[windows2000] Re: opinion
- From: Bill Beckett <Bill.Beckett@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 16:04:41 -0400
Yep that helps a great deal. So, if there were several locations but their
link was a relatively fast one (T1 or better) it would make more sense just
to create OU's for each location, plunk a DC there and forego the creation
of sites?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hathaway [mailto:JimH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday May 04, 2004 4:07 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: opinion
Sites are all about distinguishing slower connection based boundaries
between DC's.
So, in a scenario where you have a main site w/ 3 win2k DC's, and an ISDN
connection @ 128k going out to a remote location w/ 25 users and another DC.
You may notice shortly after setting up this scenario, that a big chunk of
traffic over that ISDN connection is AD replication, as opposed to end users
getting exchange data from the main site and so forth.
Windows 2k DC's not assigned to Sites, assume that they can utilize LAN
(10bt/100bt/1000) speeds for replications with other win2k DC's.
By defining a Site in AD sites and services, and plopping a DC in each
appropriate location, you help the Windows KCC (knowledge consistency
checker) to at least create a base replication format for AD replication to
your remote locations that doesn't try and hog all the bandwidth. Once
that's established, you can then fine tune your site connections to only
utilize the link available for replication on off hours, 1 or 2 times an
hour, etc . . .
In short, defining Sites, allows for replication tuning between domain
controllers over connections slower than LAN speeds.
HTH
J
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Beckett [mailto:Bill.Beckett@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:34 AM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: opinion
So suppose each site had a DC, why would one opt for a site or no site?
Because with a DC in place, I'd gain those benefits listed below?
-----Original Message-----
From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday May 04, 2004 12:21 PM
To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Re: opinion
The Microsoft definition of a site is:
A collection of well-connected subnets.
The Glenn Sullivan Modified Definition is:
A collection of well connected subnets with domain controllers.
Creating a new site provides the following benefits:
1. Further optimizes the exchange of directory information
2. Facilitates administration by centralizing resources such as
configuration information
3. Fine tunes replication behavior
Since all three of these are replication issues, if there are no DC's at
these sites, it is a moot point.
HTH,
Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bill Beckett Posted
At: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:38 AM Posted To: Windows 2000
Conversation: [windows2000] opinion
Subject: [windows2000] opinion
Can I get opinions on 2000 architecture? Let's say you've got a central
office and 10 remote locations with about 25 users each. You run 2000 server
and XP on the desktop. What would constitute making an office a site versus
just making them an OU in your domain?
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