AD Domain ServicesReplication, Sites & Domain Controllers

How to check if a DC is a global catalog server | How to Active Directory

Locating objects outside a domain controller’s (DC) domain is beyond its scope. Hence, there is a need for a server called a global catalog server. The global catalog contains a partial representation of all objects in the entire forest. Watch this video where we discuss how you can check if a domain controller is a global catalog server using Active Directory Sites and Services Check out a…
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Active Directory FSMO roles | How to Active Directory

FSMO roles are replication roles that are assigned to Domain controllers by administrators. These roles takes care of a certain part of the replication process so that one DC does not have to monitor and control all the replication processes. Learn how to identifying DCs that have been authorized with FSMO roles Check out a more detailed explanation in our article here…
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AD Domain ServicesReplication, Sites & Domain Controllers

Active Directory Replication: What it is and how it works

What you will learn from this article? Information in the Active Directory (AD) network is modified or updated constantly. In such cases, if any information is updated in one domain controller (DC) of the AD network, all other DCs in the network should also be updated with the new information. This process is done in AD through replication. In this article, we will take a look at what is AD…
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AD Domain ServicesReplication, Sites & Domain Controllers

Active Directory FSMO Roles Explained

What you will learn from this article: Active Directory (AD) relies on the AD replication process to keep the information updated across all its domain controllers (DC) in the network. This replication is done through the multi-master replication method, where if the information is modified in one DC, that DC initiates the replication process to update the other DCs. You can learn more about AD…
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