Creating IFM media for SERVER 2012 R2

Today we will be looking at creating an install media for Server 2012 R2 this will be used when downloading and installing ADDS, this media will help speed up the process as it has all the information from the previous ADDS server.

Here is how it is done:

Firstly go to my computer and on the C drive create a folder, in my case i called the folder ifmbackup.

After we have created our backup folder on the C drive, open CMD or command prompt. Once you have opened CMD type ntdsutil. This will open the ntds shell.

Once this is complete and you you are directed to the ntdsutil: you will want to type in activate instance ntds.

Now once the ntds has been activated and is ready, type ifm, this will direct you to the ifm shell.

once the ifm shell has opened we can begin to type in the command to back up our settings.

You will want to type: create full c:\ifmbackup , this will direct out backup to the folder we have created on the C drive. hit enter and the magic will happen!

Once you have hit enter the backup process will start, once it has completed a message will be displayed on the screen: IFM media created successfully in c:\ifmbackup.

Your media is now ready, keep this media backed up to a thumb drive or a NAS for future use.

Enjoy!