Re: Sites and Services Replication Partner Question

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From: Ulf B. Simon-Weidner [MVP] (nospam2-ulf_at_usw-consulting.com)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:07:36 +0000

"Eloy" <Eloy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:Eloy@discussions.microsoft.com:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am setting a 1 forest design in 52 sites with a total of 52 GC. Each
> server per site will be configued
> as an additional domain controller with a GC at each remote site. My
> question
> is do I leave alone the default automatic partners WIndows creates for
> replication or
> Do I have to modify the replication partners. I know that it creates an
> automated partner, but is there more to it ?
>
> Another question I have is on the DNS at each Remote Server, do I have to
> enable ZOne Transfers ?
>
> Thanks for all your help

Hello Eloy,

If you have your sites and site-links configured than you usually don't
need to create replication connections and you are perfectly able to
rely on the automatic created replication connection.

If you have your DNS-Zones integrated into active directory, and the
replication scopes are configured as you want them (usually with WS2k3
you have _msdcs.yourcompany.com replicated to all AD DNS-Servers in the
Forest, and yourcompany.com to all AD DNS-Servers in the Domain) you
don't need to enable Zone-Transfers. If you have secondary DNS-Servers
pulling the zone you'll have to configure zone-transfers for those at
the servers who hold the primary zone.

I hope this helps you. 

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