Comments on: Windows Server 2003 DC Promo: adding new DC http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-server-2003-dc-promo-adding-new-dc/ Sat, 25 May 2013 17:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: michigan http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-server-2003-dc-promo-adding-new-dc/#comment-56110 michigan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:54:30 +0000 #comment-56110 Prior to your installation do the following things:

Point your new server’s DNS settings at the root DNS servers

Create DNS delegation.
Open the DNS Management console
Right click: The Root zone, click New Delegation Next
Enter: The domain name for the child domain Next
Add: The child DNS server to host the new zone Next Finish

Now the DCpromo should run fine

]]> By: wrobinson http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-server-2003-dc-promo-adding-new-dc/#comment-56057 wrobinson Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:38:13 +0000 #comment-56057 You should not have any problems. The performance of AD replication depends on DNS, also the connectivity between physical locations. To reduce the amount of time for initial AD replication to occur, you may consider using the dcpromo /adv option to perform an offline installation of AD. This will prevent the initial replication from occuring over the WAN. For more information on this option review the following article How to use the Install from Media feature to promote Windows Server 2003-based domain controllers.

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