DC VM Query

[ringo747]

I have a SharePoint VM which I use for all my work stuff and when running I also run a Server 2008 VM as a DC. Obviously SharePoint needs the service accounts from my domain to be available but I was wondering is there any way I can cache the accounts so that they are available to my SharePoint VM even if the DC VM isn't up and running? It probably isn't possible but it would allow me to free up some RAM.

 

[ringo747]

Thanks - will look into that. I don't have many users in the directory so it maybe wouldn't be too bad. I change users in AD maybe once every few months so it would be handy if it was all on one VM. I deliberately didn't want everything on one box though as I use the DC for a number of different VMs.

 

[ringo747]

Out of curiosity, and on a slight tangent, what do you use for the VM host?

Just use Virtualbox here on a rubbish laptop.

There is a group policy to cache AD account details on machines. This will allow computers to still be able to log in with ad account even if the pc is off the network.

It is recommend to always have a physical dc though.

Any more info on how I can set this up?

 

[ringo747]

Windows 7.