[Windows]

Adding a second Windows domain controller to an example domain

Add a second domain controller to the wmq.example.com domain to construct a Windows domain in which to run multi-instance queue managers on domain controllers and file servers.

The example configuration consists of three servers:
sun
A Windows Server 2008 server used as the first domain controller. It defines the wmq.example.com domain that contains sun, earth, and mars. It contains one instance of the multi-instance queue manager called QMGR.
earth
A Windows Server 2008 used as the second domain controller IBM® MQ server. It contains the second instance of the multi-instance queue manager called QMGR.
mars
A Windows Server 2008 used as the file server.

Replace the italicized names in the example, with names of your choosing.

Before you begin

  1. Do the steps in Creating an Active Directory and DNS domain on Windows to create a domain controller, sun, for the domain wmq.example.com. Change the italicized names to suit your configuration.

  2. Install Windows Server 2008 on a server in the default workgroup, WORKGROUP. For the example, the server is named earth.

About this task

In this task you configure a Windows Server 2008, called earth, as a second domain controller in the wmq.example.com domain.

This task is one of a set of related tasks that illustrate accessing queue manager data and log files. The tasks show how to create a queue manager authorized to read and write data and log files that are stored in a directory of your choosing. They accompany the task, Windows domains and multi-instance queue managers.

Procedure

  1. Add the domain controller, sun.wmq.example.com to earth as a DNS server.
    1. On earth, log on as earth\Administrator and click Start.
    2. Right-click Network > Properties > Manage network connections.
    3. Right-click the network adapter, click Properties.

      The system responds with the Local Area Connection Properties window listing items the connection uses.

    4. Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 or Internet Protocol IBM WebSphere® MQ 6 from the list of items in the Local Area Connection Properties window. Click Properties > Advanced... and click the DNS tab.
    5. Under the DNS server addresses, click Add....
    6. Type the IP address of the domain controller, which is also the DNS server, and click Add.
    7. Click Append these DNS suffixes > Add....
    8. Type wmq.example.com and click Add.
    9. Type wmq.example.com in the DNS suffix for this connection field.
    10. Select Register this connection's address in DNS and Use this connection's suffix in DNS registration. Click OK > OK > Close
    11. Open a command window, and type the command ipconfig /all to review the TCP/IP settings.
  2. Log on to the domain controller, sun, as the local or Workgroup administrator.

    If the server is already configured as a domain controller, you must log on as a domain administrator.

  3. Run the Active Directory Domain Services wizard.
    1. Click Start > Run... Type dcpromo and click OK.
    If the Active Directory binary files are not already installed, Windows installs the files automatically.
  4. Configure earth as the second domain controller in the wmq.example.com domain.
    1. In the first window of the wizard, leave the Use advanced mode installation check box clear. Click Next > Next and click Create Add a domain controller to an existing domain > Next.
    2. Type wmq into the Type the name of any domain in this forest ... field. The Alternate credentials radio button is clicked, click Set.... Type in the name and password of the domain administrator and click OK > Next > Next > Next.
    3. In the Additional Domain Controller Options window accept the DNS server and Global catalog options, which are selected; click Next > Next.
    4. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password, type in a Password and Confirm password and click Next > Next.
    5. When prompted for Network Credentials, type in the password of the domain administrator. Select Reboot on completion in the final wizard window.
    6. After a while, a window might open with a DCPromo error concerning DNS delegation; click OK. The server reboots.

Results

When earth has rebooted, log on as Domain Administrator. Check that the wmq.example.com domain has been replicated to earth.

What to do next

Continue with installing IBM MQ ; see Installing IBM MQ on Windows domain controllers in an example domain.