Adding 2nd DC, what roles?

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Glen

Hi,

We have 1 DC currently and I'm making a member server a
DC as well. What roles should the 2nd DC have. I was
going to make it an AD Integrated DNS, add global
catalog, -both for redundancy. Anything else? Thanks!
 
If you're using DHCP to configure your client systems with
their IP information, I'd suggest running it on the second
DC for redundancy also. With Active Directory, DNS (which
is required for AD), a GC and DHCP (if currently in use on
the network), the key services should be covered.

Tip: Using Terminal Server in Administrative Mode is a
nice way to remotely manage your servers from a client
workstation. Might be worth looking into.

CM.
 
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