I'd like to use VPC 2007 to emulate a simple Active Directory on a virtual
network--in particular, one domain controller, one member server, and one
Windows XP workstation. I have plenty of RAM and drive space on my host. This
is a stand-alone host on my home network.

I set up two W2K3 SP2 VMs. I added the domain controller role to the first
VM, but it failed during the DNS setup. I manually set up DNS, but I'm not
sure it's working properly; I don't seem to be able to add the second VM to
the domain as a member server.

Before I spend too much longer trying to figure this out, is there a simple
'best practices' guide for setting up such a network? You know, things like
the VPC console settings for suggested amount of RAM, networking settings,
etc. Also, the VM settings for networking, etc.? Tips on creating the Active
Directory domain in such an environment would be helpful, too.