Re: AD Lab Enviroment

This works great but the user has to be sure not to ever connect the two forests together. Otherwise disaster.

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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OS0gNy%23dJHA.1528@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Johnsp <Johnsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am creating a lab enviroment that reflects my production enviroment
closely. I have created the ad domain infrustructure to mimic the
production.

I would like tp creat the same ou structure, gpos etc. in the lab. I
know there is a way to export this info from the production, make
changes to the domain name etc and then import iti nto my lab.

What tool should I use? DO I have the croeect process in mind? Is
there documentation?

thanks in advance

I'm not sure. Why not just create a DC in your existing domain, then take it over to the lab network, seize all the FSMO roles, and just go from there? You don't need to reinvent the wheel.


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