Secondary Domain Controller Setup

bbiAngie

@Jason Is that most likely since one already exists? Should I just click through the error and do all the dns stuff after?

Dashrender

Do you get that when you try to install DNS before you promote your server to AD DS?

bbiAngie

I am getting it during the DNS options while doing the Promo

hubtechagain

click through, I always get that one

Jason

@bbiAngie said:

I am getting it during the DNS options while doing the Promo

Click through it it's normal in most setups as the parent zone is not something that's yours.

Reid Cooper

How did your DC promotion go? Is it working now?

bbiAngie

Pretty sure it is all working. I need to fix a few DNS settings but that's related to the hardware firewall. Other than that it seems to be working/replicating.

scottalanmiller

Awesome, glad to hear that the project worked. Go MangoLassi team!

bbiAngie

Yes, Thank you all for the help. The confirmation that it was "really that easy" was exactly what I needed!

Dashrender

Sweet - a tech question answered!!!

scottalanmiller

@Dashrender said:

Sweet - a tech question answered!!!

Every once in a while....

BRRABill

This is my week to resurrect threads from the dead.

I am doing this as well this week.

Currently have 2 physical DCs running 2003. One of them is also our data server. (I know, I know, on all these fronts.)

Anywho...

I have installed a fresh 2003 Server, and am planning to promote that, and move all the roles to it. Then demote the other two DCs and P2V them.

So, hoping it really is "just that simple."

momurda

I did something similar a while back with ancient win2k3 server serving AD, DNS, DHCP, file, print services. I demoted, removed AD, removed dns and dhcp. Then i p2v'd it.
It really is very simple to do.

BRRABill

@momurda said in Secondary Domain Controller Setup:

I did something similar a while back with ancient win2k3 server serving AD, DNS, DHCP, file, print services. I demoted, removed AD, removed dns and dhcp. Then i p2v'd it.
It really is very simple to do.

Yeah, it was pretty simple promoting it thus far.

Now I am going to move all the FSMO roles to it.

momurda

dont forget to check afterwards if everything is ok with
dcdiag /v
repadmin /showrepl
repadmin /replsum

BRRABill

@momurda said in Secondary Domain Controller Setup:

dont forget to check afterwards if everything is ok with
dcdiag /v
repadmin /showrepl
repadmin /replsum

Everything looks good so far.