the potential capabilities of the feature and what you can do with it. Getting ready For this recipe, the following setup is required: A Virtual Machine running Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or higher with a GUI A new instance of SQL Server for the IPAM database (alternatively, you can use the Windows Internal Database) Visithttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn758115.aspx for more details. Chapter 4 How to do it. The following diagram shows you the high-level steps involved in this recipe: Overview of Recipe: Prerequisites (not covered by this recipe): A Virtual Machine that is a member server of your domain A new instance of SQL server if you wish to use SQL for your IPAM database (alternatively you can use the Windows Internal Database feature) Actions: Installation of the IPAM feature Configuration of IPAM Creation of the required GPO objects Adding a Domain Controller to IPAM 1. Launch an elevated PowerShell console on the new server. In this recipe, the server will be DEMO-IPAM01. 2. Enter the following PowerShell command: Install-WindowsFeature -Name IPAM - IncludeManagementTools Open Server Manager and click on IPAM. You will see the following screen: Server Manager OVERVIEW IPAM SERVER TASKS OVERVIEW 1 Connect to IPAM server Connected to DEMO-IPAM01.AD.DEMO.COM QUICK START Connected as DEMO\adminuser 2 Provision the IPAM server ACTIONS 3 Configure server discovery LEARN MORE MANAGED NETWORK IPAM Server Name:demo-ipam01.ad.demo.com Managed Domains: IP Address Management Integration with VMM for Hyper-V Network Virtualization 4. You will see that you are connected to the local IPAM server and that it is yet to be configured. 5. In the QUICK START section, click on Provision the IPAM Server. 6. Read the information on the first page of the wizard. Click on Next. 7. Enter the appropriate SQL Server information (or if using the Windows Internal Database, select where you would like the database to be stored). Click on Next. IPAM can be configured to store data in a Windows Internal Database or in a 