How to setup Child Domain in Windows Server 2016

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Child and Tree Domain Workflow

The following diagram illustrates the Active Directory Domain Services configuration process when you previously installed the AD DS role and you have started the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard using Server Manager to create a new domain in an existing forest.

Install a new AD Child

Child and Tree Domain Windows PowerShell
ADDSDeployment Cmdlet Arguments (Bold arguments are required. Italicized arguments can be specified by using Windows PowerShell or the AD DS Configuration Wizard.)
Install-AddsDomain -SkipPreChecks

-NewDomainName

-ParentDomainName

-SafeModeAdministratorPassword

-ADPrepCredential

-AllowDomainReinstall

-Confirm

-CreateDNSDelegation

-Credential

-DatabasePath

-DNSDelegationCredential

-NoDNSOnNetwork

-DomainMode

-DomainType

-Force

-InstallDNS

-LogPath

-NewDomainNetBIOSName

-NoGlobalCatalog

-NoNorebootoncompletion

-ReplicationSourceDC

-SiteName

-SkipAutoConfigureDNS

-SYSVOLPath

-Whatif

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