Promo BDC to PDC on w2k

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Hi,

I have two windows 2000 acts as a PDC and BDC. One day, my PDC windows 2000
suddenly crashed. I use my BDC w2k to service my domain client. After repair
the original PDC, I reinstall the w2k and acts as a part of domain
controller. Now, I have two w2k with BDC function. how can i promo original
PDC to be a new PDC from BDC. thanks.

Regards,
Andy

 

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In NT there are no PDCs and BDCs the DCs work on
a peer to peer level. There is a PDC emulator role which
is usually the first DC of the domain. Transfer the PDC
emulator role.

"Andy Woo" <anwoo@verde.com> wrote in message news:
> Hi,
>
> I have two windows 2000 acts as a PDC and BDC. One day, my PDC windows
2000
> suddenly crashed. I use my BDC w2k to service my domain client. After
repair
> the original PDC, I reinstall the w2k and acts as a part of domain
> controller. Now, I have two w2k with BDC function. how can i promo
original
> PDC to be a new PDC from BDC. thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Andy
>
>

 

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But why win2003 server have PDC and BDC? and how to transfer the PDC
emulator role? please give me more detail idea. Thanks.


"Michael Giorgio - MVP" <michael.giorgio@Nospam.mayerson.com> wrote in
message news:OUDQTENlEHA.3536@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In NT there are no PDCs and BDCs the DCs work on
> a peer to peer level. There is a PDC emulator role which
> is usually the first DC of the domain. Transfer the PDC
> emulator role.
>
> "Andy Woo" <anwoo@verde.com> wrote in message news:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have two windows 2000 acts as a PDC and BDC. One day, my PDC windows
> 2000
>> suddenly crashed. I use my BDC w2k to service my domain client. After
> repair
>> the original PDC, I reinstall the w2k and acts as a part of domain
>> controller. Now, I have two w2k with BDC function. how can i promo
> original
>> PDC to be a new PDC from BDC. thanks.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Andy
>>
>>
>
>

 

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Why doesn't W2k3 server have a PDC and BDC? In NT
changes can only be made on the PDC e.g., a machine will
have to contact the PDC for all security changes. The changes
are then replicated out to all BDCs on the domain. W2k or
higher DCs work on a peer to peer basis meaning changes
can be made on all DCs and replicated out to all DCs of the
domain. For backwards compatibility the first DC of a W2k
or higher domain will act as the PDC emulator role holder.

How To View and Transfer FSMO Roles in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324801
"Andy Woo" <anwoo@verde.com> wrote in message news:
> But why win2003 server have PDC and BDC? and how to transfer the PDC
> emulator role? please give me more detail idea. Thanks.

 

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In news:uT9BsaYlEHA.2224@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Andy Woo <anwoo@verde.com> wrote their comments
Then Kevin replied below:
> But why win2003 server have PDC and BDC? and how to
> transfer the PDC emulator role? please give me more
> detail idea. Thanks.

If the DC that went down was the first DC in your forest, chances are it
held all 5 FSMO roles (RID, Infrastructure, PDC, Domain Naming, and Schema
Masters) You will need to seize all five of these roles since the original
crashed and was not restored from backup. You will also need at least one
Global Catalog, too.

197132 - Windows 2000 Active Directory FSMO Roles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;197132

223787 - Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223787

234790 - How To Find Servers That Hold Flexible Single Master Operations
Roles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;234790

255504 - Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Domain
Controller:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504

255690 - HOW TO View and Transfer FSMO Roles in the Graphical User
Interface:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690

313994 - How To Create or Move a Global Catalog in Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313994



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