Site Connectors <automatically generated>

[Guest]

I had a problem with replication to a particular remote site. I ended up
editing a couple site connectors, but would like to revert back to the
<automatically generated> connectors.

How is this accomplished?

 

[ptwilliams]

By deleting the manually created/ edited ones.

When you edit the automatic ones you set a bit on the connector that tells
the KCC to leave alone. If you delete the connection objects, the KCCs will
then build new ones to create an optimum replication topology.

The KCCs run every 15 minutes; you can force them to run earlier using
replmon.

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Paul Williams

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I had a problem with replication to a particular remote site. I ended up
editing a couple site connectors, but would like to revert back to the
<automatically generated> connectors.

How is this accomplished?

 

[Guest]

Excellent, thanks

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

You need to delete the connection objects that you have created and then let
our friend the KCC do it's thing! As Paul suggested!

You might want to install the Support Tools ( located on the Service Pack CD
Media or the MS Web Site ) and then take a look at repadmin /showreps /c and
repadmin /showconn. This will give you an idea of what you have. You could
do this before you delete the manually created connection objects and then
after your little buddy has done its thing. Then you can look at the
difference so that you can learn.

Probably already know this but just in case.....

Active Directory has two types of replication: intrasite replication and
intersite replication. Intrasite replication is the replication that takes
place between Domain Controllers that are in the same Site. This should be
pretty clear. Intersite replication is the replication that takes place
between Domain Controllers that are in different Sites ( as defined in the
Active Directory Sites and Services ). What happens is that one of the
Domain Controllers in each Site from each Domain is designated as a
Bridgehead Server ( BHS ). There is the normal intrasite replication. The
DC that is designated as the BHS in SiteA and the DC that is designated as
the BHS in SiteB are the two DCs that 'talk' to one another.

Now, what exactly are you replicating? There are three Naming Contexts, or
partitions, in Active Directory: the Schema NC, the Configuration NC and the
Domain NC. The first two are replicated to all Domain Controllers in the
Forest. The Domain NC is replicated only to Domain Controllers in that
Domain. So, if you had three Domains ( DomainA, DomainB and DomainC ) all
Domain Controllers would receive the Schema NC and Configuration NC but only
the DCs in DomainA would get the Domain NC for DomainA and only the Domain
Controllers in DomainB would get the Domain NC for DomainB and only the
Domain Controllers in DomainC would get the Domain NC for DomainC.

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Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24014
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
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