Enable-CsAdForest
Topic Last Modified: 2012-03-23
Makes the Active Directory modifications required before you can install Microsoft Lync Server 2010. This includes making global changes to the Configuration or System containers; creating universal groups; and creating property sets and display specifiers that are specific to Lync Server 2010.
Syntax
Enable-CsAdForest [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-GlobalCatalog <Fqdn>] [-GlobalSettingsDomainController <Fqdn>] [-GroupDomain <Fqdn>] [-GroupDomainController <Fqdn>] [-Report <String>] [-RootDomainController <Fqdn>] [-SkipPrepareCheck <$true | $false>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
Detailed Description
Before you can install Lync Server 2010, you must make a number of forest-level changes to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This includes creating display specifiers and objects specific to Lync Server 2010, creating the universal security groups that are needed to manage Lync Server 2010, and granting global settings object access rights to these groups. Forest preparation is typically carried out through the Lync Server 2010 Setup Wizard. However, enterprise administrators can also perform forest preparation at any time by running the Enable-CsAdForest cmdlet.
After Enable-CsAdForest finishes running, you can use the Get-CsAdForest cmdlet to verify that the forest is ready for the next step in the installation process.
Note that this cmdlet carries out tasks similar to those carried out by the following Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 command:
Lcscmd.exe /forest /action:ForestPrep
Who can run this cmdlet: You must be an enterprise administrator in order to run the Enable-CsAdForest cmdlet locally.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
GroupDomain |
Optional |
String |
Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain where the new universal security groups should be created. If this parameter is not included, then the groups will be created in the local domain. |
GroupDomainController |
Optional |
String |
FQDN of a domain controller where universal group information is stored. |
GlobalCatalog |
Optional |
String |
FQDN of a global catalog server in your domain. This parameter is not required if you are running Enable-CsAdForest on a computer with an account in your domain. |
GlobalSettingsDomainController |
Optional |
String |
FQDN of a domain controller where global settings are stored. If global settings are stored in the System container in Active Directory, then this parameter must point to the root domain controller. If global settings are stored in the Configuration container, then any domain controller can be used and this parameter can be omitted. |
RootDomainController |
Optional |
String |
FQDN of the root domain controller, used to create trust paths for clients that need to access resources in domains other than their own. |
Force |
Optional |
Switch Parameter |
Suppresses the display of any non-fatal error message that might occur when running the command. |
Report |
Optional |
String |
Enables you to specify a file path for the log file created when the cmdlet runs. For example: -Report "C:\Logs\ForestPrep.html" |
SkipPrepareCheck |
Optional |
Boolean |
When set to True ($True), causes Enable-CsAdForest to run without first doing its initial preparation checks. |
WhatIf |
Optional |
Switch Parameter |
Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command. |
Confirm |
Optional |
Switch Parameter |
Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. |
Input Types
None.
Return Types
None.
Example
-------------------------- Example 1 ------------------------
Enable-CsAdForest
This command prepares the Active Directory forest for the installation of Lync Server 2010. Because the GroupDomain parameter is not used, the universal security groups generated when you run Enable-CsAdForest will be created in the local domain.
-------------------------- Example 2 ------------------------
Enable-CsAdForest -GroupDomain northamerica.litwareinc.com
This command prepares the Active Directory forest for the installation of Lync Server 2010. The GroupDomain parameter is used to ensure that the universal security groups created by running Enable-CsAdForest will be created in the northamerica.litwareinc.com domain.