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how to add BDC into Network.

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by wsongf

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My network has 4 PDC located in separated department, none of them has BDC attached to it, I am afraid that any of 4 PDCs can be crashed by any reason.I wonder what is the official procedure to add BDC into those PDC without shutting down any server, and what else I need to pay attention to complete the whole process of installation.

Your help is higly appreciated.

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by shmaltz

You just install a new server into the network. During setup you tell windows that it is a BDC. After that nothing is required to update the user and groups everything will be done thru the PDC and BDC, you don't have to configure anything. However if you have logon scripts you will have to setup file replication between the 2 DC's.
BTW, you mention that it is the same company. Why not upgrade then to Active Directory? this will give you the option of making those 4 PDC's into one big domain, that way you don't need any additional servers to act as bdc's.

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