Is there anything wrong with doing DCPromo over a wan link assuming it's a halfway decent connection?
I'm building a 3rd DC that will go into a DR warm site at a remote office. The remote office is connected via bonded T1's(3 megs) with a Riverbed wan optimizer, so it's pretty quick. We're talking an AD environment with under 500 people. I've read through some of Microsofts whitepapers on bringing up a DC at a remote location and they seem to suggest 2 options: - Use a switch with dcpromo to pull the AD data off a backup CD or tape instead of across the wire. - Build the DC at the main office, and change the IP address when it gets to the remote location. I'm thinking, why can't I simply take it out there, and run dcpromo over RDP? Anyone see any problems with doing it this way given this scenario? Thanks in advance, Jon . ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
