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Outbound replication is when a domain controller transmits replication information to other domain controllers on a network andInbound replication is when a domain controller receives updates to the Active Directory database from other domain controllers on the network.
The Domain Controller (Server)
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server 2003 Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 After you upgrade all Windows NT 4.0-based domain controllers in a domain to Windows Server 2003, you can raise the functional level of each domain in the forest to Windows Server 2003. Before you raise the domain functional level, however, you must ensure that no Windows NT 4.0-based domain controllers remain in the domain. Warning * If Windows NT 4.0-based domain controllers are running in a domain when you raise the domain functional level to Windows Server 2003, they will no longer be able to communicate with the new Windows Server 2003 domain controllers and will not receive necessary updates. Use the following LDAP query to identify any Windows NT 4.0 domain controllers remaining in the domain. Run the LDAP query against the Domain container in Active Directory Users and Computers. If you have not manually changed the value of the operatingSystemVersion attribute of the computer object, this query is conclusive for domain controllers running Windows NT 4.0. You must be a member of the Domain Admins group to run the following query. To identify Windows NT 4.0-based domain controllers in a domain 1. From any Windows Server 2003-based domain controller, open Active Directory Users and Computers. 2. If the domain controller is not already connected to the appropriate domain, connect it to the domain as follows: a. Right-click the current domain object, and then click Connect to domain. b. In the Domain dialog box, type the DNS name of the domain that you want to connect to, or click Browse to select the domain from the domain tree, and then click OK. 3. Right-click the domain object, and then click Find. 4. In the Find dialog box, click Custom Search. 5. Click the domain for which you want to change the functional level. 6. Click the Advanced tab. 7. In the Enter LDAP query box, type the following, leaving no spaces between any characters (the query is not case-sensitive): (&(objectCategory=computer)(operatingSystemVersion=4*)(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=8192)) 8. Click Find Now. This produces a list of the computers in the domain that are running Windows NT 4.0 and functioning as domain controllers. A domain controller might appear in the list for any of the following reasons: * The domain controller is running Windows NT 4.0 and must be upgraded. * The domain controller has been upgraded to Windows Server 2003, but the change has not replicated to the target domain controller. * The domain controller is no longer in service, but its computer object has not been removed from the domain. Before you can change the domain functional level to Windows Server 2003, you must physically locate any domain controller in the list, determine its current status, and either upgrade or remove the domain controller as appropriate.
Domain Controllers OU
No the reason it's called a primary Domain Controller is because it's the one controller that has all the domain names and address for that Domain.
first domain controller in the forest root domain.
Considerations when Installing a new Windows Server 2008 forestWhen you install AD to create the first domain controller in a new Windows Server 2008 forest, you must keep the following considerations in mind: You must make forest and domain functional level decisions that determine whether your forest and domain can contain domain controllers that run Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, or both. To read more about forest and domain functional levels please refer to the links below.Domain controllers running the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system are NOT supported with Windows Server 2008.Servers running Windows NT Server 4.0 are NOT supported by domain controllers that are running Windows Server 2008, meaning you MUST have additional DCs running Windows 2000/2003 to support older NT 4.0 servers.The first Windows Server 2008 domain controller in a forest must be a global catalog server and it cannot be an RODC.
The sysVOL folder stores the server's copy of the domain's public files. The contents such as group policy, users etc of the sysvol folder are replicated to all domain controllers in the domain. The sysvol folder must be located on an NTFS volume The article describes how to use the Burflags registry entry to rebuild each domain controller's copy of the system volume (SYSVOL) tree on all domain controllers in a common Active Directory directory service domain. The term SYSVOL refers to a set of files and folders that reside on the local hard disk of each domain controller in a domain and that are replicated by the File Replication service (FRS). Network clients access the contents of the SYSVOL tree by using the following shared folders:
"No Domain Controller found" is an error message typically encountered in Windows networks when a computer or device is unable to locate a domain controller (DC) for authentication and directory services. This issue can arise due to various reasons, including network connectivity problems, incorrect DNS settings, or the domain controller being offline or misconfigured. Without access to a domain controller, users may be unable to log in to the network or access domain resources. Troubleshooting usually involves checking network configurations and ensuring the DC is operational.
The functional level that only allows Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 domain controllers is the Windows Server 2003 functional level. At this level, the Active Directory domain can utilize features introduced in Windows Server 2003 while maintaining compatibility with the earlier Windows 2000 domain controllers. However, it does not support any domain controllers running versions newer than 2008.
DCpromo is a windows server OS command which is used to promote / make normal windows server functionality to server functinaity as domain controller. a domain controller can manage almost all resources in you network such as users ,PCs,Printers and etc.