RE: [ActiveDir] Replication Question
That must be why I drink so much of it! :m:dsm:cci:mvp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carerros, Charles Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:59 AM To: 'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Replication Question I think what was just throwing me off is all conceptual. I was wondering why DC03 and DC04 don't replicate but now I think I figured it out. The sites they are in aren't adjacent and because we aren't fully routed we prevented the creation of non-adjacent links to be established unless we do it manually. So these two wont make a ring in the replication but they will get the changes through the central hub. Sorry bout that, I guess I didn't have enough coffee before I started thinking this morning. Charlie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:20 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Replication Question AFAIK topology is a ring. All servers issue pull replication... so they don't necessarily need a one-to-one relationship or bidirectional flow. DC03 for example - replicates with DC01, DC01 replicates with DC02, DC02 replicates with DC03... :m:dsm:cci:mvp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carerros, Charles Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:41 AM To: 'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org' Subject: [ActiveDir] Replication Question Alright, I'm noticing something that I think is odd and I was wondering if I'm just losing it. We have an multi-domain empty root forest structure and I'm the DA of one of those child domains. Also, our network is not fully routed. (Although my domain is fully routed.) I have a few DCs where the replication seems to be odd. Using sites and services, the NTDS settings displays replication partners: DC01 replicates with DC02, RDC01 DC02 replicates with DC01, DC03, DC04, RDC01 DC03 replicates only with DC01 DC04 replicates with DC01 RDC01 replicates with DC01, DC02, (and three other domain's) DC01, DC02 and RDC01 are all in the same site, DC03 and DC04 are in different sites. What I'm confused about is why DC03 and DC04 would have NTDS settings for DC01 while DC01 doesn't have NTDS settings for those two domain controllers? DC01 holds all domain level FSMO roles as well. Replication is working, I'm just confused as to why this would be display liked this. I thought the NTDS settings were bidirectional and thus should have entries on both servers. Obviously I don't know enough about replication and NTDS settings. Thanks, Charlie List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Replication Question
I think what was just throwing me off is all conceptual. I was wondering why DC03 and DC04 don't replicate but now I think I figured it out. The sites they are in aren't adjacent and because we aren't fully routed we prevented the creation of non-adjacent links to be established unless we do it manually. So these two wont make a ring in the replication but they will get the changes through the central hub. Sorry bout that, I guess I didn't have enough coffee before I started thinking this morning. Charlie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:20 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Replication Question AFAIK topology is a ring. All servers issue pull replication... so they don't necessarily need a one-to-one relationship or bidirectional flow. DC03 for example - replicates with DC01, DC01 replicates with DC02, DC02 replicates with DC03... :m:dsm:cci:mvp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carerros, Charles Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:41 AM To: 'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org' Subject: [ActiveDir] Replication Question Alright, I'm noticing something that I think is odd and I was wondering if I'm just losing it. We have an multi-domain empty root forest structure and I'm the DA of one of those child domains. Also, our network is not fully routed. (Although my domain is fully routed.) I have a few DCs where the replication seems to be odd. Using sites and services, the NTDS settings displays replication partners: DC01 replicates with DC02, RDC01 DC02 replicates with DC01, DC03, DC04, RDC01 DC03 replicates only with DC01 DC04 replicates with DC01 RDC01 replicates with DC01, DC02, (and three other domain's) DC01, DC02 and RDC01 are all in the same site, DC03 and DC04 are in different sites. What I'm confused about is why DC03 and DC04 would have NTDS settings for DC01 while DC01 doesn't have NTDS settings for those two domain controllers? DC01 holds all domain level FSMO roles as well. Replication is working, I'm just confused as to why this would be display liked this. I thought the NTDS settings were bidirectional and thus should have entries on both servers. Obviously I don't know enough about replication and NTDS settings. Thanks, Charlie List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Replication Question
