Guide for creating forest

Fred Bulger · External Since: May 25, 2009 Posts: 1

Is there a guide out there for creating an AD forest for testing purposes?
Specifically I'd like to be sure how to join a separate domain tree to an
existing domain tree with proper DNS config. I can't seem to find
documentation for this.

Thanks!

-Fred.

Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] · External Since: Jan 16, 2009 Posts: 29

Hello Fred,

Start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc785191(WS.10).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782483(WS.10).aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814587

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733006(WS.10).aspx

Best regards

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> Is there a guide out there for creating an AD forest for testing
> purposes? Specifically I'd like to be sure how to join a separate
> domain tree to an existing domain tree with proper DNS config. I
> can't seem to find documentation for this.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Fred.
>

Florian Frommherz [MVP] · External Since: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 3

Fred,

Fred Bulger schrieb:
> Is there a guide out there for creating an AD forest for testing purposes?
> Specifically I'd like to be sure how to join a separate domain tree to an
> existing domain tree with proper DNS config. I can't seem to find
> documentation for this.

You would basically just create a new domain in the existing forest.
You'd need to make sure DNS is working well and you can resolve the
existing domains (the forest root domain) for that. There is nothing
special about that.

Are there any concerns you have specifically?

Cheers,
Florian
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