Re: Login Redundancy

JWM,

I think that Simon pretty much summed it up nicely. Make sure that you have
set up Sites and Services ( in that you have created a Site for each
location - assuming that this is what you want to do....by default there is
already one Site created for you - the much beloved
Default-First-Site-Name ) and that you create a Subnet for each Subnet in
your environment and associate each Subnet with the appropriate Site.

I would have two Domain Controllers - this is the redundancy that you are
looking to find. I would also make sure that both Domain Controllers are
running Active Directory Integrated DNS ( or Dynamic DNS or simply DDNS )
and that both Domain Controllers are - as Simon stated - Global Catalog
Servers. Additionally, make sure that DHCP gives out the IP Address of both
DNS Servers as part of the Scope Options. This way the DHCP Clients will
have both....

You do not mention what your environment is. So, this suggestion might or
might not completely apply.

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"jwmoody" <UseLinkToEmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is there a preferred procedure to setup login redundancy with Windows
> 2003 Active Directory so that in the event that one DC is down,
> clients can authenticate to another DC? I saw a group policy that
> potentially referred to this, but can't remember where it is exactly.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JWM
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