TEST LAB

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Hello,

What is the best way to duplicate my production network into a test lab?

We are running 4 DCs on the production network. I would like setup the same
settings, accounts, groups, group policies, dns, on my test lab.

Someone mentioned building a server on the production network, promoting the
server to a domain controller and letting it replicate.

What would be the impact on my production network once I disconnect the
domain controller?

 

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as long as you take it out of the domain properly you sohuld be fine...
otherwise you will have undeleteable dsa objects that you'll have to get
rid of with asdi edit... but all in all this is your best way to copy data,
unless you use a dos type backup too (robocopy) to copy all for all onto the
box.

also if it's a similar server you can image one of your existing, that would
require you to down / image burn a live DC though.
"it4boni" <it4boni@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> What is the best way to duplicate my production network into a test lab?
>
> We are running 4 DCs on the production network. I would like setup the
same
> settings, accounts, groups, group policies, dns, on my test lab.
>
> Someone mentioned building a server on the production network, promoting
the
> server to a domain controller and letting it replicate.
>
> What would be the impact on my production network once I disconnect the
> domain controller?
>
>

 

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OK. What would be the proper way to take it out of the domain?


"pittspeed" <turbovw18@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> as long as you take it out of the domain properly you sohuld be fine...
> otherwise you will have undeleteable dsa objects that you'll have to
get
> rid of with asdi edit... but all in all this is your best way to copy
data,
> unless you use a dos type backup too (robocopy) to copy all for all onto
the
> box.
>
> also if it's a similar server you can image one of your existing, that
would
> require you to down / image burn a live DC though.
> "it4boni" <it4boni@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uFCI9pCPEHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> >
> > What is the best way to duplicate my production network into a test lab?
> >
> > We are running 4 DCs on the production network. I would like setup the
> same
> > settings, accounts, groups, group policies, dns, on my test lab.
> >
> > Someone mentioned building a server on the production network, promoting
> the
> > server to a domain controller and letting it replicate.
> >
> > What would be the impact on my production network once I disconnect the
> > domain controller?
> >
> >
>
>

 

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Use Microsoft VM ware
"it4boni" <it4boni@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uFCI9pCPEHA.1348@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> What is the best way to duplicate my production network into a test lab?
>
> We are running 4 DCs on the production network. I would like setup the
same
> settings, accounts, groups, group policies, dns, on my test lab.
>
> Someone mentioned building a server on the production network, promoting
the
> server to a domain controller and letting it replicate.
>
> What would be the impact on my production network once I disconnect the
> domain controller?
>
>