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How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003<br />
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How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324801]



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My 1st domain controller fail and my users were not able to login anymore even though I had a 2nd DC. My question is why didn't my 2nd DC take over and is there a way I can test this? Does both DC's need to be GC as well because right now only DC1 is set to be GC?
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My 1st domain controller fail and my users were not able to login anymore even though I had a 2nd DC. My question is why didn't my 2nd DC take over and is there a way I can test this? Does both DC's need to be GC as well because right now only DC1 is set to be GC?

Domain Controller did not fail over to second Domain controller

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).