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Windows Server Catalog
Windows Server Catalog
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The ports used by GC is as follows GLOBAL CATALOG 3268 GLOBAL CATALOG 3269 https(secure)
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.
Global catalog server
Global catalog server.
To function as a server a computer must be running as a WINDOWS based server i.e windows 2000, windows NT, windows 2k3, windows 2k8 editions of server installed on computer the server could be Linux based as well.
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Hi, According to Microsoft, I guess the answer is YES. Please look at : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770371.aspx You'll find the following information : A terminal server running Windows Server 2008 cannot communicate with a license server running Windows Server 2003. However, it is possible for a terminal server running Windows Server 2003 to communicate with a license server running Windows Server 2008. I hope this will help you! Pierre.
universal groups are not present in the win2000 mixed mode the forest level needs to be win2003 for it to work.Universal groups can be used anywhere in the same Windows forest. They are only available in a Native-mode enterprise. Universal groups may be an easier approach for some administrators because there are no intrinsic limitations on their use. Users can be directly assigned to Universal groups, they can be nested, and they can be used directly with access-control lists to denote access permissions in any domain in the enterprise.Universal groups are stored in the global catalog (GC); this means that all changes made to these groups engender replication to all global catalog servers in the entire enterprise. Changes to universal groups must therefore be made only after a careful examination of the benefits of universal groups as compared to the cost of the increased global catalog replication load. If an organization has but a single, well-connected LAN, no performance degradation should be experienced, while widely dispersed sites might experience a significant impact. Typically, organizations using WANs should use Universal groups only for relatively static groups in which memberships change rarelyWindows 2000 Server mixed (default)Supported domain controllers: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 Server , Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2Activated features: local and global groups, global catalog supportWindows 2000 Server nativeSupported domain controllers: Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2Activated features: group nesting, universal groups, Sid History, converting groups between security groups and distribution groups, you can raise domain levels by increasing the forest level settings
The global catalog server.