Re: Backup Domain controller??
From: Bob Back (backr_at_vintagewine.com)
Date: 05/17/04
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Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 16:37:09 -0500
Thank you.
"Laura E. Hunter (MVP)" <hunter(nospamplease)@sfs.upenn.edu> wrote in
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> 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.)
>
> --
> ******************************
> Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
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>
> "Bob Back" <backr@vintagewine.com> wrote in message
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> > 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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