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Here are some more links if you need them for reference,<br />
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<a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753720(WS.10).aspx" rel="ugc">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753720(WS.10).aspx</a><br />
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Here are some more links if you need them for reference,

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753720(WS.10).aspx [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753720(WS.10).aspx]

http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid68_gci950315,00.html [http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid68_gci950315,00.html]

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I have an organization that have an &quot;old&quot; server that they never used.<br />
They have however bought a new server with &quot;server 2008 STD&quot; operating system on it.<br />
Since the old server never was used, there is NOTHING to move or copy over from the old server.<br />
They have also purchased a second copy of Server 2008 STD to be installed on the old server.<br />
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When I install the second server (after having made the first, new one, the DC), what do I install it as? WIth NT4 there was Backup domain controller, but as I understand it now that does not exist anymore. So is there a new way of having the second &quot;old&quot; server acting backup to the new one since i have the soft and hardware?<br />
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I have an organization that have an "old" server that they never used.
They have however bought a new server with "server 2008 STD" operating system on it.
Since the old server never was used, there is NOTHING to move or copy over from the old server.
They have also purchased a second copy of Server 2008 STD to be installed on the old server.

When I install the second server (after having made the first, new one, the DC), what do I install it as? WIth NT4 there was Backup domain controller, but as I understand it now that does not exist anymore. So is there a new way of having the second "old" server acting backup to the new one since i have the soft and hardware?



HOw does backup domain controller work in 2008?

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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.