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Small Business Server 2000 as BDC

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by glmb 1 view

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I have started to install SBS 2000 on a PC to set it up as a Backup Domain Controller.After the installation was complete I was asked to demote the server by running dcpromo.exe.It takes me through the process and seems to be accepting what I enter.Towards the end of the BDC setup it says "This product does not support this application".
Does that mean that SBS 2000 does not provide the option of setting up a BDC?
If any Tech member has any clues on overcoming this problem I will much appreciate it.

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by anthony m

in SBS 4.5 it can only be a PDC, so maybe SBS 2000 is the same. It may be worth checking the MS KB to confirm.

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by aclopez5

Here's is an exerpt from the SBS General FAQ on the Microsoft web site(http://www.microsoft.com/sbserver/evaluation/overview/faq.asp). I believe the last line will answer your questsion:

Is it true that you can have only one server in a Small Business Server network?
You can connect any number of servers running Windows 2000 Server (member server or domain controller), Windows NT Server (member server), Novell NetWare, UNIX, or other server operating systems to a Small Business Server 2000network. However, you cannot have more than one server running Small Business Server in a given organization. The first domain controller installed on the local area network (LAN) must be the computer running Small Business Server.

by tori

The Small Business Server (SBS) 2000 can not be installed as a domain controller in an exsisting domain. The SBS must be set up as the root domain controller of an Active Directory forest. You can add more domain controllers or standalone servers tothe domain after that, but not more SBS servers. Take a look at Microsoft article Q295765.

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