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More questions about Virtual Win 2012 scenario with one host and two guest OS
I already made the mistake to install the AD and promote the host OS to DC.
If I install the Hyper-V role on my Win 2012 Standard Server and 2 Guest Win 2012 Standard Server:
Q1 - Can I migrate the AD to one of the Guest OS, promote it as DC and then demote the Host? And if I can, how do I do it?
Q2 - If I want to use the second Guest for Exchange do I have to replicate the AD to that one? And if I do, how do I do it?
I did a lot of SBS but this is my first full Win Server, I understand the theory but I do not have any practical experience with it.
If I install the Hyper-V role on my Win 2012 Standard Server and 2 Guest Win 2012 Standard Server:
Q1 - Can I migrate the AD to one of the Guest OS, promote it as DC and then demote the Host? And if I can, how do I do it?
Q2 - If I want to use the second Guest for Exchange do I have to replicate the AD to that one? And if I do, how do I do it?
I did a lot of SBS but this is my first full Win Server, I understand the theory but I do not have any practical experience with it.
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Yup I do have info on my users, permissions, drive mappings etc. and the users are already working on workstations so I have to keep the security ID.
The best and wonder solution will be using another physical or Virtual DC on other machine.
I never did that, because the physical machine will do a reboot after the demote and all VM´s will be going down, the other DC and Exchange will be offline, and this can cause more problems on the Virtual DC.
Before do this, on production do it on a lab.
This is my advice. To much things can go wrong. Sorry :(
I never did that, because the physical machine will do a reboot after the demote and all VM´s will be going down, the other DC and Exchange will be offline, and this can cause more problems on the Virtual DC.
Before do this, on production do it on a lab.
This is my advice. To much things can go wrong. Sorry :(
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The host is also a GC, because it was the first in the forest, how can I make the Guest DC a GC also.
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If not demote your DC.
And install Hyper V?
Regarding exchange follow this->Exchange instalation.
Exchange will take care to install the objects necessary on your AD and prepare your AD.
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