tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012423892447387468.post3366855789761933678..comments2023-05-28T12:15:32.308+02:00Comments on Virtual Infrastructure Tips - Azure and VMware: P2V of domain controllerJakob Fabritius Nørregaardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16058367372474379189noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012423892447387468.post-77925365092271549162011-07-29T16:43:33.524+02:002011-07-29T16:43:33.524+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Joshua Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956978234577871712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012423892447387468.post-70836190005756512452010-04-23T07:28:09.205+02:002010-04-23T07:28:09.205+02:00Few hours ago, I just virtualized and virtually la...Few hours ago, I just virtualized and virtually launched (using VMWARE) two DCs of one domain and everything worked fine. I used just next-next-finish config in VMWARE software. I hope this helps someone :)Sundancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157420828421700378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012423892447387468.post-34263882789884757182010-02-16T13:31:40.723+01:002010-02-16T13:31:40.723+01:00Demoting and promoting is the preferred way. Howev...Demoting and promoting is the preferred way. However, this article discusses an alternative - supported - way when, for one reason or the other, the preferred way is not an option.<br />Time syncing can be done in several ways. One way is to use VMware tools, another is to sync one DC to external source and let the rest sync to the first one. But don't do both at the same time.Jakob Fabritius Nørregaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058367372474379189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012423892447387468.post-28394715609013460442010-02-16T09:06:00.836+01:002010-02-16T09:06:00.836+01:00Hi I would not recommend changing the disks when c...Hi I would not recommend changing the disks when cloning a DC, also demoting and promoting the server back after the clone, takes just under an hour in most large domains. Time synchronization should be done by VMware Tools on the virtualized DC's, with the ESX servers sync'ing with NTP. The reason being that the time between sync's on the DC, the time can shift due to being virtual and they would give the wrong time to other machines, wich in turn could be fatal for authentication.<br /><br />I wrote some more info and links here http://www.sole.dk/post/virtualizing-your-domain-controllers-without-getting-fired/?p=195Solehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299373070235643082noreply@blogger.com