August 2019
Intermediate to advanced
786 pages
20h 22m
English
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Troubleshooting AD DS replication issues
An AD environment with replication issues is a disaster; it can cause all sorts of problems. AD uses a multi-master database. A change made on one domain controller should be advertised to other domain controllers to maintain consistency. The two types of replication in an AD environment are as follows:
- Intra-site replication: Replication between domain controllers in the same AD site
- Inter-site replication: Replication between domain controllers in different AD sites
In Chapter 11, Active Directory Services, we looked at exactly how both types of replication work. I encourage you to refer to it and refresh your memory before we proceed.
There is no smoke without fire. When there are replication ...