Re: Backup Domain controller??

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From: Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\) (hunter(nospamplease)_at_sfs.upenn.edu)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:05:40 -0400

The Primary vs. Backup Domain Controller concept went out the door in NT4,
thankfully. Windows 2000 uses multi-master replication, which means that
you can install a machine in your remote site and run dcpromo to add a new
controller to your existing domain. Except for the FSMO roles, this DC will
be essentially equal to your existing one.

Be sure to define Sites & Subnets for your domain controllers and clients,
since this will reduce authentication traffic going across your T1. (Since
authentication is a site-aware process, your clients will attempt to
authenticate against a DC in the same site before attempting to go across
the T1 line.) 

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Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
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"Bob Back" <backr@vintagewine.com> wrote in message 
news:%23Pc1tqCPEHA.680@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> We have a Win2K network spanning two physical locations (office and
> warehouse) connected via a point to point T1. The domain controller is
> located in our office. We would like to add a server at the warehouse to 
> act
> as a file / print server, but also so that users can authenticate / print 
> /
> share files if the T1 crashes or the domain controller at the office goes.
> We have a  ISDN line for backup to the T1 and a bunch of power backup at 
> the
> office, but who knows what can or will go wrong.
>
> I believe that in the NT days, this server would have been a BDC. How 
> should
> this server be configured to give us the extra margin that we are looiking
> for/
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Bob
>
>

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