sure, you can *create* them all on the same subnet,and even have the DNS on the virtual servers 'download' zone info from the main DNS on the physical server ... if no one points to them as primary for AD, then no big deal. And simply turn off the DHCP on the virtual server.
This way, the vm domain controllers replicate live with the existing physical servers and are up to date, in a disaster you could activate dhcp and repoint DNS to the virtual On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Mark Robinson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > > > I wonder if anyone can help please. I’m sure I know the answer to this but > my brain has gone all squishy today. > > We are putting together a disaster recovery policy, and I would like to > replicate each of the servers that we have on our network using VMware > Infrastructure. So first things first I want to build another two domain > controllers that replicate my current DC’s. Now I would imagine that I > cannot build two additional controllers on the same subnet as my existing > subnet? I would then have four domain controllers, two of which will be > DHCP servers and two of which will be DNS servers. Should I create a new > subnet and put the VM servers on this subnet? Or will that not make a > difference? Will I need to construct a completely separate test > environment, > > switches, warts and all?? > > > > Damn, that networking exam seems like a long time ago now. > > > > Cheers, > > Mark > > > > Mark Robinson > IT Technical Support Analyst > The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply > Tel: +44 (0) 1780 761526 Fax: +44 (0) 1780 751610 > www.cips.org > > [image: CIPS Training > Portfolio]<http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1W4aae358446392614.cde> > > > > > > IMPORTANT INFORMATION > > > Internet communications are not secure and therefore CIPS does not accept > legal responsibility for the contents of any e-mail message sent via this > medium. The content of any e-mail communication is the view of the > individual and CIPS does not accept legal liability for the contents. > Although this message and any attachments are believed to be free of virus > or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is > received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure > that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by CIPS for any loss > or damage in any way arising from its use. > > > CIPS runs the following software packages: MS Office Suite 2003, MS Visio > 2003, MS Project 2002. Please ensure that any files you send are > compatible. > > > The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) is an organisation > incorporated under Royal Charter and is based at Easton House, Easton on the > Hill, Stamford, Lincs PE9 3NZ, tel: +44 (0)1780 756777, and is a registered > Charity number 1017938. CIPS Services Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary > company of CIPS, registered in England under number 2610367 and is > registered at the address shown above. Both organisations operate under a > group VAT registration number: 3426 489 42. > > -- > Scanned by iCritical. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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