Hello to all,

Are there any articles on the best way to configure and/or setup a PDC and
BDC, particularly if the BDC is at a remote site. The PC has Windows 2003
Server with Exchange 2003 installed.

Kind regards,
Jeff

jeffuk123 <jeffuk***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
Hi - there's no such thing as a PDC and BDC when you're talking about Active
Directory. All DCs are peers (although there are some special roles held by
the first DC in the domain). Here are the basics...

First, you need to make sure you've got a reliable connecton between the two
networks - either a leased line, or a VPN - the latter ideally using two
compatible routers/firewalls as endpoints for the tunnel. The private IP
addresses used in each location must be different - as in, the main office
uses 192.168.1.0/24, the branch office uses 192.168.2.0/24, etc.

You can set up the new DC in your main office & ship it out later, or build
it there if you've already got DNS set up properly & can communicate with
the domain controller in the main office. Install W2003 on your new server,
patch it, join the domain. Run dcpromo to make it a DC (IIRC it will prompt
you to install DNS, and will configure it as AD-integrated DNS - otherwise,
you need to do that manually). Make it a GC (global catalog server) as well.

In AD Sites & Services, create a new site (name it logically, like the name
of the branch office) and assign the right IP subnet to it. Move the new
server to this site. You can rename the default site (where your HQ domain
controller lives) to something logical, as well.

Check the event logs to make sure everything is replicating properly.

You might also install & configure WINS on each server, and configure them
as replication partners, if you want users to be able to browse.

Those are just the highlights, but should be a good start. Beyond that, try
posting in microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory.

jeffuk123 <jeffuk***@discussions.microsoft.com> wibbled
PDC's and BDC's are NT domain technologies. Active Directory does'nt use
them as all servers are equal apart from someholding certain roles i.e there
is PDC Emulator role for example

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