RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-24 Thread Brian Desmond
Build the DC from scratch. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: P2V on a DC I'm wanting to add a third DC, probably a virtual server,

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Sam Cayze
I think your right. https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/cold-backup.aspx From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: P2V on a DC Depends on the kind of licensing deal

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread John Aldrich
Not sure what we have. I'm going to guess we don't have that kind of license, just to be on the safe side. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: P

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread John Aldrich
ch machine (all three or four of them! J) and it'd be nice to just set up the printer once and have everyone print through the server. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subj

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Erik Goldoff
much easier to copy a plain virtual server image, start it up and then promote it into the domain as a DC. Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' _ From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpe

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Michael B. Smith
Depends on the kind of licensing deal you have with MSFT. As I recollect, that's part of SA or EA or Select licensing. Not retail or open. IANAL. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: P2V on a D

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Sam Cayze
If it's a DR site, and the server stays OFF, then technically you don't need another license. From: Mayo, Bill [mailto:bem...@pittcountync.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: P2V on a DC Build it from scratch. I would only

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Michael B. Smith
I would never use a p2v to restore a DC unless there was only one DC in the forest. Google/bing "USN Rollback". From: Mayo, Bill [mailto:bem...@pittcountync.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: P2V on a DC Build it from scratch. I

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Mayo, Bill
Build it from scratch. I would only consider a P2V of a domain controller if the original domain controller was never coming back (in other words, it is a replacement, not an addition). I can't imagine what kind of problems you could create by bringing up a new box that was P2V'd from a DC, but I

Re: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Ditto, build from scratch, promote to a DC. This is how we built our virtual domain controller. We actually used a W2K3 template to build the os from, & then added to the domain, ran updates, then ran dcpromo on it. And yes, you will need to comply with licensing requirements. On Wed, Dec 23, 2

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Michael B. Smith
Do NOT P2V a DC without permanently destroying (i.e., format) the physical DC. You need to build a new DC, P or V doesn't matter, promote it, change the IP address to the final IP address, shut it down, and put it in its permanent location, and move it to the proper site in AD Sites and Services

RE: P2V on a DC

2009-12-23 Thread Webster
I would recommend building a VM from scratch and running dcpromo on it. Webster From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Subject: P2V on a DC I'm wanting to add a third DC, probably a virtual server, at our D/R site. What's the best way to handle that? Would it be be