Windows Server 8 features Active Directory Federation Services 2.1 (AD FS 2.1) as an inbox server role. In this recipe, we will find out the steps to configure AD FS 2.1 in Windows Server 8.
You would need a Windows Server 8 machine. At the time of writing this book, a Developer Preview version is available for download from MSDN accounts.
Follow these steps to configure AD FS 2.1:
- Click on the Server Manager application on the Start screen:
- In the Server Manager Dashboard, click on the add roles step under the configure this local server quick start section:
- In the Add Roles and Features Wizard screen, select the Installation Type as Role-based or Feature-based Installation, as shown in the following screenshot and click on Next:
- Select the server from the SERVER POOL section where you want the role to get installed and click on Next:
- Under the Server Roles section, check the Active Directory Federation Services checkbox:
- Complete the wizard to successfully add the Federation Services role.
After the Federation Services role is successfully installed, you can manage it from the Server Manager console:
The AD FS Management console application will now be available in the Start screen and you can use it to configure a Federation Server like the way you did in Chapter 5, Identity Management with Active Directory Federation Services.
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