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Join SBS 2011 Server as Domain Member - Williamhawk - 12-23-2017 Hi, Is is possible to join an SBS 2011 server to a domain managed by another SBS 2011 server?  I know you can't have 2 domain controllers, but I just want the second SBS 2011 to be a client on the domain.   I have 2 SBS 2011 licenses, so I would like to make this work.  When I try to join the domain, I get an error that "An attempt to resolve the DNS name of a domain controller in the domain being joined has failed".   I do have the other SBS 2011 server acting as the domain controller and DHCP is on.  Is there something else I can do?  Can I somehow run DCPROMO to demote the server first? Please help. Thanks! I didn't find the right solution from the Internet. References: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/0ab96570-ef1d-44fc-a273-3222b392c266/join-sbs-2011-server-as-domain-member?forum=smallbusinessserver  Medical Animation