Creating a Windows 2000 Test Domain

[Chazzy]

What I would like to accomplish is to be able to take a
copy of an existing active directory database to be used
into a test environment. Where I am stuck is what would be
the best way to accomplish this. I was thinking along the
same lines like we used to do with NT4 which was to create
a new BDC, take it off-line and then promote it to a PDC
in a disconnected network. I could do the same sort of
thing by promoting a member server to a domain controller,
disconnecting it and then seizing all roles in a test
environment. However, that would leave references to the
temporary server in the production active directory
database.

Any recommendations about the best way to proceed?

 

[Mark Renoden [MSFT]]

Hi Chazzy

You're basically on the right track. You'd just need to tidy up your
production environment afterwards by following:

216498 How To Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful
Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498

Just step through this and remove the references to the machine you've moved
to the test environment.

HTH
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