"deji" <noemail@akomolafe.com> wrote in message
news:OLvhTxCOGHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > How can this be fixed? Do I need to add the connection manually between
> > DC3
> > and LABDC1?
> If by "don't see each other" you meant that there is no connection object,
> then yes, you can manually create one, especially given the fact that you
> said you plan to demote the other DCs. BTW, the object is only created
> automatically when it is considered needed. In your case, since the LABDC
is
> already connected to the other 2, another one to DC3 is not considered
> necessary. That's why it wasn't created. If you demote the other 2 DCs
> without manually creating a connection to between DC3 and LABDC, you will
> see that it will be automatically created in due course.
>
> > Also, I would like to install DNS for corp.lab domain and move corp.lab
> > zone
> > to it from company.corp DNS servers. What is a proper procedure for
this?
> > There are articles describing child domain DNS setup but not a second
tree
> > setup like mine. A new controller will also be added to dept.lab, roles
> > moved, and the old one decommissioned.
>
> Install DNS, create a corp.lap zone as secondary and point to one of the
DCs
> as master. After the zone transfers over, change it from secondary to
> AD-integrated Primary zone.
>
> HTH
> Deji
>
> "gm" <yyy@yyy.com> wrote in message
> news:%23iwIWQAOGHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Description:
> >
> > Forest company.corp, forest root domain company.corp. Another domain
(as
> > a
> > tree root), dept.lab.
> >
> > Two DCs in company.corp, with DNS, WINS, DHCP, Global Catalog on each
> > (DC1,
> > DC2), 1 DC in dept.lab (LABDC1), with DHCP and Global Catalog. The
> > domains
> > are on two different subnets within the same site. The LABDC1 in
dept.lab
> > is looking to company.corp for DNS and WINS, it does not have DNS or
WINS
> > installed.
> >
> > Both domains are an upgrade from NT 4.0 to Win2k. They had trust
between
> > them so they were configured the same way, as separate trees in the
> > company.corp forest, after the upgrade. I don't know why DNS/WINS was
not
> > installed on LABDC1, I inherited the setup. The DCs were replicating
fine
> > after the upgrade, DC1 to DC2 and LABDC1, and DC2 to DC1 and LABDC1.
Each
> > DC could see the other two in AD Site and
Services/Servers/ServerName/NTDS
> > Settings, with entries automatically generated. No DNS or WINS name
> > resolution problems, time synch working fine, AD working fine.
> >
> > There is an Exchange 2003 Ent. SP2 server in company.corp domain. It
was
> > installed into Win2k forest. There is still an ADC connector since it
was
> > migrated from Exchange 5.5. The E5.5 server was removed from site.
> >
> > Two weeks ago I had to start upgrading to Win2k3. I ran adprep
> > /forestprep
> > on schema master (PDC), then /domainprep /gpprep on both domain PDCs.
It
> > worked like a charm, no errors. Next, I upgraded the company.corp
domain
> > PDC (forest master) to Windows 2003 SP1. No problems.
> >
> > Then I added a new W2k3SP1 domain controller, DC3, to the company.corp
> > domain, w/own DNS, WINS, DHCP. It worked, no errors. The only issue I
> > see
> > is the replication between DC3.company.corp and LABDC1.dept.lab. They
> > don't
> > have an entry for each other in AD Site and
> > Services/Servers/ServerName/NTDS
> > Settings, it was not automatically generated. Dcdiag, netdiag, dns
tests,
> > nltest - no errors anywhere. I upgraded LABDC1 to W2k3SP1 - replication
> > to
> > DC1 and DC2 did not work until I changed RestrictAnonymous value to 1,
> > since
> > then it works fine, but still DC3 and LABDC1 don't see each other in AD
> > Site
> > and Services/Servers/ServerName/NTDS Settings
> >
> > How can this be fixed? Do I need to add the connection manually between
> > DC3
> > and LABDC1? I have to fix it because DC1 and DC2 controllers will be
> > demoted and removed after moving roles to DC3 and another new controller
> > that will be set up.
> >
> > Also, I would like to install DNS for corp.lab domain and move corp.lab
> > zone
> > to it from company.corp DNS servers. What is a proper procedure for
this?
> > There are articles describing child domain DNS setup but not a second
tree
> > setup like mine. A new controller will also be added to dept.lab, roles
> > moved, and the old one decommissioned.
> >
> > Advice, , pointers to sites/articles greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Jill
> >
Thank you, Deji. When I change secondary zone in DNS in corp.lab, will I
need a seconday zone for corp.lab in company.corp?

Jill