Re: Adding a second site

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From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 23:09:26 -0500

> I'm a bit confused by your statement "but it is not essential to do it
> that way." Are you saying, yeah you can do it that way but its not the
> right way, or yeah you can do it that way but not necessary? As for the

Hey, I was the one who suggested it -- but if you go back and read my
message you will see that I said it was not really that important.

It is perhaps slightly better (less error prone really, not "better" per se)
to do it this way.

> last question I posed, once I have added the new site successfully into my
> forest, will my clients experience downtime in way?

>From adding a site? No.

The only POSSIBILITY is doing a few extra DNS lookups trying to find
a DC, but I understand they actually find that by contacting the site where
they thought they were previously.

> My plan was to get the
> site up, then go around and join the computers to the new site.

Computers don't "join" a site in any way you can notice.

They find out about the sites from the DCs.

> Will I have
> to join the computers to the new site or will there be another DC (the new
> site) in the GINA login drop-down box? I've never done this before, so
I'm
> not sure what to expect.

You don't do anything on the clients to "join" a site. DCs must be moved
(or initially installed) into a site. The clients find this out (from the
DCs)
and find the DC IN THAT site. 

-- 
Herb Martin
"Alex Anderson" <AAnderson@Murrieta.org> wrote in message
news:#Hw9bLjLEHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Herb,
>
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Alex Anderson
>
> "Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
> news:u4dau8iLEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > "Alex Anderson" <AAnderson@Murrieta.org> wrote in message
> > news:#VQBh6gLEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Herb,
> > >
> > >     Okay, so what you're saying is, set up the new second site first
> under
> > > ADSS then dcpromo the new server into that site?  Also, at this site,
> they
> >
> > I am saying "That works."  but it is not essential to do it
> > that way.
> >
> > > are currently authenticating to the existing domain, when I add this
new
> > > site to my existing domain, will my current clients that are
> > authenticating
> > > to the first default site (existing DC) be affected in any way?
> >
> > Yes, they will start PREFERRING the local (same site) DC but
> > still authenticate against the other one (other site) if it is down.
> >
> > -- 
> > Herb Martin
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Alex Anderson
> > >
> > > "Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eOF0klZLEHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > "Alex Anderson" <AAnderson@Murrieta.org> wrote in message
> > > > news:uWilEeXLEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > >     When I add an addition site to my domain, do I dcpromo the
> server
> > > > first
> > > > > then add it to an existing domain
> > > > > or do I set up the site links, subnets
> > > > > under ADSS first?
> > > >
> > > > If you set up the second site first, and install the new
> > > > server IN one of it's subnets then when you DCPromo it
> > > > it SHOULD end up in the correct site.
> > > >
> > > > If not, or if you do it the other way around, you can "right-click
> > > > & Move" it.
> > > >
> > > > > Simply, what is the order of operation when adding an
> > > > > addition site to your domain?
> > > >
> > > > Add it when you add the network.
> > > >
> > > > Or at your first opportunity after the forest is created.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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