"You probably want to go and buy (and read) some AD books." Good point but that's not possible at the moment and work won't stop because of it so I have to continue to move on and use what I have.
To date I've come across two processes "Domain rename" & "AD disaster recovery". I tried the disaster recovery method by backing up an old Dell Precision 410 DC and restoring it to an older Gateway ???. This worked with the exception of some TCP/IP errors I get after logging in. Other than that all network services are running, the domain name is the same, and I have access to the domain and all AD objects. #2. I haven't tried the domain rename because I need to keep as much of the existing domain in place. #3. I've yet to come across a documented solution for creating a bonafide test lab consisting of the existing domain structure and its network objects. I've heard talk that it's possible but have yet to see a KB article or be pointed to a link orsite with this "easy" info. The Error: "The system cannot log you on becasue the domain is not available" This is a given being that none of the services are available. What I can't figure out is what's going wrong to cause this. What steps do I apply once the server has been promoted to a DC? thanks On Jan 7, 2008 8:28 PM, Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You probably want to go and buy (and read) some AD books. > > > > I do this all the time – I have 5 DCs in virtual machines on this laptop, > and I have no need to start all of them to be able to login to one of them. > But there are many things that could break what you are trying to do. > > > > "I get an error" isn't very helpful either. > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 January 2008 11:32 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Copying AD data to another server (lab) > > > > > > I'm missing something and it's driving me nutz! I dcpromo the member > server making it a DC in an existing domain, make sure DNS is installed, > make the server a GC and allow a full replication, yet when take it offline > and attempt to log in I get an error. > > > > > > On Dec 27, 2007 10:58 AM, Michael B. Smith < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sure. Just on your "lab" domain you need to seize all the fsmo roles. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> > > > > *From:* MarvinC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:12 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Copying AD data to another server (lab) > > > > > > I may have asked this but don't recall getting a response so excuse me for > posting it again but I need to know if this is possible. > > Has anyone ever tried and/or been successful at moving active directory > data to an alternate server? I'm trying to create a test lab for this > environment and wanted to copy the existing AD structure to the new > test server. As of right now I've brought up a new server on the > network, ran dcpromo and selected it to function as a DC in an existing > domain. I take the server off the network and log in with cached credentials > but when trying to open ADUC I'm informed that the "Naming information > cannot be located because the specified domain doesn't exist or cannot be > contacted". I'm sure one of the reasons is the FSMO roles so I'm trying to > figure out the best way to get them and the entire forest moved to this new > server. In NT4 you could configure a server to be a BDC, take it offline, > and then promote it to a PDC and the entire structure would remain intact. > Is this possible with Windows Server 2003 SP2? > > ANY responses appreciated. > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
