From: John Cuccia 

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:31:55 +0000, Chris Robinson
 wrote:

>I'm looking into replacing our old NT4 servers with Win2k server at the
>moment.  It'll be gradual since we don't have an AD plan at the moment.
>I'd like to get 2 of the boxes replaced soon.  This will give us 2 NT4
>servers (the PDC and BDC) and the 2 new Win2k Servers (just member
>servers at this point).
>
>If we then get another Win2k server later down the line, am I correct in
>thinking that we can set it up as the AD controller and that the other
>Win2k server boxes will hold a replica of the AD?  Basically, will the
>other 2 Win2k servers need configuring in any way to act like a NT4 BDC
>would or can any Win2k member server do this?

Only domain controllers participate in AD replication.  If you want
redundant DCs then you'll need to promote (using dcpromo.exe) at least one
of the two W2K member servers when the time comes.

Here's a link to a set of  Windows 2000 setup guides from MS. You should
find enough info there to get started
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/planning/walkthroughs/default.asp

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