Global catalog server

[Daniel]

How to determine which server is hosting the global catalog ? currently
i have 2 AD DCs with different domains replicating. Thanks

Regards
Daniel

 

[Harj]

Hi,

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
2. In the console tree, expand the Sites container, expand the site of
the domain controller you want to check, expand the Servers container,
and then expand the Server object.
3. Right-click the NTDS Settings object, and then click Properties.
4. On the General tab, if the Global Catalog box is selected, the
domain controller is designated as a global catalog server.

OR

1. Start the Active Directory Replication Monitor tool. ( You need the
support tools installed) replmon.exe
2. Right-click Monitored Servers, and then add one or more servers by
using the wizard.
3. Right-click the servers, and then click Show Global Catalog Servers
in Enterprise.

Hope this helps

Harj Singh
"Powering Your Active Directory Investment"
www.specopssoft.com

 

[Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP]]

or
REPADMIN /OPTIONS *

the DCs that have as option: IS_GC... well is a GC ;-)

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[Herb Martin]

In addition to what Jorge and Harj have suggested
you can just go into AD Sites and Services and look
at each DCs "NTDS properties" (if there are not too
many.)

The MMC is easy, and if you have a single domain
forest (or small forest) you might just wish to check
all those GC boxes and make every DC a GC while
you are at it.

 

[Jmnts]

Hi

Just one more...

go to command prompt type ldp

In the connection menu choose which server to query and choose connect

Look for isGlobalCatalogReady: TRUE (If is True then is a GC)