Re: Does Every Site Have to have a DC?
From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 01/04/05
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 07:05:46 -0600
"Jimmy Andersson [MVP]" <jimmy_NO_SPAM_@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> DFS is a good reason for having sites without DCs.
>
Yes, that is one of the very few technical exceptions.
However, if you require access to the DFS which is
typically a domain resources, then it is a poor practice
to have DFS server(s) without a DC to authenticate
locally.
And of course, given that there is a DFS server it
costs nothing and is little trouble to put the DC on
the same server (at worst.) Same for DNS.
-- Herb Martin > Regards, > /Jimmy > -- > Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB > Microsoft MVP - Directory Services > ---------- www.qadvice.com ---------- > > > "Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message > news:%23TqjUHi8EHA.3260@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > > > > 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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