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Old 03-07-2009   #2 (permalink)
Bo Berglund


 
 

Re: Adding host OS to domain when DC is a guest VM

On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:31:01 -0800, Shannon
<Shannon@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>Hi
>
>It appears that you need your host machines in the domain in order to get
>any use out of SCVMM '08. This is a home configuration and I've only got two
>machines to play with and don't want to add a third one as a domain
>controller so here's the scenario I'm considering and will it work?
>
>Install a domain controller as a VM on host machine B. Add host machine A
>to the domain. Install a domain controller as a VM on host machine A. Add
>host machine B to the domain.
>
>In my head it seems like it will work but I'm wondering if I'll have any
>unusual auth problems due to the fact that the host OS will boot long before
>the DC VM.
>
The host cannot attach to a domain on startup if its DC is a virtual
machine running on itself.
Hen-and-egg problem....
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Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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