Re: domains

From: Danny Sanders (Danny.Sanders_at_cpcNOmedSPAM.org)
Date: 02/26/04


Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:10:39 -0700

As long as it is in a separate domain it will not affect your existing
domain. You can run the two domains on the same wire with little (network
traffic) impact on your existing domain.

In fact MS suggest doing this to run the ADMT.

You are good to go.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

"Jonathan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2d0301c3fcaa$719536b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your help. I should have stated earlier that I
> am really not trying to accomplish anything by doing
> this. I just want to boot this test server up on the LAN.
> I not trying to make it part of the domain or to interact
> with the domain in any way. It is a temporary thing. I
> just wanted to make sure that nothing bad would happen if
> I boot this domain server up on our existing LAN/Domain.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >It will still remain in it's own domain.
> >
> >You will have 2 domains running on the same wire. One
> domain with just the
> >DC and a second domain (the domain you want to add the
> DC to.)
> >
> >
> >
> >A DC can not be in two domains at the same time. To add
> a DC to another
> >domain you first have to remove it from the domain it is
> in.(by running
> >dcpromo and loose all user accounts) then add the server
> to the new domain
> >and run dcpromo (picks up the new user info from the
> first DC) to make it a
> >DC in the new domain.
> >
> >Not sure of what you want your final outcome to be, but
> if you don't want to
> >remove AD from the server you will have 2 separate
> domains You can create a
> >trust between the two domains if necessary.
> >
> >
> >hth
> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> >
> >
> >"Jonathan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:2a3301c3fca3$a4895bc0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> What if I don't want to demote the test server? What
> will
> >> happen if I don't demote the test server?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Yes.
> >> >
> >> >Run dcpromo to remove AD,(removes user accounts) then
> >> add the server to the
> >> >new domain as a member server then run dcpromo again.
> >> >
> >> >hth
> >> >DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Jonathan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> in message
> >> >news:298501c3fc9a$ea1650c0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> Can I up a domain server (different domain name)
> that
> >> was
> >> >> on a test LAN unto the real LAN with the real
> domain in
> >> >> existence.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >



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