{"id":30,"date":"2008-07-21T19:32:06","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T03:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:46:38","slug":"how-to-install-read-only-domain-controller-rodc-pre-creating-rodc-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netometer.com\/blog\/?p=30","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC). Pre-Creating RODC account."},"content":{"rendered":"

There are certain scenarious when installing a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) is a suitable approach. Tightening the security at remote sites and reducing the replication traffic are probably two of the main reasons to choose this approach.<\/p>\n

Before you proceed with the installation of an RODC in your network, you have to make sure that it covers certain requirements. Here is a brief overview:
\n– PDC Emulator<\/strong> – the DC holding the PDC FSMO in the domain where you intend to install RODC must be running Windows Server 2008.
\n– Global Catalog<\/strong> – you need to have a GC running Windows Server 2008.
\n– Domain Functional Level<\/strong> must be at least Windows Server 2003
\n– Forest Functional Level<\/strong> must be at least Windows Server 2003
\n– Schema modification<\/strong> – you must run once in the forest adprep \/rodcprep<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition, you must have in mind the following:
\n– Global Catalog<\/strong> – if there are Outlook clients in the branch office, the RODC should be configured as GC.
\n– Authentication Requests<\/strong> – the RODC forwards authentication requests to a Global Catalog, running Windows Server 2008, in a site that is closest to the site with the RODC.
\n– Multiple RODCs<\/strong> – RODCs in the same site DO NOT SHARE<\/strong> information with each other. If the connection to a writable DC is down, there could be inconsistent logon experiences for the users<\/p>\n

In the following Step-by-Step video tutorial<\/a><\/strong>, we demonstrate the installation of RODC:<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dean<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are certain scenarious when installing a Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) is a suitable approach. Tightening the security at remote sites and reducing the replication traffic are probably two of the main reasons to choose this approach.
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