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re: Standby/back up domain contoller server 2003 Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 1:14 pm Posted by pgk (5 messages posted) You can find some information about this at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/9d20cbd0-c9de-4014-9c1e-cca10da66213.mspx Also read the notes! On Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 6:34 am, daniel24 wrote: >Can anyone help?? > >I have just migrated my current network from NT4 to server 2003 and AD which is all >work 100%. I now have just one dell server controlling the whole network (50 workstations). > >I have just brought another Dell server (the same as the first) and wish to set this >up as a “warm” identical backup for the first server. Thus if the first goes down >it will kick in and take over. > >In the days off NT4 this would have been a BDC, I understand that in server 2003 >all DC are treated as equal and thus I can not work out which direction to go to >solve having an identical standby server. > >Does anyone have any ideas?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Standby/back up domain contoller server 2003 Monday, August 22, 2005 at 12:11 am Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) When you run DCPROMO select "new domain controller for an existing domain" or something like that The original will still retain the DNS, WINS etc., but the new DC will process logins as well Both DCs are equal and logons are processed by the system that answers first Don’t worry conflicting accounts, user account changes replicate very quickly (almost install actually) I've tried to create conflicting accounts before, and never could do it Regards, Adam Bradley On Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 6:34 am, daniel24 wrote: >Can anyone help?? > >I have just migrated my current network from NT4 to server 2003 and AD which is all >work 100%. I now have just one dell server controlling the whole network (50 workstations). > >I have just brought another Dell server (the same as the first) and wish to set this >up as a “warm” identical backup for the first server. Thus if the first goes down >it will kick in and take over. > >In the days off NT4 this would have been a BDC, I understand that in server 2003 >all DC are treated as equal and thus I can not work out which direction to go to >solve having an identical standby server. > >Does anyone have any ideas?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Server 2003 Discussion Forum