Thanks for the info Chris. The one thing I am still unsure of is setting my replication intervals. I guess the simplest way to put it is, does the NTDS replication interval get overriden by the interval set on an intersite transport, when you are replication NTDS across a site? -----Original Message----- From: Chris Lynch [mailto:lynch00@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:25 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: AD Replication -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 SMTP is used for Intersite replication (between sites, not with DC-to-DC replication). As for a Site Link, only IP (which is RPC over IP) and SMTP are available. As for replication between DC's, I would leave the default of RPC. To quote from the "Mission Critical Active Directory: Architecting a Secure and Scalable Infrastructure", "...IP or SMTP transport, depending on whether you want to create a synchronous (RPC) or asynchronous (SMTP) site link..." - Page 142. Also, page 156, "In a configuration where both the SMTP and RPC site links are available, the KCC will always prefer the RPC replication to SMTP." This relates to Site Links only, not Connection Agreements between DC's. A general assumption is made that replication must occur quickly within a site and that there is a low tolerance for inconsistencies within the directory across all controllers in a site. For this reason, Intrasite replication is always RPC-based. Intersite replication can be performed through RPCs or via special forms of SMTP messages sent between DCs. As for the reason why IP and RPC exist as an option as a DC Connection type, I don't know. I have never changed this. As for the differences on what gets replicated between DCs within the same site vs. a DC in one site replicating to another DC in another site, they replicate the same data. The only difference between Intrasite and Intersite are: 1. The addition of compression between sites 2. You can use the SMTP transport for replication, which cannot be scheduled, and you also need a CA. Hope this helps, Chris - -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:45 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: AD Replication If I remember right SMTP IS NOT for interdomain replication. You can check it out but I believe that Site links were setup for SMTP to be used for forest type (GC) replication and attributes for the forest. This may have been early windows 2k but I believe I ran into that problem Ron Oglesby Senior Technical Architect RapidApp Office 312.372.7188 Mobile 815.325.7618 email roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx - -----Original Message----- From: Chris Lynch [mailto:lynch00@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:38 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: AD Replication - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 For one thing, there are only two options on AD Site Connectors, SMTP or RPC over IP. You would only create an SMTP connector that has a dial-up link that has a DC on the other side. I don't quite understand what you are trying to ask for in your second question. Chris ________________________________ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Mann Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:20 AM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] OT: AD Replication I've been trying to read some of the TechNet's descriptions of AD replication and they are starting to get really boring and not give me the info I need. I'm trying to gain more knowledge on a few things: - - -Is there any good/bad reasons to change NTDS replication transport on intrasite servers to IP, instead of the default of RPC - - -What is replicated by NTDS and what is replicated via an intersite transport. I'm trying to figure out the best way to set these replication intervals but can't locate the info I need. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0 Comment: Public PGP key for Chris Lynch iQA/AwUBPzKOXG9fg+xq5T3MEQKGwgCeOb39btqHwg/NpocPQRasRno9bGAAoLX1 iLHWLkHIYQVN1S4w+jjv7WPf =yQd1 - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. 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