Spawining and AD Domain controller and later rejoining the DC

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I have a production network and Domain COntroller. I wish
to spawn a DC with catalogue to an isolated NW and then
install Sharepoint Portal Server 2. I then want to rejoin
the DC and the SP server to the main network. Can I do
this and what are the issues?

Thanks

 

[Brian Desmond [MVP]]

Can you explain what you mean by spawn to me?

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[PH]

Using NT I used to break off a BDC and promote to a PDC
for use on a standalone nw. I then have a replica domain
for development and testing purposes. I not too familiar
with AD and would like to read information on how to do
the same, but using AD. Presumably this should be
possible, what then if I want to rejoin the domain - what
are the options?

Thanks for your help

 

[Brian Desmond [MVP]]

Hi,

You can certainly do this with AD, but, you cannot put the server back in to
the domain. It's also not nearly as easy as with NT4.

Take a look at these KBs:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q216498
You'll need to perform the above steps on a DC in the domain to remove the
machine you move to your dev lab, and then on the dev box to remove all the
production references

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255504
You'll need to seize all the FSMOs on the dev box. Beware, once you do this,
you *cannot* put it back in the production network!!



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[Brian Desmond [MVP]]

I wrote up a detailed step-by-step on how to do this tonight:

http://briandesmond.com/blog/posts/251.aspx

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[PH]

Thanks for your help here.

Saved me a lot of time and egg!

On to my next query Win2000 MSCS & Perfmon Objects and
missing Objects.