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Sites on windows 2000 active directory
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| hi there,
Just started studying .. and I am stuck !
can someone please explain the concept of sites on the active directory.
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| Slinky 2002-08-06, 8:20 pm |
| Alright, straight from the horses mouth:
"Sites define sets of domain controllers that are well-connected in terms of speed and cost. Domain controllers in the same site replicate on the basis of notification: When a domain controller has changes, it notifies its replication partners. Then the notified partner requests the changes and replication takes place. Because there is no concern about replication speed or cost, replication within sites occurs as needed rather than scheduled. Replication between sites occurs according to a schedule; you can use the schedule to determine the most beneficial time for replication to occur on the basis of network traffic and cost. A site is the equivalent of a set of one or more IP subnets.
When you install Active Directory on the first domain controller in the site, an object name Default-First-Site-Nam is created in the Sites container. It is necessary to install the first domain controller into this site. Subsequent domain controllers are either installed into the site of the source domain controller (assuming the IP address maps to the site) or an existing site. When your first domain controller has be installed, you can rename Default-First-Site-Name to the name you want to use for the site.
When you install Active Directory on subsequent servers, if alternate sites have been defined in Active Directory and the IP address of the installation computer matches an existing subnet in a defined site, the domain controller is added to that site. Otherwise, it is added to the site of the source domain controller."
I would recommend getting your hands on a copy of the MS Press Training Kit book for 70-217. | |
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