Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

Connectivity

Healthy replication between domain controllers is a must for the Active Directory infrastructure. FSMO role holders are designated to do specific tasks in the infrastructure. Other domain controllers, devices, and resources should have a reliable communication channel with FSMO role holders in order to get these specific tasks done when required.

In Active Directory infrastructures, there can be regional offices and remote sites that are connected using WAN links. Most of the time, these WAN links have limited bandwidth. These remote sites can host domain controllers, too. If replication traffic between sites is not handled in an optimized way, it can turn into a bottleneck. Rebeladmin Corp. is a managed services provider and ...