Re: How often do DC's replicate

Thanks guys. IS 3 hours ok, or would you change it to something lower?

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
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> In news:%234b7XsC2FHA.3568@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Todd J Heron <todd_heron(delete)@hotmail.com> made this post, which I then
> commented about below:
>> Active Directory replication intervals.
>>
>> Windows 2003: 15 seconds (Intrasite); 3 hours (Intersite)
>> Windows 2000: 5 minutes (Intrasite); 3 hours (Intersite)
>
> I was just going to say that... :-)
>
> Also to address the other comment by Gonzo about the *whole* ntds.dit
> database getting replicated, the whole database does NOT get replicated
> (other then when promoting a replica DC), but rather just the attribute
> changes or object (users, groups, etc) additions.
>
> For Gonzo, here's more info on the replication model:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/1465d773-b763-45ec-b971-c23cdc27400e.mspx
>
> And the whole thing:
> Active Directory Replication Topology Technical Reference Active
> Directory:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/c238f32b-4400-4a0c-b4fb-7b0febecfc73.mspx
>
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