Terminal Server as Backup DC

[Guest Mike G]

Hi,

 

We have a number of clients running SBS 2003 or SBS 2003 R2 that also

have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server. Can the Terminal Server also

act

as a backup domain controller? We want to have this as extra

protection for the active directory.

 

 

Thanks for any help and advice.

 

 

Mike Garoutte

Milwaukee, WI

[Guest Marcin]

Re: Terminal Server as Backup DC

 

Mike,

technically this is possible, although such arrangement is not recommended

due to security and performance implications...

 

hth

Marcin

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Terminal Server as Backup DC

 

Mike G wrote:

> Hi,

>

> We have a number of clients running SBS 2003 or SBS 2003 R2 that also

> have a Windows 2003 Terminal Server. Can the Terminal Server also

> act

> as a backup domain controller? We want to have this as extra

> protection for the active directory.

>

>

> Thanks for any help and advice.

>

>

> Mike Garoutte

> Milwaukee, WI

>

>

 

You'd be much better off getting a desktop computer with decent memory

and set it up as an additional DC. Make it a GC, add DNS.

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services