Re: Does Every Site Have to have a DC?

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:44:38 -0600

In general they should but recognize that you create
both Sites and DCs to it isn't "do they have" but rather
"did you do it that way?"

There is almost no reason for a site unless there is
a DC in that location -- since sites are mostly about
controlling replication and authentication.

There are occasionally some minor or unusual reasons
for DC-less sites and there is nothing technically wrong
with doing it.

"Alan Coleman" <technology@sjvmail.net> wrote in message
news:eDZSl5h8EHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I have a few sites that I want to add NAS servers to for file serving,
> however I don't have any DCs that go to these sites, does a site have to
> have a DC in order to be treated as a separate site under Sites and
Services

No.

> or can I add new sites and they still authenticate off of the "closest"
site
> with a DC in it?

Yes.

But the question arises,
"Why are you making sites without a DC?"

(You may have a reason but recognize that access
to domain resources -- including authenticating for a
NAS client -- will fail if the link to the DCs are down.) 

-- 
Herb Martin
> -- 
> Alan Coleman
> Network Administrator
> St. Joseph's Villa
>
>

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