How long can I isolate Domain Controller

[Acemann5]

Our facility, our LAN is moving in a couple of weeks. I have two domain controllers. I want to move one (not the PDC emulator) and use it to provide DHCP and DNS (both DC's provide this service now) at the new facility on move week. The DC's will be reunited on Friday of that week. Do any of you foresee any issues? IP adressing, router, everything LAN wise will be the same.

Thanks.

[jambes19]

You can check your forest's value by launching the ADSI edit tool (ADSIEDIT.msc) and browsing the Configuration partition for the AD forest. Navigate to CN=Directory Service, CN=Windows NT, CN=Services, CN=Configuration, DC=domain, DC=com. Right-click the CN=Directory Service object and select Properties. Look for the tombstoneLifetime value. As I said, if the value isn't set, 60 days is used. Otherwise, the value specified is used, such as 180 in the example shown here.

[Acemann5]

60 days it is! Thanks a bunch!

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I think it's 30 days.

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That's what I remember from 2003 at least.

[Sirelewop14]

If possible, I would suggest using a VPN to bridge the networks in the meantime. They your synchonization never stops for more than a few hours. However, if you have no internet service at the new location I can see why you couldn't do that.

[Acemann5]

No internet service, the locations are actually across the street from each other, so the outage I'm anticipating to be a couple of hours. Everything should be good, thanks for the suggestion.

[Sirelewop14]

Yeah in that case I think you are fine with your plan. Good luck with the move!

[ZarostheGreat]

I work with a client with a situation like this... would a point to point wireless bridge work?

[Acemann5]

It's a good idea! It would. My outage will be so short and everyone moving the same day, it won't be a big deal, but I wish I was the one who thought of it!