HI Group,
I am trying clone our prod 2012 Domain Controller so that we can use it in our Test Lab which is isolated from production
We tried to clone the DC , copy VM to Lab network, started the VM but DC is not working as normal. So we seized all FSMO roles
and added registry key = Repl Perform Initial Synchronizations =0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
Value name: Repl Perform Initial Synchronizations
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 0
Still it is not working, for example when we open Active directory users and computers we get error Naming information cannot be located.
Is cloning of DC is supported for DC 2012 for test lab use in VMware VSphere 5.1.1?