AFAIK topology is a ring. All servers issue pull replication... so they don't necessarily need a one-to-one relationship or bidirectional flow. DC03 for example - replicates with DC01, DC01 replicates with DC02, DC02 replicates with DC03... :m:dsm:cci:mvp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carerros, Charles Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:41 AM To: 'ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org' Subject: [ActiveDir] Replication Question Alright, I'm noticing something that I think is odd and I was wondering if I'm just losing it. We have an multi-domain empty root forest structure and I'm the DA of one of those child domains. Also, our network is not fully routed. (Although my domain is fully routed.) I have a few DCs where the replication seems to be odd. Using sites and services, the NTDS settings displays replication partners: DC01 replicates with DC02, RDC01 DC02 replicates with DC01, DC03, DC04, RDC01 DC03 replicates only with DC01 DC04 replicates with DC01 RDC01 replicates with DC01, DC02, (and three other domain's) DC01, DC02 and RDC01 are all in the same site, DC03 and DC04 are in different sites. What I'm confused about is why DC03 and DC04 would have NTDS settings for DC01 while DC01 doesn't have NTDS settings for those two domain controllers? DC01 holds all domain level FSMO roles as well. Replication is working, I'm just confused as to why this would be display liked this. I thought the NTDS settings were bidirectional and thus should have entries on both servers. Obviously I don't know enough about replication and NTDS settings. Thanks, Charlie List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
[ActiveDir] Replication Question
Alright, I'm noticing something that I think is odd and I was wondering if I'm just losing it. We have an multi-domain empty root forest structure and I'm the DA of one of those child domains. Also, our network is not fully routed. (Although my domain is fully routed.) I have a few DCs where the replication seems to be odd. Using sites and services, the NTDS settings displays replication partners: DC01 replicates with DC02, RDC01 DC02 replicates with DC01, DC03, DC04, RDC01 DC03 replicates only with DC01 DC04 replicates with DC01 RDC01 replicates with DC01, DC02, (and three other domain's) DC01, DC02 and RDC01 are all in the same site, DC03 and DC04 are in different sites. What I'm confused about is why DC03 and DC04 would have NTDS settings for DC01 while DC01 doesn't have NTDS settings for those two domain controllers? DC01 holds all domain level FSMO roles as well. Replication is working, I'm just confused as to why this would be display liked this. I thought the NTDS settings were bidirectional and thus should have entries on both servers. Obviously I don't know enough about replication and NTDS settings. Thanks, Charlie List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
[ActiveDir] Replication question
Title: Message To All: I am looking for some answers to questions I have about the REPADMIN command. I am running the Windows 2003 Support Tools version of the command with the following switches: /replsum /bysrc /bydest /sort:delta I get a display like the following: Replication Summary Start Time: 2003-10-16 14:14:31 Beginning data collection for replication summary, this may take awhile: (excerpt of actual data) Source DC largest delta fails/total %% error SRV-SITEA0017 14h:25m:59s 0 / 15 0 SRV-SITEC0002 14h:25m:53s 0 / 9 0 SRV-SITEB0001 02h:25m:57s 0 / 22 0 Destination DC largest delta fails/total %% error SRV-SITEA0017 14h:26m:43s 0 / 28 0 SRV-SITEC0002 17m:59s 0 / 5 0 SRV-SITEB0001 17m:43s 0 / 17 0 Now before everyone jumps on me telling me the deltas are way to large, I agree. I think. I have found one replication schedule misconfigured and it has been corrected. Now, my real question is how to interpret the results. I think I understand the information about the largest delta (time since last replication), the fails/total (number of failures in the last number of replication attempts), %% (percent of failures), and error (an explanation of any errors) What I can seem to get a grasp on is the Source DC or Destination DC column. I have looked at the repadmin command in the Microsoft Help and Support page and it gives some information but not have to interpret the results. If someone can explain to me what the Source DC and Destination DC columns tell me I would appreciate it. Dan Daniel L. Gilbert, Contractor Senior Active Directory Specialist CONUS Theater Network Operations and Security Center (CONUS-TNOSC (520) 533-6700 DSN: 821-6700 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
