Active Directory and backup DCs

[Tom Del Rosso]

What I've read of Active Directory says that MS did away with the model
of Primary and Backup DC. Isn't there a way to make the ADserver
redundant?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Answered at 5:12pm yesterday. Please check for replies to your prior
message.

 

[Tom Del Rosso]

Answered at 5:12pm yesterday. Please check for replies to your prior
message.

Funny, but there's nothing on the cable company server either. Not even
my original message.

Did I miss anything good?

 

[Tom Del Rosso]

Answered at 5:12pm yesterday. Please check for replies to your prior
message.

Something went wrong. My prior message, and the whole thread if there
was a thread, never showed up on AT&T's server. I'll try my cable
company's server.

Thanks.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Nah, not really.

Simply, Active Directory has a partner-level replication between domain
controllers. There is no need for a "PDC" or a "BDC", any change to one
domain controller gets replicated to all other domain controllers. The only
reason the term "PDC" persists to this day is because of the FSMO (Flexible
Single Master Operation) roles that can be held by the domain controllers.
You can read more on this here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=197132

 

[Tom Del Rosso]

Nah, not really.

Simply, Active Directory has a partner-level replication between
domain controllers. There is no need for a "PDC" or a "BDC", any
change to one domain controller gets replicated to all other domain
controllers.

Thanks Richard.