Can I do this FSMO etc ?

[Simone Fahey]

Hi all
I have a small Win2K network with 5 servers and few clients.
There is only a single domain and single forest. The domain will be static
with no new machines on it.
I have only two DC's.
Can I have:
DNS installed on both my DC's (Active directory zones).
Both as Global Catalog servers.
FSMO, Infrastructure Master and Domain naming master on one server, the rest
on the other server.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that you could have a global catalog on
a server with and AD integrated DNS zone.
Perhaps I need to covert them to primary and secondary ?
Any tips gratefully appreiated.
Simone F

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Simone,

Yes, you can do almost everything that you have questioned. However, it
seems a bit odd to me that there will never be any new machines. I guess
that you are doing this in a lab for learning purposes.

I would suggest that you run DNS on both DCs and that you make use of
Dynamic DNS as well as have both DCs Global Catalog Servers.

However, all five roles are FSMO Roles. So, there is not a single role
called 'FSMO'. There are the two forest-wide FSMO Roles of Schema Master
and Domain Naming Master as well as the three domain-wide roles of PDC
Emulator, RID Master and Infrastructure Master. In a single domain / forest
the two roles of Domain Naming Master and Infrastructure Master do not
really do anything. I would almost suggest that you keep all five FSMO
Roles on the first DC.....

HTH,

Cary

 

[Simone Fahey]

Thanks Cary
The reason there will be no more machines is that it is going to be an
internet facing ecommerce application.
A few SQL and web/commerce servers.
Thanks for your tips.
simone

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Understood

I hope that I was able to help you.

Cary

 

[Simone Fahey]

Indeed it was

Understood

I hope that I was able to help you.

Cary