New network on different site - same or seperate domain?

[Guest Fox1977]

Hi there,

 

Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice on this issue. I am

in the process of setting up a new network domain in a new colo data

centre. The plan is to setup about 4 new servers and eventually joing

them upto our existing win 2003 domain running in another datacentre

using a metro ethernet connection between the two.

 

I was thinking of setting up the new solution as a new domain and once

it was up and running properly then join it to the other domain. Is

this possible? What is the best way to set this up?

 

Any tips and suggestions gratefully received.

 

Thanks in advance

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: New network on different site - same or seperate domain?

 

Hello Fox1977,

 

You can not join domainA to domainB like you describe, you can create a trust

between 2 domains. Or you can create subdomains in your existing one like

yourdomain.com and subdomain.yourdomain.com

Another way can be just to create an additional site in your existing domain,

means the new DC's will also be added to yourdomain.com and only get different

network configuration and will be connected with a router. Then you have

only to configure Active directory Sites and services with the new subnets

and move the DC's to the new locations.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi there,

>

> Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice on this issue. I am

> in the process of setting up a new network domain in a new colo data

> centre. The plan is to setup about 4 new servers and eventually joing

> them upto our existing win 2003 domain running in another datacentre

> using a metro ethernet connection between the two.

>

> I was thinking of setting up the new solution as a new domain and once

> it was up and running properly then join it to the other domain. Is

> this possible? What is the best way to set this up?

>

> Any tips and suggestions gratefully received.

>

> Thanks in advance

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: New network on different site - same or seperate domain?

 

Fox1977 <foxj77@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> Just wondering if anyone could offer any advice on this issue. I am

> in the process of setting up a new network domain in a new colo data

> centre. The plan is to setup about 4 new servers and eventually joing

> them upto our existing win 2003 domain running in another datacentre

> using a metro ethernet connection between the two.

>

> I was thinking of setting up the new solution as a new domain and once

> it was up and running properly then join it to the other domain. Is

> this possible? What is the best way to set this up?

>

> Any tips and suggestions gratefully received.

>

> Thanks in advance

 

I would set it up in the same forest and same domain, but in a different AD

site/subnet. What would be the reason to set it up as an entirely separate

domain?