Duh. That's what I get for being too deep in the weeds of day to day work and not thinking clearly. This is the (really!) obvious solution, but I'm already at the remote site. I will just install a 2008 R2 DC since I have no plans to move to 2012 AD terribly soon.
Thank you. On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Sean Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Can you not prep the forest and domain prior to promotion? > > - Sean > > On Mar 14, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings, > > I have a new remote location to setup and need to put a DC there. I am > planning on installing a Server 2012 DC at the site. My single domain and > forest are at 2008 R2 functional levels, and all my current DCs are 2008 > R2. I have 3 DCs at HQ and 1 at a different remote location. > > From Googling around, it doesn't look like there is any problem with > introducing a 2012 DC into a 2008 R2 forest/site, but I thought I'd ask > here before jumping in. > > The last part of the promotion automatically runs forestprep and > domainprep. These would done at the remote site over VPN to HQ. Any > scary possibilities there? For example, the VPN goes down during the > schema extension and all hell breaks loose as a result? > > I can also install a 2008 R2 DC instead of 2012 if need be. > > Thanks, > RS > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
