To install a domain controller into this active directory forest. you must first prepare forest using adprep /forestprep . in windows 2008r2 as a additional domain controller . PDC is windows 2008 sp1 server


i have primary domain controller - windows 2008 sp1 64 bit .   trying install windows 2008r2 64 bit additonal domain controller windows 2008sp1 .  getting error a 

to install domain controller active directory forest must first prepare forest using ' adprep /forestprep.  adprep utility available on windows server r2 installation media in support\adprep \ folder.

kindly send solution

jeyasingh samuel .g

hi,

you planning add windows 2008 r2 dc , current dc 2008 sp1 x64, recommend install sp2 on 2008 need run adprep/adprep widows 2008 r2 media extend schema.

in windows server 2008 r2, adprep available in 32-bit version , 64-bit version. 64-bit version runs default.

adprep /forestprep
-must run on schema operations master forest.
-once entire forest

adprep /domainprep
-must run on infrastructure operations master domain.
-once in each domain plan install additional domain controller runs later version of windows server latest version running in domain.

adprep /domainprep /gpprep
-must run on infrastructure operations master domain.
-once in each domain within forest

schema version:

windows 2000    -    13

windowos 2003   -  30

windows 2003 r2  - 31

windows 2008       - 44

windows 2008 r2  - 47

links:
http://portal.sivarajan.com/2010/03/windows-2008-r2-adprep.html

installing additional domain controller
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733027(ws.10).aspx

regards,


abhijit waikar - mcsa 2003|mcsa 2003:messaging|mcts|mcitp:sa



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