Re: Creating a Child Domain OFFLINE

The Domain Naming Master must be available when you create a new domain.
Most likely this machine is part of Site A. You can see what machine holds
it by opening up Active Directory Domains & Trusts. Rather than make a
machine part of Domain B and move it and create the new domain in Site C,
just create the new domain in Site B (or Site A if you can) and then move
it. As long as the amount of time the connection between Sites B and C is
unavailable is less than 60 days from the point of disconnection, you will
be fine.

"Leo Savvopoulos" <Leo Savvopoulos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:A510AC13-DD76-469B-A5A4-2F1A68D6E8F9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi to all,
>
> SITE A (dc.a.org)
> |
> |
> SITE B (dc1.b.a.org)
> | (dctemp.b.a.org)
> |
> SITE C (dc1.c.b.a.org)
>
> Consider the above diagram.
>
> Site A exists and is the forest domain controller (dc.a.org).
> Site B exists and has only one dc (dc1.b.a.org).
>
> All machines are running Windows 2003 Server.
>
> Our company needs to implement Site C which needs to be connected to site
> B
> and be part of the forest. Since connectivity between sites B & C may not
> be
> available at installation time we are considering the following
> alternative.
>
> Take a machine to site B and and connect it as an additional domain
> controller (dctemp.b.a.org) for site B.
>
> Leave it there long enough to replicate all the domain info.
>
> Upon successful replication of the domain "unplug" it(dctemp.b.a.org) from
> site B and transfer it to another location where the future domain
> controller
> for site C (dc1.c.b.a.org) is located.
>
> Connect (dc1.c.b.a.org) to (dctemp.b.a.org), which has no connectivity to
> the forest, and create Site C as a child domain c.b.a.org.
>
> Leave it there long enough to replicate all the domain info.
>
> Upon uccessful creation and replication "unplug" (dc1.c.b.a.org) from
> (dctemp.b.a.org) and connect it back to the original Site B domain
> controller
> (dc1.b.a.org) in order to form the originally intented forest.
>
> What do you think? Is it going to work? If not any alternatives to produce
> the same or similar result?
>
> I would really appreciate any feedback on this issue.
> Thank you all in advance.
>
> Leo.


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