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  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 7:51 AM
     
     
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    Dears,

    Currently i have Win 2003 32bit R2  DC, i would like to setup a new win 2008 32bit as an additional DC to my existing 2003 DC. Can i ?

    Regards,

    Dubai Media Incorporated System Administrator www.emaratalyoum.com


     

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  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:13 AM
     
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    Yes you can.

    Just setup new 2008 server and join it to your current domain environment as a domain member.

     
  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:18 AM
     
     
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    thanks alot i will do the rest starting from Adprep.exe tools

    but should i run this command (( adprep.exe /rodcprep )) ??

    Dubai Media Incorporated System Administrator www.emaratalyoum.com


     
  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:21 AM
     
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    Yes it will be no problem to add an additional domain controller to your existing domain. Here is a article that describes the steps:

    • Prepare the Second Domain Controller
    • Join the Fabrikam Domain
    • Install the DNS Service on the Second Domain Controller
    • Promote the Second Domain Controller
    • Verification Step

    Build and Deploy the Second Domain Controller

    You can use Dcpromo to promote your second server to being a domain controller. It will launch a graphical interface that guides you through the process. Good luck!

     
  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:44 AM
     
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    you will have to prepare your domain.

    Run following commandline to prepare your domain.

    Command Domain Controller
    adprep.exe /forestprep Schema Master
    adprep.exe /domainprep Infrastructure Master
    adprep.exe /domainprep /gpprep Infrastructure Master
    adprep.exe /rodcprep * Domain Naming Master

    http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2008/04/08/upgrading-your-active-directory-to-windows-server-2008.aspx

    Regards,

    _Prashant_

    MCSA|MCITP SA|Microsoft Exchange 2003 Blog - http://prashant1987.wordpress.com Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties/guarantees and confers no rights.

     
  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:49 AM
     
     
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    Is there any reason in particular you want to setup the second DC as an Read Only Domain Controller? I have worked with them in the past and from my experience I would recommend against using them unless you have a solid reason as to why you are using them. There are scenarios where the client OS (XP/Vista/7) requests a writable DC even when a RODC would be sufficient which would negate much of the advantage of having a second DC.
     
  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:02 AM
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    thanks alot i will do the rest starting from Adprep.exe tools

    but should i run this command (( adprep.exe /rodcprep )) ??

    It is not mandatory to run Adprep /rodcprep until you want to run RODC into your environment. Since, you have only one domain controller that too in windows 2003, you can't install RODC in order to have RODC, you need to have at least one RWDC running in windows 2008 or above OS.

    You can deploy new DC as an additional domain controller.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733027%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

    Upgrade from Windows 2000/2003 to 2008/2008 R2 Domain Controllers

    http://awinish.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/upgrade-from-windows-2003-to-20082008-r2-domain-controllers/

    Awinish Vishwakarma - MVP-DS

    My Blog: awinish.wordpress.com

    Disclaimer This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties/guarantees and confers no rights.

     
  • Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:08 AM
     
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    HI,

    You can’t add 2008 server as a domain controller as your current schema won’t support this. To add windows 2008 server you have to extend the schema first. Please identify your infrastructure dependency before you go for upgrade. Run the below command from the respective FSMO owners as below.

    adprep.exe /forestprep          Schema Master

    adprep.exe /domainprep        Infrastructure Master

    adprep.exe /domainprep /gpprep          Infrastructure Master

    adprep.exe /rodcprep *          Domain Naming Master

    Sajeed AM

     
  • Wednesday, March 07, 2012 5:20 AM
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    Hi,

    In addition to upgrading schema, please also refer to the following Microsoft TechNet article for other points that should be noted:

    Upgrade Domain Controllers: Microsoft Support Quick Start for Adding Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controllers to Existing Domains

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/upgrade-domain-controllers-to-windows-server-2008-r2(v=WS.10).aspx

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  • Monday, March 12, 2012 5:24 AM
     
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    it's done :)

    thanks a lot for all your posts.

    Regards,

    Dubai Media Incorporated System Administrator www.emaratalyoum.com