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Command line installation of IDMU component in Windows 2012

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This article discuss on the steps required to install IDMU component using DISM on WIndows 2012. You can find more informaiton on DISM on the Blog. Looking for the GUI based installation through role and features may get complex at times. Hence this blog, discuss on the simple steps through command line to install the IDMU role on a WIndows 2012 DC.

One can run the command below through the cmdlet.

  • DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:AdminUI
  • DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:NIS
  • DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:PSync

Once done, you would need to reboot the box. Once the box is rebooted, try opening the IDMU console. It will throw an error that niscnfg.exe needs to be run.

Locate and run the niscnfg.exe executable and then also register nisprop.dll ( regsvr32 nisprop.dll). These additional steps will ensure that IDMU is configured properlly and one can start using it.

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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    very useful

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    This is a useful info.