Problems Adding Addition DC in Windows 2000

[pnorris]

I'm trying to add an additional domain controller in my Windows 2000 server network but when I try to do this using dcpromo I get an error.

When asked for the user, password and domain that I wish to use I type in:

User: adminstrator
Password: pwd
Domain: mydomain.co.uk

I get an error. However, if I overtype the Domain with the pre-2000 domain named I have configured on my original DC it accepts it. I go through to the next screen and when asked for the full domain name I type mydomain.co.uk but get an error as follows:

The domain "mydomain.co.uk" cannot be contacted. Ensure that the DNS domain is typed correctly. This condition may be cuased by a DNS lookup problem etc etc etc

I then overtyped mydomain.co.uk with the pre-2000 domain name (is this example say MYDOMAIN) and it says, MYDOMAIN is actually mydomain.co.uk. Do you want to use this?

So I say yes but then get the following:

The operation failed because:

Failed finding a suitable domain controller for the domain mydomain.co.uk.

"The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted."


I have a linux DNS server running my primary DNS on the nework and have tried setting up DNS on my DC as a primary as well and configuring the new additional DC to make DNS queries to the DC instead of the linux server but still no joy.

Does anyone know how to add an additional DC and save greying hair?

 

[Stiddy]

I would do the following:

-Install DNS server on a w2k DC.
-Create a secondary zone on the w2k DC's DNS and point it to the linux server as the primary. Allow time for records to copy over to the DC.
-Once copied to the DC, change the Zone type to a primary zone with that DC as authoritive.
-Raise the zone type from primary to Active Directory integrated. NOTE: Now all DC's which you join whom are also running DNS will automatically replicate the dns zones and become authoritive.
-Delete the primary dns zone on the linux server and create a new secondary zone pointing it to the first DC with DNS as the primary.


I think this is how it would work in w2k. I am running w2k3 servers. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

 

[minxca]

The easiest way is to configure Active Directory Integrated zone on your first DC, configure the other server to use that DNS server before you do dcpromo.

 

[Stiddy]

winoto,

If he configures the AD Integrated zone on your first DC and does nothing with the linux servers DNS records, then he will lose all of the records from that linux server.

 

[minxca]

Stiddy,

Not really, depends on client (workstation) operating system, if he has a lot of w2k/xp so there is no problem. Adding 10-20 entries manually (for servers) doesn't take a lot of time.

 

[pnorris]

Thanks for all your help guys. Very useful. I used this info to crack this one in the following way:

1. Created DNS on the old domain controlle as secondary forward and reverse zones to the linux DNS. Waited for the zone records to copy across.

2. Made the DC's secondary DNS zones primary.

3. Then ran netdiag /fix on the DC to see if there were any problems. The _folders were not present within the DNS so the netdiag fixed this and created them.

4. I then went to the new server and added this as a DC using dcpromo. This was now able to work out where the domain etc was and has been great ever since.

Thanks again for all your help.