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Maximil2000
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Best practices for virtualizing AD DC?

Are there some best practices when you have a Active Directory Domain Controller that runs in a VM?

Or some possible issue.

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AndreTheGiant
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Have a look at:

http://geekswithblogs.net/ntpro/archive/2005/07/27/48375.aspx

See also Microsoft notes:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888794 - Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in a VM

Be sure to manage time in a right way:

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf - Timekeeping in VMware Virtual Machines

And, if you use DRS, add anti-affinity rules to separate DC on different ESXs.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro

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Have a look at:

http://geekswithblogs.net/ntpro/archive/2005/07/27/48375.aspx

See also Microsoft notes:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888794 - Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in a VM

Be sure to manage time in a right way:

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf - Timekeeping in VMware Virtual Machines

And, if you use DRS, add anti-affinity rules to separate DC on different ESXs.

Andre

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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