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Hi Experts,<br />
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I want to setup a test environment for a new piece of software that we are installing, which requires access to a domain controller. &nbsp;I would like to setup a test environment that is completely separate from my existing Domain but not sure if this can be done via hyper -v. &nbsp;Is it possible to setup two new VIrtual Machines, one VM is a DC (on a brand new domain) and the second VM installing the new piece of software. &nbsp;The host OS will be on domain 1 and the two Virtual Machines will be on domain 2. &nbsp;I do not need domain 1 and domain 2 to be able to communicate. &nbsp;I want to make sure my existing &quot;in production&quot; domain 1 is not affected. <br />
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(Windows 2008 Server)<br />
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Many thanks 
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Hi Experts,

I want to setup a test environment for a new piece of software that we are installing, which requires access to a domain controller.  I would like to setup a test environment that is completely separate from my existing Domain but not sure if this can be done via hyper -v.  Is it possible to setup two new VIrtual Machines, one VM is a DC (on a brand new domain) and the second VM installing the new piece of software.  The host OS will be on domain 1 and the two Virtual Machines will be on domain 2.  I do not need domain 1 and domain 2 to be able to communicate.  I want to make sure my existing "in production" domain 1 is not affected. 

(Windows 2008 Server)

Many thanks 

Hyper -V

Microsoft Virtual Server was a virtualization solution that facilitated the creation of virtual machines on the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Virtual machines are created and managed through a web-based interface that relies on Internet Information Services (IIS) or through a Windows client application tool called VMRCplus. Features included Linux guest operating system support, Virtual Disk Precompactor, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), x64 host operating system support, the ability to mount virtual hard drives on the host machine and additional operating systems support, including Windows Vista, and a volume shadow copy writer.

Microsoft Virtual Server

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

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.