Deploying and Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: Tools for cloud-based and hybrid environments

Chapter 4. Deploy additional domain controllers

Now that we’ve got our first domain set up, with basic networking configured, and we’ve added some users and computers, it’s time to add an additional domain controller or two. In the process, we’ll deploy domain controllers, clone domain controllers, transfer operations master (FSMO) roles the polite way, and finally we’ll seize the FSMO roles for those situations that require brute force.

Active Directory Windows PowerShell nouns used in this chapter:

ADDSDomainController

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