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How do you view replication properties for AD partitions and domain controlers?
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Windows Server 2003 introduced the DomainDNSZones application partition, which is replicated to all DCs running the DNS service within a domain (so each domain has its own version of the DomainDNSZones partition) and the ForestDNSZones application partition, which is replicated to all DCs running the DNS service within the entire forest. To determine which directory partitions a DC running DNS is registered as part of the replica set, run the command dnscmd /enumdirectorypartitions which on my system resulted in the following output: Enumerated directory partition list: Directory partition count = 2 DomainDnsZones.savilltech.com Enlisted Auto Domain ForestDnsZones.savilltech.com Enlisted Auto Forest Command completed successfully. This example shows that the DC is enlisted in both the domain (DomainDNSZones) and forest (ForestDNSZones) application partitions. Alternatively, the status could show as "Not-Enlisted Auto Domain/Forest". To add the server to a partition's replica set, use the /enlistdirectorypartition parameter, as this example shows dnscmd /enlistdirectorypartition domaindnszones.savilltech.com Running this command displays the following output: DNS Server . enlisted directory partition: domaindnszones.savilltech.com Command completed successfully. To view all the members of the replica set of a partition, use the ntdsutil command as shown below (enter the commands in bold): ntdsutil ntdsutil: domain management domain management: connection server connections: connect to server savdaldc01 Binding to savdaldc01 ... Connected to savdaldc01 using credentials of locally logged on user. server connections: quit domain management: list Note: Directory partition names with International/Unicode characters will display correctly only if appropriate fonts and language support are loaded Found 6 Naming Context(s) 0 - CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com 1 - DC=savilltech,DC=com 2 - CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com 3 - DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=savilltech,DC=com 4 - DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=savilltech,DC=com 5 - DC=child,DC=savilltech,DC=com domain management: list nc replica dc=forestdnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com The application directory partition dc=forestdnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com's Replicas are: CN=NTDS Settings,CN=VPC2003ROOTDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SAVDALDC02,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com * CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SAVDALDC01,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com The *'ed items are currently uninstantiated replicas. domain management: list nc replica dc=domaindnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com The application directory partition dc=domaindnszones,dc=savilltech,dc=com's Replicas are: CN=NTDS Settings,CN=VPC2003ROOTDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=SAVDALDC01,CN=Servers,CN=Smallville,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=savilltech,DC=com domain management: quit ntdsutil: quit Disconnecting from savdaldc01... The sample code and output first shows starting the domain management functions of the NTDSUTIL command, then connecting to a DC. Next you use the list command to tell ntdsutil to show all the partitions that exist, then to display the members of the forestdnszones replica set and the domaindnszones replica set (for the savilltech.com domain). If the output shows any DCs listed as uninstantiated replicas, it means no replication object is configured to allow the replication of the information. You can force the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) to run to create the replication objects, as needed. To do so, type the command repadmin /kcc and then force replication by running the command repadmin /syncall
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What partitions are used to separate forest-wide DNS information from domain-wide DNS information to control the scope of replication of different types of DNS data?
Application Directory Partitions.
Which utility is used to rename domain controlers?
The latest available tool is RENDOM.EXE
What is the difference between outbound and inbound replication?
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.
What are the Active directory application partitions?
Application PartitionApplication partitions store information about application in Active Directory. Each application determines how it stores, categorizes, and uses application specific information. To prevent unnecessary replication to specific application partitions, you can designate which domain controllers in a forest host specific application partitions. Unlike a domain partitions, an application partition cannot store security principal objects, such as user accounts. In addition, the data in an application partition is not stored in the global catalog.As an example of application partition, if you use a Domain Name System that is integrated with Active Directory you have two application partitions for DNS zones -- ForestDNSZones and DomainDNSZones:ForestDNSZones is part of a forest. All domain controllers and DNS servers in a forest receive a replica of this partition. A forest-wide application partition stores the forest zone data.DomainDNSZones is unique for each domain. All domain controllers that are DNS servers in that domain receive a replica of this partition. The application partitions store the domain DNS zone in the DomainDNSZones.Each domain has a DomainDNSZones partition, but there is only one ForestDNSZones partition. No DNS data is replicated to the global catalog server.
Which is service in your windows is responsible for replication of Domain controller to another domain controller?
