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Hi<br />
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We are soon to be merging with another company in the new year.<br />
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As part of this move, we will be bringing their PCs and ours on to a new domain.<br />
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We both currently have our relevant domain controllers, one is 2008 SBS r2 and the other is SBS 2011.<br />
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Question is, can we have both running on the same network but <b>separate</b> domains?<br />
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Is it possible? If so, what issues do we have to look out for?<br />
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Cheers<br />
Dom
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Hi

We are soon to be merging with another company in the new year.

As part of this move, we will be bringing their PCs and ours on to a new domain.

We both currently have our relevant domain controllers, one is 2008 SBS r2 and the other is SBS 2011.

Question is, can we have both running on the same network but separate domains?

Is it possible? If so, what issues do we have to look out for?

Cheers
Dom

Two SBS Domain Controllers on one network

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.