHCP via VMware NAT</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <h2 id="step-1--configure-networking">Step 1 — Configure Networking</h2> <p>Before installing Active Directory, the domain controller needs a static IP address. AD DS and DNS depend on a stable address.</p>