Actually, you can spread the forest and domain wide FSMO role holders, so it would be quite possible to have 5 different DCs, each holding one FSMO role.
Maybe that is what you meant to say, but it didn't quite read like that to me. Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 14 May 2008 3:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Me so stupid.. > > By definition the FSMO roles are limited to one DC in the forest or in > the > domain. So if you have more than one DC per domain, most likely one > has all > the FSMO roles and the others do not. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:52 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Me so stupid.. > > I'm reading up on virtualizing domain controllers and found this: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888794 > > It says, in part: > "We recommend that you locate critical server roles on domain > controllers that are installed directly on physical hardware. Critical > server roles include the following: > * Global catalog servers > * Domain Name System (DNS) servers > * Operations master roles, also known as flexible single master > operations (FSMO)" > > How do you have a domain controller that doesn't have a FSMO role > associated with it? > > Dave Lum - Systems Engineer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (971)-222-1025 > "When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands" > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
