Newbie question

[Pablo E. Colazurdo]

Hi all,
Sorry if this was already adressed but here it goes:
Is there any way to copy all the AD config from one forest and the
create a lab forest with all this data? I need to test some Exchange
migrations and want to copy the production AD to my lab to see if
everything works (I'm creating some own scripts + using 3rd party
software and I don't want to screw my AD)

Thanks in advance,
P.

 

[Chriss3]

You can use ADMT to migrate over resources between domains.

ADMT are mostly used for migration but can as well be used for the your
task.

Download ADMT from microsoft.com
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...b1-5849-4707-9817-8c9773c25c6c&DisplayLang=en

 

[Enkidu]

Hi all,
Sorry if this was already adressed but here it goes:
Is there any way to copy all the AD config from one forest and the
create a lab forest with all this data? I need to test some Exchange
migrations and want to copy the production AD to my lab to see if
everything works (I'm creating some own scripts + using 3rd party
software and I don't want to screw my AD)

If there is no need for the two environments to interact, then you
could just restore your backups to the lab machines.

Cheers,

Cliff

{MVP Directory Services}

 

[Pablo E. Colazurdo]

If there is no need for the two environments to interact, then you
could just restore your backups to the lab machines.

Cheers,

Cliff

{MVP Directory Services}

thanks a lot, I'll give a try.