Windows 2000 BDC Setup

[zsteve1]

I have recently added a second Windows 2000 Server machine to my
network which seems to be running fine so far. I can see in both my PDC
and the new server in the AD applet under Domain Controllers. I do
however have a few questions:

1) Is any server in the Domain Controllers folder in the AD
Users&Computers applet that is not the PDC automatically a BDC or does
something else need to be done to establish it as a BDC?

2) All of my computers and users are replicated (appear) in the AD
Users&Computers applet on both my original PDC and the new BDC. If I am
not running DHCP, is there anything else I would need to do before
doing a test shutdown of the PDC to allow the BDC to do authentication?

3) I cannot seem to get the Terminal Services service to start on the
new BDC. Is there some other dependent service or other suggestion
anyone can recommend I try.

Thanks!

 

[Danny Sanders]

1) Is any server in the Domain Controllers folder in the AD

Users&Computers applet that is not the PDC automatically a BDC or does
something else need to be done to establish it as a BDC?

No there is no such thing as a BDC in Win 2k or Win 2k3. They operate in the
Multimaster mode. All DCs are equal except for the FSMO roles.

2) All of my computers and users are replicated (appear) in the AD
Users&Computers applet on both my original PDC and the new BDC. If I am
not running DHCP, is there anything else I would need to do before
doing a test shutdown of the PDC to allow the BDC to do authentication?

You would need to transfer the FSMO roles, DNS setup and your Global catalog
to the new server. Since you don't appear to be running DHCP you will need
to, I guess, manually point your AD clients to the new DNS server.

3) I cannot seem to get the Terminal Services service to start on the
new BDC. Is there some other dependent service or other suggestion
anyone can recommend I try.

Error messages in event viewer?


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE