Re: Bridgeheads

Thanks for the response,

I admit that I don't fully understand my topology -- but it's also possible
that my topology, which I inherited, is a bit of a mess. Of immediate
concern are the NTDS KCC errors. These would seem to indicate that
something has gone awry. Perhaps a designated bridgehead server has gone
down in the past? Right now, it appears that I have *multiple* preferred
bridgehead servers designated in one of my sites. I'm not sure this would
ever be an optimal solution.

Anyway, as a first step to try to clean up the KCC errors, I wonder if it is
safe enough to "undesignate" all the bridgehead servers and let AD designate
its own. I'm hoping that worst case, if problems arise, I can simply add
them back. ??

Thanks,


"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Slow down. It doesn't sound to me like you have an understanding of your
topology. You should sit down and grab a paper and pencil and layout what
your enterprise should look like and from there compare it to what is
actually defined in AD.

Within the sites and services verify any dc's that belong to sites
actually reside in the containers and all specific subnets are defined for
these sites.

Once this is done then come back with questions.

Best practice for Sites and Services
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755768.aspx

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Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4

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"JBradshaw" <jbradsha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm getting a TON of NTDS KCC 1567 errors in the directory services log
on one of my servers.

I have 3 sites listed in Sites & Services.

The first site - Austin - has no servers listed.

The second site - Boston - has 6 servers listed, 3 of which have IP
selected under the box "This server is a preferred bridgehead server for
the following transports." These are BOS1, BOS2, and BOS3

The third site - Charlotte - has 2 servers listed, 2 of which have IP
selected under the box "This server is a preferred bridgehead server for
the following transports." These are CHA1, CHA2, and CHA3.


HERE'S THE CONFUSING PART:

Using replmon, if I click on various servers within each site, and choose
"show bridgehead servers in this site" it shows me totally different
information.

So here's what I'm wondering: Is it possible to somehow delete all
bridghead servers in my enterprise and start from scratch? It seems
based on my reading that Active Directory will basically sort it all out
on its own. If this is possible and won't cause any harm (I don't even
think the bridgeheads are serving any purpose for us), how do I remove
them?

Also, I notice 3 site lines in ADSS: AUS-BOS, AUS-CHA, and
DEFAULTSITELINK. What are the ramifications of deleting the first two?
Again, I really don't think they are serving any purpose. But just in
case they are, I'd like to know if it's okay to delete them and recreate
them, if necessary.

Thanks





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