Ben/Brian, Thanks for the responses. I'll be setting up WINs replication as recommended and moving forward from there.
- Sean On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Sean Martin <seanmarti...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I thought I came across some information that recommended the > > installation/configuration of WINs and DHCP services prior to promoting > the > > machine to a domain controller. Can someone confirm that? > > For those, I don't think it really matters. > > I believe the general rule of thumb is to DCPROMO as early as > possible, as some software behaves differently if it's installed on a > DC, and that determination may be made at install time. But again, I > don't think it matters for DHCP and WINS. > > > Also, with specific regards to WINs: Would it be preferable to install > WINs > > and set it up as a push/pull partner or simply migrate the WINs database > > from the old server to the new. > > I would go the route of WINS replication, for the reasons you cite. > That's the way I've done it in the past, with good results. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
