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SBS 2011 on HP Proliant ML 310 Gen8 can not promote to a Domaincontroller ,

SBS 2010 on HP Proliant ML 310 Gen 8 can not promote to an Domain Controller
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Are you trying to promote it to a DC on a currently existing network?

SBS when it installs and sets up will automatically become a DC (it has to be the primary DC of the root domain by design). If there's an existing DC already in place with the 5 FSMO roles assigned to it this would likely cause SBS to fail correct installation/setup as SBS will only work if it has exclusive control of all 5 FSMO roles on the domain.

If memory serves the only way to add an SBS server to an existing domain is by installing it in migration mode.
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Hy Andy,
no this is a new Installation, it starts to expand and install and after latest 10 minutes Comes the error
FATAL: DcPromo: Der Server wurde nicht auf einen Domänencontroller heraufgestuft
in English: FATAL DcPromo: the Server can not promote to an Domaincontroller

this a new Installation on an HP Proliant ML 310 Gen 8 v2 - this Message is with HP Intelligent Provisioning
and only with the SBS 2011 Installation DVD
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Have you go the server connected to the network when you are trying to install SBS? Sounds like it's checking for an existing DC, finding it and failing because of it.

As noted you would need to install it in Migration mode otherwise it will fail. Migration mode allows you to install SBS onto an existing network so you can transfer required roles from the other DC to the SBS, it typically gives you about 21 days to get this done - the following guide will show you how to do this:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg563800.aspx
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Yes, it is in a Network but only on direct connection to WAN ! no LAN ! TA Router with WAN !
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can i install SBS 2011 without Internet ?
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Yep, you should be able to install SBS onto the server without any network connection. It requires connection to configure the server though some things can be skipped and sorted out later (it might moan about them but it is possible).
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Okay, i install new without Network and give Information,
thanks !
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Dear Andy Morton,
tank you - the installation process completes without error
the sbs Installation Needs only one lan port on a hub for the static ip
as far as I can see everything is ok
many thanks and warm greetings thomas
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It won't be there now if you have started again, but you can also have a look at c:\program files\windows small business server\logs\sbssetup.log to see what was happening in the run up to the error and failure of installation, this is essential in any problems with a clean or migrated setup for SBS 2011.

At most points during setup or even that failure you can press Shift F10 on the SBS 2011 Server and it will open a command prompt, just type explorer.
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