There are2 types of replication.1 AD replication2 Sysvol replicationAD replication uses RPC.Sysvol uses DFS Replication (DFSR) service, if Domain is at2008 functional level and all DCs are WIndows Server2008 or higher OS version. If domain functional level is2003, Sysvol uses NT File Replication Service (NTFS)
What applications or services use AD application partitions Name a couple?
An application directory partition is a directory partition that is replicated only to specific domain controllers. A domain controller that participates in the replication of a particular application directory partition hosts a replica of that partition. Only domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 can host a replica of an application directory partition. Applications and services can use application directory partitions to store application-specific data. Application directory partitions can contain any type of object, except security principals. TAPI is an example of a service that stores its application-specific data in an application directory partition. Application directory partitions are usually created by the applications that will use them to store and replicate data. For testing and troubleshooting purposes, members of the Enterprise Admins group can manually create or manage application directory partitions using the Ntdsutil command-line tool. One of the benefits of an application directory partition is that, for redundancy, availability, or fault tolerance, the data in it can be replicated to different domain controllers in a forest. The data can be replicated to a specific domain controller or any set of domain controllers anywhere in the forest. This differs from a domain directory partition in which data is replicated to all domain controllers in that domain. Storing application data in an application directory partition instead of in a domain directory partition may reduce replication traffic because the application data is only replicated to specific domain controllers. Some applications may use application directory partitions to replicate data only to servers where the data will be locally useful.
Which directory partition contains all objects in a domain?
Contains a < domain > container (for example, the abc.com container), which stores users, computers, groups, and other objects for a specific Windows domain (for example, the abc.com domain). Updates to the < domain > container are replicated to only domain controllers within the domain and to Global Catalog servers if the update is made to an attribute that is marked for replication to the Global Catalog. The < domain > container is displayed in the Active Directory Users and Computers console. The hierarchy of domain directory partitions can be viewed in the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console, where trust relationships between domains can be managed.
7 What are application partitions When do you use them?
Application Directory Partition is a partition space in Active Directory which an application can use to store that application specific data. This partition is then replicated only to some specific domain controllers. The application directory partition can contain any type of data except security principles (users, computers, groups).
What is a bridgehead server?
A Bridge head server is a domain controller that is used for intersite replication. This is the point of contact for a domain controller in another site. This passed replication traffic to a domain controller on another site. replication data is compressed and sent over IP or SMTP. To designate a preferred bridgehead server Open Active Directory Sites and Services -- In the console tree, right-click the domain controller that you want to make a preferred bridgehead server, and then click Properties -- On the General tab, click the intersite transport or transports for which this computer will be a preferred bridgehead server, and then click Add.
What are directory partitions?
Configuration Contains the Configuration container, which stores configuration objects for the entire forest in cn=configuration,dc= forestRootDomain . Updates to this container are replicated to all domain controllers in the forest. Configuration objects store information about sites, services, and directory partitions. You can view the contents of the Configuration container by using ADSI Edit.Schema Contains the Schema container, which stores class and attribute definitions for all existing and possible Active Directory objects in cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc= forestRootDomain . Updates to this container are replicated to all domain controllers in the forest. You can view the contents of the Schema container in the Active Directory Schema console.Domain Contains a < domain > container (for example, the abc.com container), which stores users, computers, groups, and other objects for a specific Windows 2000 domain (for example, the abc.com domain). Updates to the < domain> container are replicated to only domain controllers within the domain and to Global Catalog servers if the update is made to an attribute that is marked for replication to the Global Catalog. The < domain > container is displayed in the Active Directory Users and Computers console. The hierarchy of domain directory partitions can be viewed in the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console, where trust relationships between domains can be managed.Each directory partition is a contiguous portion of the directory tree, and each one starts at a single point (the directory partition head ) and spreads to either leaf nodes (for the schema and configuration directory partitions) or to the heads of other directory partitions below it (for domain directory partitions). Each directory partition, therefore, has exactly one directory partition immediately above it in the tree (except for a tree root domain directory partition, which has only the rootDSE above it) and possibly more directory partitions immediately below it
What is the process of copying directory data to multiple domain controllers known as?
Replication The data is available with all domain controller(DC) in case any DC fails other has same files with it.
In which folder do scripts have to be stored to ensure proper functioning and replication to all domain controllers?
They are stored i the Sysvol folder for easier replication
