Re: IgnoreGCFailures

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From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 00:34:50 -0000

Hey, thanks very much!!

It needs updating...I'll get round to it one day. Glad it helped ;-) 

-- 
Paul Williams
http://www.msresource.net
http://forums.msresource.net
"bryan" <bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:D82C4C1E-3C89-4F17-BEDD-55041575A7F2@microsoft.com...
Hi Paul
I had moved the IM role to another DC last week but was still getting the
same error. I made all DC's > GC's yesterday.
Thanks for your input and your article was a good read I must say.
Rgds
Bryan
"ptwilliams" wrote:
> It's showing up because the IM and GC reside on that box.  You can either
> ignore it, or move one of the two roles elsewhere.
>
> I'd ignore it, but that's just me.  I recommend you run all DCs as GCs.
>
>
> -- 
>
> Paul Williams
>
> http://www.msresource.net
> http://forums.msresource.net
>
>
> "bryan" <bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D7F5E1E6-0E20-4151-B3D2-B262D04809C0@microsoft.com...
> Hi Paul
>
> Cheers for the info.
>
> I would like to have my Active Directory run with no GC's for my cluster
> servers deployment as in the 'domainlet' scenario.
>
> I would like to stop the error being logged on the initial node I used to
> setup AD - It is not reported on any of the 3 other nodes which are DC's.
> - Do you know of a way that I can do this?
>
> Thanks
> Bryan
>
> "ptwilliams" wrote:
>
> > In a single-domain forest, or indeed a multi-domain forest where all DCs
> > are
> > GCs, the IM is redundant.
> >
> > This error is nothing to worry about unless you have multiple domains 
> > and
> > non-GC DCs.
> >
> >  -- http://www.msresource.net/content/view/14/46/
> >
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > Paul Williams
> >
> > http://www.msresource.net
> > http://forums.msresource.net
> >
> >
> > "bryan" <bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6254FD2E-765D-45E0-83CE-4B97EE3FA03E@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Ryan
> >
> > Thanks for getting back to me.
> >
> > I transfered the 'Infrastructure Master Role' from the first installed 
> > DC
> > (which is not a GC) to another DC within the domain (should this really
> > matter when no server is acting as a GC?)
> >
> > 1: The error occurred again on the hour from the last event logged
> >
> > 2: I had another error - 1534
> >
> > "this machine holds the Domain Master Role, and is not a GC. These two
> > states are incompatible. Either this machine should be made a GC or the
> > role
> > should be transferred to a machine that is a GC".
> >
> > DNS is fine as all nodes can connect to the GC when I make the first DC 
> > a
> > GC
> > without a problem.
> >
> > I know it would be easier for me to just deploy a GC as it is only four
> > nodes and I doubt replication traffic would make a dent in this setup 
> > but
> > I
> > really want to make the 'domainlet' approach work by not requiring a GC 
> > if
> > at
> > all possible.
> >
> > Any further help very much appreciated.
> >
> > Best rgds and thanks
> > Bryan Wiggins
> >
> > "Ryan Hanisco" wrote:
> >
> > > Bryan,
> > >
> > > This is an error with the Infrastructure Master doing its maintenance.
> > > It
> > > can mean there was a problem transferring roles or locating the 
> > > master.
> > > I
> > > would take a look at the DNS configuration for the GCs and make sure
> > > that
> > > there isn't anything odd there.
> > >
> > > You can also use NLTEST to get a better idea of what is wrong.
> > >
> > > Finally, you could move or transfer (don't seize) the role off of the
> > > cluster and try to move it back -- or just run it elsewhere.
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Ryan Hanisco
> > > MCSE, MCDBA
> > > Flagship Integration Services
> > >
> > >
> > > "bryan" <bryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:965F84EB-14AD-4AA8-8741-90AC65AB7889@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi all
> > > >
> > > > I have windows 2000 Adv server, SP4 deployed on four nodes for 2x
> > > > active/passive cluster solution.
> > > >
> > > > I am using the 'domainlet' approach for this purpose and have 
> > > > followed
> > > > the
> > > > necessary steps and all is working fine by taking out the global
> > > > catalog
> > > role
> > > > and putting the registry key "IgnoreGCFailures".
> > > >
> > > > My questions is:
> > > > I keep getting error "1126 - NTDS general - unable to establish
> > > > connection
> > > > with global catalog" in the event log of the 'original' global 
> > > > catalog
> > > server
> > > > I used to setup active directory.
> > > >
> > > > How can I stop this error being reported in the event log?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > Bryan wiggins
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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