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johnlu168@yahoo.com
How do I create a standby operations master domain
controller? The network is a small LAN. My Active
Directory has a forest with one domain, in which there are
2 domain controller. The first DC has all 5 master roles
and global catalog. The second DC has just global catalog.
I want to make sure when the first DC fails permanently,
the network will still be functional. What steps should I
take when my first DC fails? Please help!

Thanks,
Chriss3
Transfer the FMSO roles to another server. if you not are available to
transfer the roles. You have to size the roles to another Domain Controllers
with the command-line tool ntdsutil (Available in Windows Server Support
Tools)

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"johnlu168@yahoo.com" skrev i
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> How do I create a standby operations master domain
> controller? The network is a small LAN. My Active
> Directory has a forest with one domain, in which there are
> 2 domain controller. The first DC has all 5 master roles
> and global catalog. The second DC has just global catalog.
> I want to make sure when the first DC fails permanently,
> the network will still be functional. What steps should I
> take when my first DC fails? Please help!
>
> Thanks,


Jimmy Andersson [MVP]
Q197132 - Windows 2000 Active Directory FSMO Roles:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=kb;en-us;Q197132

Q223346 - FSMO Placement and Optimization on Windows 2000 Domain
Controllers:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q223346

Q223787 - Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q223787

Regards,
/Jimmy
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"Chriss3" wrote in message
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> Transfer the FMSO roles to another server. if you not are available to
> transfer the roles. You have to size the roles to another Domain
Controllers
> with the command-line tool ntdsutil (Available in Windows Server Support
> Tools)
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Christoffer Andersson
> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
> If the information was help full, you can let me know at:
> http://www.itsystem.se/employers.asp?ID=1
>
> "johnlu168@yahoo.com" skrev i
> meddelandet news:4b2d01c3e449$87aca510$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > How do I create a standby operations master domain
> > controller? The network is a small LAN. My Active
> > Directory has a forest with one domain, in which there are
> > 2 domain controller. The first DC has all 5 master roles
> > and global catalog. The second DC has just global catalog.
> > I want to make sure when the first DC fails permanently,
> > the network will still be functional. What steps should I
> > take when my first DC fails? Please help!
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>


Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
johnlu168@yahoo.com says...
> How do I create a standby operations master domain
> controller? The network is a small LAN. My Active
> Directory has a forest with one domain, in which there are
> 2 domain controller. The first DC has all 5 master roles
> and global catalog. The second DC has just global catalog.
> I want to make sure when the first DC fails permanently,
> the network will still be functional. What steps should I
> take when my first DC fails? Please help!
>
> Thanks,
>
Hi John,

to clarify, there's no such thing as a standby operations master (technically).
Which is ment in various documentations by "having a specific role as direct
replication member of a standby operations master" is that they recommend that
you have a DC which is able to hold roles if they fail on the dc currently
holding the role. So it's more like a organisational role instead of a
technical.

HTH

Gruesse - Sincerely,

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
John Lu

>-----Original Message-----
>johnlu168@yahoo.com says...
>> How do I create a standby operations master domain
>> controller? The network is a small LAN. My Active
>> Directory has a forest with one domain, in which there
are
>> 2 domain controller. The first DC has all 5 master
roles
>> and global catalog. The second DC has just global
catalog.
>> I want to make sure when the first DC fails
permanently,
>> the network will still be functional. What steps should
I
>> take when my first DC fails? Please help!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>Hi John,
>
>to clarify, there's no such thing as a standby operations
master (technically).
>Which is ment in various documentations by "having a
specific role as direct
>replication member of a standby operations master" is
that they recommend that
>you have a DC which is able to hold roles if they fail on
the dc currently
>holding the role. So it's more like a organisational role
instead of a
>technical.
>
>HTH
>
>Gruesse - Sincerely,
>
>Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
>.

Hi Ulf,
So you are saying, my second DC has everything it needs to
hold roles when the first DC crashes. All I need to do is
to seize the roles. Is it a good idea to have Global
Catalog on my second DC?

Thanks,

John

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
John Lu says...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >johnlu168@yahoo.com says...
> >> How do I create a standby operations master domain
> >> controller? The network is a small LAN. My Active
> >> Directory has a forest with one domain, in which there
> are
> >> 2 domain controller. The first DC has all 5 master
> roles
> >> and global catalog. The second DC has just global
> catalog.
> >> I want to make sure when the first DC fails
> permanently,
> >> the network will still be functional. What steps should
> I
> >> take when my first DC fails? Please help!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >Hi John,
> >
> >to clarify, there's no such thing as a standby operations
> master (technically).
> >Which is ment in various documentations by "having a
> specific role as direct
> >replication member of a standby operations master" is
> that they recommend that
> >you have a DC which is able to hold roles if they fail on
> the dc currently
> >holding the role. So it's more like a organisational role
> instead of a
> >technical.
> >
> >HTH
> >
> >Gruesse - Sincerely,
> >
> >Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
> >.
>
> Hi Ulf,
> So you are saying, my second DC has everything it needs to
> hold roles when the first DC crashes. All I need to do is
> to seize the roles. Is it a good idea to have Global
> Catalog on my second DC?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>
Hi John,

this depends on the FSMO-roles of your other DCs. You are not supposed to have
a Infrastructure Master running on a GC unless you have all servers running as
DCs. So if you have not all DCs as GCs and are planning to be able to transfer
your infrastructure master to the standby operations master I wouldn't make it
a GC, if you have all other DCa as GC you'll have to make the SBOM a GC, and if
you don't have all other DCs as GCs you can select wether you want to transfer
the Infrasturcture Master or not to the SBO.

HTH

Gruesse - Sincerely,

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner