Does anybody know how I can check to make sure Exchange info is replicating
between DC's?
I have recently built a DC at out DR site to replace an old machine, but I
want to make sure that all the relevant info is being replicated before I
decommision the old box.
Re: Active Directory - security boundaries ... If you are just replicating NOS info around, it doesn't have the churn the other data does and there isn't much to it so it would considerably lighten the replication load....Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services... When Microsoft moved to the forest model, the domain became a so so policy boundary and so so replication boundary. ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
Re: Replication protocol (IP or SMTP) ...Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services... I just get the excerpt from the MOC 2279 - Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining W2003 Active Directory Infrastructure, the statement is as ... "SMTP supports replication of the schema, configuration, and GC between sites and between domains. ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
Re: PDC EMU ? ... Depending on your replication topology and timings this change could take minutes to weeks to replicate fully throughout your domain. ...Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services... With the avoidpdc set if user changes password in site 2, no message is sent to pdc em in ste 1 so the dc in site 3 isnt "immedialtely" told, but will site 3 be told next time replications happens? ... All AvoidPDCOnWan does is tell the local DC not to contact the PDC in the event of password changes or authentication failures. ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
Re: AD Monitoring Tools? ...Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services... I am handling this issue with QoS techniques but want to monitor the health of AD replication with a simple to use reporting tool.... Someone out there must have built a "control panel" with status on AD links and replication status; any recommendations are appreciated in advance. ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
Re: Domain Controller replication ...Replication is a bit more complicated than what state is it currently in. ... Everything is pull based and several DCs could be pulling from a single DC at any given time. ...Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services... (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
