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Andy Smith
Asked: 2012-01-26 18:32:08 +0800 CST

Additional domain on existing DC

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Is it possible to add a second domain to an existing Windows 2008 server? This server is already hosting a DC (dc1). I tried dcpromo and wizard prompted me that existing DC will be erased or inactivated if go through the process.

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  1. Best Answer

    If you want to have two separate AD domains on a single server, the answer is no - you can't do this. If you want two separate AD domains, you need (at a minimum) two servers.

    If you want to add a second DNS zone to a Domain Controller running DNS, you can do this through the DNS manager > Add New Forward Lookup Zone.

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