Hi,

Before Installing Exchange Server 2007, We are going to setup A Domain Controller on a separate Virtual Machine.

The Configuration of the Domain controller is

computer Name : Server1 

 Domain: solutions-guru.internal

 IP Address: 192.168.36.100

 And first I am going to Setup BGINFO {http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557.aspx} a small utility which prints the system configuration on the desktop. My Configuration for the BgInfo IS below.

First download the BgInfo, Install it and then Customize it as per you needs and save as any name with .bgi extension. and then we need to run it on every boot, so we need to create a shortcut in all users startup folder.

Snapshot Time:    <Snapshot Time>

User Name:    <User Name>
Host Name:    <Host Name>
OS Version:    <OS Version>
Service Pack:    <Service Pack>
System Type:    <System Type>
Time Zone:    <Time Zone>

CPU:    <CPU>
Memory:    <Memory>
Volumes:    <Volumes>
Free Space:    <Free Space>

Network Card:    <Network Card>
Network Speed:    <Network Speed>
Network Type:    <Network Type>

MAC Address:    <MAC Address>
IP Address:    <IP Address>
Subnet Mask:    <Subnet Mask>
Default Gateway:    <Default Gateway>
DNS Server:    <DNS Server>
DHCP Server:    <DHCP Server>
  

After saving your customize file, Click on Start > All Programs > right click on the Sratup and Select Open all users

then right click and Select Create New Shortcut > Explore to the Bginfo.exe executable and then then type for .bgi file name followed by /timer:0 

So the sytntax is :  C:\Tools\BgInfo\Bginfo.exe aman.bgi /timer:0

and done  :)

Setup Domain Controller

I always do prefer to setup DNS Server first before upgrade to a Domain controller, The proper implementation of the DNS server require some steps, SO before installinf DNS server service from Add-remove programs, we add a DNS Suffix and then Install DNS Server

Give the Computer Name : server1

Click on more and in DNS Suffix give : solutions-guru.internal

After this Please Reboot the PC.

After rebooting the PC , go to Control Panel > Select Add Remove Programms > Add Remove windows components > Open Networking Services

Select DNS , Click OK

Click NEXT

And After Copying files, click on Finish. It may possible, while installtion it may ask for the  Windows 2003 Server CD, if it asked please Insert you Cd in to the CD Drive and then Click OK.

Configure DNS ZONES: