Joining a Domain

[atari37]

Thank you...good stuff.

I currently have one DC for my domain and one DNS Server. I don't have another box to run dcpromo on.

If that is the case, then make sure you take VERY frequent backups of the system state on that DC, and keep them somewhere safe in the event you need to do a restore of your AD. Also, if you only have one single DNS server, a failure there means a complete failure for lookups everywhere (but since it's also the only DC, you probably have bigger problems if that server fails anyway - and you'd need your system state backup to restore in this scenario).

I am presented with a minor but annoying issue.

1. AD runs very slow on the server (I click on an OU and it take about 10-15 to open)

Any Ideas?

Edited May 29, 2007 by atari37

[cluberti]

I am presented with a minor but annoying issue.

1. AD runs very slow on the server (I click on an OU and it take about 10-15 to open)

Any Ideas?

Does this server point to itself (and itself only) for DNS and/or WINS?

[atari37]

I am presented with a minor but annoying issue.

1. AD runs very slow on the server (I click on an OU and it take about 10-15 to open)

Any Ideas?

Does this server point to itself (and itself only) for DNS and/or WINS?

Yes...

[cluberti]

The only thing I can think of then is to check the event logs - any warnings or errors relating to LSASRV, USER32, SRV, Winlogon, LSASS, etc?