setting up a 2nd domain controller - questions

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I want to create some redundancy in my network.
I would like to have a 2nd server configured as a 2nd domain controller.
When I tried to do this before, i got asked stuff about DNS, I thought last
time it automaticall configured itself to be a 2nd domain controller et.

anyway can someone give me some pointers on what to do

is it possible to have this 2nd DC also serve up DHCP in the even the other
DC is down and vice versa? Also would ike it to act as a 2nd DNS server
(which is set to forward to the external isp's dns servers)

i know id have to put a copy of gobal catalog on it if i want it to be able
to handle logins, but i want full replication between the two servers so if
one is down the other can serve the logins etc.

thanks,

ed
 
Re: setting up a 2nd domain controller - questions

Hello Eddie,

Check that on your first DC, DNS is running as Acitve Directory integratd
DNS.

Point the second server for DNS to the running domain controller as preferred
on your NIC, i assume this is your DNS server also?

Run dcpromo on the second and if asked for DNS install, take yes. If you
are not asked isntall DNS later on by hand. Give DNS time fro replication.
Here also an article about DNS configuration:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825036

If everything is ready, make the server also Global Catalog server:
Open Active directory site and services, go to Sites, default first site
name, servers, choose the server, right click NTDS settings, open properties
and checkmark Global catalog (check event viewer after it, in Directory service
you must find event id 1110 and 1119)

Run dcdiag and netdiag against both DC's to check for errors.

DHCP you can not run redundant, you have to choose something like 80/20 or
60/40 rules the servers.
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...19f2-4f13-8a7b-95ca35b021981033.mspx?mfr=true


Best regards

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

> I want to create some redundancy in my network.
> I would like to have a 2nd server configured as a 2nd domain
> controller.
> When I tried to do this before, i got asked stuff about DNS, I thought
> last
> time it automaticall configured itself to be a 2nd domain controller
> et.
> anyway can someone give me some pointers on what to do
>
> is it possible to have this 2nd DC also serve up DHCP in the even the
> other DC is down and vice versa? Also would ike it to act as a 2nd DNS
> server (which is set to forward to the external isp's dns servers)
>
> i know id have to put a copy of gobal catalog on it if i want it to be
> able to handle logins, but i want full replication between the two
> servers so if one is down the other can serve the logins etc.
>
> thanks,
>
> ed
>
 
Re: setting up a 2nd domain controller - questions

thanks for very I totally forgot about the integrated dns stuff. that must
be where i messed up the first time!

ed
"Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" <meiweb@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb664d5858c9b228a36fc569@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Eddie,
>
> Check that on your first DC, DNS is running as Acitve Directory integratd
> DNS.
>
> Point the second server for DNS to the running domain controller as
> preferred on your NIC, i assume this is your DNS server also?
>
> Run dcpromo on the second and if asked for DNS install, take yes. If you
> are not asked isntall DNS later on by hand. Give DNS time fro replication.
> Here also an article about DNS configuration:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825036
>
> If everything is ready, make the server also Global Catalog server:
> Open Active directory site and services, go to Sites, default first site
> name, servers, choose the server, right click NTDS settings, open
> properties and checkmark Global catalog (check event viewer after it, in
> Directory service you must find event id 1110 and 1119)
>
> Run dcdiag and netdiag against both DC's to check for errors.
>
> DHCP you can not run redundant, you have to choose something like 80/20 or
> 60/40 rules the servers.
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...19f2-4f13-8a7b-95ca35b021981033.mspx?mfr=true
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>
>> I want to create some redundancy in my network.
>> I would like to have a 2nd server configured as a 2nd domain
>> controller.
>> When I tried to do this before, i got asked stuff about DNS, I thought
>> last
>> time it automaticall configured itself to be a 2nd domain controller
>> et.
>> anyway can someone give me some pointers on what to do
>>
>> is it possible to have this 2nd DC also serve up DHCP in the even the
>> other DC is down and vice versa? Also would ike it to act as a 2nd DNS
>> server (which is set to forward to the external isp's dns servers)
>>
>> i know id have to put a copy of gobal catalog on it if i want it to be
>> able to handle logins, but i want full replication between the two
>> servers so if one is down the other can serve the logins etc.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> ed
>>
>
>
 
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