Terminal Server as Backup DC

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Mike G

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Hi,

We have a number of clients running SBS 2003 or SBS 2003 R2 that also
have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server. Can the Terminal Server also
act
as a backup domain controller? We want to have this as extra
protection for the active directory.


Thanks for any help and advice.


Mike Garoutte
Milwaukee, WI
 
Re: Terminal Server as Backup DC

Mike,
technically this is possible, although such arrangement is not recommended
due to security and performance implications...

hth
Marcin
 
Re: Terminal Server as Backup DC

Mike G wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have a number of clients running SBS 2003 or SBS 2003 R2 that also
> have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server. Can the Terminal Server also
> act
> as a backup domain controller? We want to have this as extra
> protection for the active directory.
>
>
> Thanks for any help and advice.
>
>
> Mike Garoutte
> Milwaukee, WI
>
>

You'd be much better off getting a desktop computer with decent memory
and set it up as an additional DC. Make it a GC, add DNS.

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
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