Two Domain Forest

[Guest]

Hello to all

I'm not sure how to search for this question, so I'll just ask.
Forgive me if it's been asked and answered

I've got an AD Domain (mydomain.lab), that's administered
by two DC's (ws2k3_dc1 & ws2k3_dc2), two member servers
(ws2k3_ms1 & ws2k3_ms2), and a host of workstations. Of
course each computer has the domain appended to its name,
ws2k3_dc1.mydomain.lab, and so on.

I now need to add another completely independent domain
tree (yourdomain.lab) which will be a Forest. No additional
DC's will be added and some of the aforementioned clients
will start to logon to this new domain

My question is this. How will the computers in the Forest refe
to one another? Will the workstations logging onto the new
domain be referred to with the new yourdomain.lab suffi
(wxp_clnt11.yourdomain.lab), and will the DC's and membe
serevers still be named with the mydomain.lab suffix

TI

Hodgepodge

 

[Simon Geary]

I think you are getting your definitions muddled up so I'm not sure what
you're trying to do. First of all, you cannot create a new domain (or a new
tree, or a new forest) without adding additional domain controllers.
Secondly, if you add a new domain tree to your existing forest this will not
make a new forest, you will still only have one.

What I think you are trying to do is create a new namespace within an
existing forest. mydomain.lab and yourdomain.lab both in the same forest? To
do this you will have to install another domain controller for
yourdomain.lab.

When the new DC is installed, it will have the yourdomain.lab suffix but
existing clients and DC's will still have mydomain.lab. If you were to join
any clients to the new domain their suffix would change.

 

[Sean Siler]

To add onto Simon's answer, it's just a matter of selecting the proper
option fron the DCPROMO wizard. I think you are looking for "Create a new
domain", "Create a new tree", and "Connect to an existing forest."

This way you have one domain controller that hosts the yourdomain.lab
domain, and all the XP clients (and other servers) can access it (but they
keep their original names.)

Clear as mud?

Sean Siler

 

[Guest]

----- Simon Geary wrote: ----

I think you are getting your definitions muddled up so I'm not sure wha
you're trying to do. First of all, you cannot create a new domain (or a ne
tree, or a new forest) without adding additional domain controllers

<i> This will be my first foray with an additional domain. So I wasn't aware
that a second DC was needed.</i

Secondly, if you add a new domain tree to your existing forest this will no
make a new forest, you will still only have one

<i> That makes sense. The terms Domains, Trees, and Forests is a littl
daunting.</i

What I think you are trying to do is create a new namespace within a
existing forest. mydomain.lab and yourdomain.lab both in the same forest

<i> That's exactly right!</i

To do this you will have to install another domain controller fo
yourdomain.lab

When the new DC is installed, it will have the yourdomain.lab suffix bu
existing clients and DC's will still have mydomain.lab. If you were to joi
any clients to the new domain their suffix would change

<i> And will those existing clients and DC's with the mydomain.lab suffi
be available to the new yourdomain.lab domain? And in turn will the
new DC and clients from the yourdomain.lab be available to the ol
mydomain.lab DC's and clients? And if the above is true, would the
be queried back-and-forth using the respective suffix

I hope that makes sense? I hope I'm not making myself harder to
understand!</i

 

[Guest]

----- Sean Siler wrote: ----

<i> Thanks Sean for your reply</i

To add onto Simon's answer, it's just a matter of selecting the prope
option fron the DCPROMO wizard. I think you are looking for "Create a ne
domain", "Create a new tree", and "Connect to an existing forest.

<i> So I would be creating a new domain tree?</i

This way you have one domain controller that hosts the yourdomain.la
domain, and all the XP clients (and other servers) can access it (but the
keep their original names.

Clear as mud

Sean Sile

<i> Thanks again</i

 

[Simon Geary]

<i> And will those existing clients and DC's with the mydomain.lab suffix
be available to the new yourdomain.lab domain? And in turn will the
new DC and clients from the yourdomain.lab be available to the old
mydomain.lab DC's and clients? And if the above is true, would they
be queried back-and-forth using the respective suffix?

They will be available in the sense that there will be an automatic trust
created between the two domains so you will be able to see shared resources
in both domains no matter what domain you are logged in to.
When you install the new domain it will appear in the 'Log on to' drop down
box on the log on screen so you would have the option of logging on to
either domain from any machine.

 

[Simon Geary]

----- Sean Siler wrote: -----

<i> Thanks Sean for your reply</i>

To add onto Simon's answer, it's just a matter of selecting the proper
option fron the DCPROMO wizard. I think you are looking for "Create a new
domain", "Create a new tree", and "Connect to an existing forest."

<i> So I would be creating a new domain tree?</i>

Yes that's right. When you create a new domain tree you are by definition
creating a new namespace. So because you want to have mydomain.lab and
yourdomain.lab that is two seperate namespaces which therefore requires two
trees.

 

[Guest]

----- Simon Geary wrote: ----



Yes that's right. When you create a new domain tree you are by definitio
creating a new namespace. So because you want to have mydomain.lab an
yourdomain.lab that is two seperate namespaces which therefore requires tw
trees

Thanks again Sean for both clarifications

 

[Guest]

----- Simon Geary wrote: ----

Yes that's right. When you create a new domain tree you are by definitio
creating a new namespace. So because you want to have mydomain.lab an
yourdomain.lab that is two seperate namespaces which therefore requires tw
trees

I'm sorry Simon! I gave the credit to the wrong person....lo
It's you that clarified both of my additional questions