[TUTORIAL] 4 methods to add Server Core RODCs to your environment

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Submitted By: BSchwarz

Submitted On: Today, 08:54 PM

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The Read-only Domain Controller is one of the new and most existing features of Windows Server 2008. So is Server Core. Combining these two features opens up a whole new world of possibilities for your Active Directory environment.

 

Server Core Domain Controllers are the high-performance low-maintenance brothers of Domain Controllers running on full installations of Windows Server 2008. I've already showed you a long time ago how to install Server Core Domain Controllers. (the post that started the Server Core frenzy on my blog over a year ago) Now I feel it's time to show you how to add Server Core Read-only Domain Controllers to your existing Windows Server 2008 domain.

 

This blogpost contains the following information:

 

 

 

• Reasoning
   
  Reasons to install additional Domain Controllers
   
   
  
• Reasons to install Read-only Domain Controllers
   
   
  
• Reasons to install Server Core RODCs
  

 

 

 

[*]Preparations

 

At least one Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller
 
 

• Domain and Forest functional levels
   
   
  
• RODCPrep
   
   
  
• RODC Compatibility Pack for down-level clients
   
   
  
• Active Directory Sites
  

 

 

 

[*]Installation Method 1 (Scripting)

 

 

[*]Installation Method 2 (Answerfile)

 

 

[*]Installation Method 3 (Staged Deployment)

 

 

[*]Installation Method 4 (Install from Media)

 

 

[*]Concluding

 

 

 

 

Read the guide.