Installing multiple domain controllers in Windows 2003

Brief introduction

Step-by-Step Guide

The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 step-by-Step Guide provides hands-on experience with many common operating system configurations. This guide starts with the following procedures for building a common network structure: Installing Windows Server 2003, configuring Active Directory, installing the Windows XP Professional Workstation, and finally adding this workstation to the domain. The following step-by-Step guide assumes that you have established this common network structure. If you do not want to follow this common network structure, you will need to make the appropriate modifications when using these guidelines.

The common network architecture requires the following guidelines to be completed.

The first part: Installing Windows Server 2003 as a domain controller

Part Two: Install the Windows XP Professional Workstation and connect it to the domain

After you configure a common network structure, you can use any other step-by-step guide. Note that some step-by-step guides may also need to meet additional prerequisites, in addition to the common network infrastructure requirements. Any additional requirements will be listed in a specific step-by-step guide.

Microsoft Virtual PC (Parallels Virtual machine platform)

Windows Server 2003 can be implemented in a physical lab environment or through virtualization technologies such as Microsoft Virtual PC (Parallels Virtual machine Platform) 2004 or Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Department step-by-Step guide. With virtual machine technology, customers can run multiple operating systems on a single physical server at the same time. Virtual PCs (parallels's VM platforms) 2004 and Virtual Server 2005 are designed to improve operational efficiencies in software testing and development, legacy application migrations, and server consolidation scenarios.

The Windows Server 2003 Deployment step-by-Step guide assumes that all configurations are done in a physical lab environment, but most configurations can be applied to the virtual environment without modification.

The concepts provided in these step-by-step guides are not covered in this article in the context of the application in the virtual environment.

Important Notes

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This common infrastructure is designed for use on a private network. The virtual company name and domain Name System (DNS) names used in this common infrastructure are not registered for use on the Internet. You should not use this name on a public network or on the Internet.

This common infrastructure's Active directory service structure is used to illustrate how Windows Server 2003 Change and configuration management is used in conjunction with Active directory. You cannot use the model as an Active Directory configuration for any organization.