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nocmonkey

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11/08/2005 8:44 AM
Could you please let me know all the ways to verify a DC has been successfully promoted to a GC? For example, will a dcdiag 100% verify this? Thanks, ...D 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/

ZJORZ

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11/08/2005 8:57 AM
________________________________ From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Danny Sent: Tue 11/8/2005 9:37 PM To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ActiveDir] Methods to verify GC promotion Could you please let me know all the ways to verify a DC has been successfully promoted to a GC? For example, will a dcdiag 100% verify this? Thanks, ...D 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/ This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. >

GuidoG

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11/08/2005 9:02 AM
better to check for "isGlobalCatalogReady" attribute in RootDSE - will be set to true when promotion is done. You'll see the contents of RootDSE or a DC for example when binding to it via LDP.EXE. /Guido -----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Danny Sent: Dienstag, 8. November 2005 21:38 To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ActiveDir] Methods to verify GC promotion Could you please let me know all the ways to verify a DC has been successfully promoted to a GC? For example, will a dcdiag 100% verify this? Thanks, ...D 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/

rwf4

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11/08/2005 9:05 AM
Look for an Event log entry saying that the GC promotion has completed Source NTDS Event 1119 Look for a Registry entry called HKLM -> System -> CurrentControlSet -> Services -> NTDS -> Parameters -> Global Catalog Promotion Complete Dump the RootDSE contents using the LDAP Browser (LDP) and look for the isGlobalCatalogReady attribute set to TRUE. Use the Nltest utility that comes in the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools- nltest /dsgetdc:domainname & look for the GC flag There are probably others but those come to mind -----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Danny Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:38 PM To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ActiveDir] Methods to verify GC promotion Could you please let me know all the ways to verify a DC has been successfully promoted to a GC? For example, will a dcdiag 100% verify this? Thanks, ...D 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/

dwells

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11/08/2005 10:04 AM
All the posts I've seen do indeed validate that the GC deems itself 'ready', the definition of 'ready', however, warrants a mention. Since I'm unaware of what motivated you to ask, I'd suggest you take a look at the definition of "occupancy level" as it pertains to a GC - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechR ef/0d34c3b9-499b-41d3-a55f-527ce61e7858.mspx -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology * Email: dwells@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://msetechnology.com -----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Danny Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:38 PM To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ActiveDir] Methods to verify GC promotion Could you please let me know all the ways to verify a DC has been successfully promoted to a GC? For example, will a dcdiag 100% verify this? Thanks, ...D 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/

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