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Planning and Deploying Read-Only Domain Controllers

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  • Language: English

A read-only domain controller (RODC) is a new type of domain controller in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system. This guide explains what RODCs are and how they function. See the Overview below for links to other guides about how to deploy them in various scenarios.

A read-only domain controller (RODC) is a new type of domain controller in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system. This guide explains what RODCs are and how they function. For a guide about how to plan and deploy RODCs in a perimeter network (also known as a DMZ), see Active Directory Domain Services in the Perimeter Network (Windows Server 2008) at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=150053.

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