Disregard step number they are from my DR plan.
14. This DC needs to be the File Replication Service Master (Q316790)
· Stop the File Replication service on the DC
· Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe)
· Locate and then click the BurFlags value under the following key in
the registry:
¨
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Backup
/Restore\Process at Startup
· On the Edit menu, click DWORD, click Hex, type D4, and then click
OK
· Quit Registry Editor
· Restart the File Replication Service
14. This DC needs to be a Global Catalog Server
· Click Start, point to Programs, click Administrative Tools, and
then click Active Directory Sites and Services
· Double-click Sites to expand it, expand Servers, and then select
the DC
· Double-click the DC to expand the server contents
· Below the server, an NTDS Settings object is displayed. Right-click
the object, and then click Properties
· On the General tab, you can observe a global catalog check box,
which should be selected, by default
¨ If the global catalog check box is not checked, then check it
17. Ensure that the DC has registered the proper computer role
· Enter net accounts at a dos prompt
¨ The computer role should say "primary"
27. Do an analysis of the AD within the Enterprise
· If exists delete c:\dcdiag.log
· Using dcdiag.exe
¨ "C:\program files\support tools\dcdiag" /e /c /v /f:c:\dcdiag.log
§ This program can take several minutes to complete
§ The log file is stored in c:\dcdiag.log
§ Review the log file for errors
v Any previous Replication errors in the Replication Event Log will
appear in this log
Rid pool is where object creation sid assignment values are kept. DCDIAG
which I have defined above will check to see if it works. If you see any
failed messages then examine what exactly isn't working and if you have to
fix it.
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Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
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