[ActiveDir] Replication question

[daniel . gilbert]

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I am looking for some answers to questions I have about the REPADMIN command.  I am running the Windows 2003 Support Tools version of the command with the following switches: /replsum /bysrc /bydest /sort:delta

 

I get a display like the following:

 

Replication Summary Start Time: 2003-10-16 14:14:31

 

Beginning data collection for replication summary, this may take awhile:  ............................

(excerpt of actual data)

 

Source DC           largest delta  fails/total  %%  error

SRV-SITEA0017       14h:25m:59s    0 /  15    0  

SRV-SITEC0002       14h:25m:53s    0 /   9    0  

SRV-SITEB0001       02h:25m:57s    0 /  22    0  

Destination DC    largest delta    fails/total  %%  error

SRV-SITEA0017       14h:26m:43s    0 /  28    0  

SRV-SITEC0002           17m:59s    0 /   5    0  

SRV-SITEB0001           17m:43s    0 /  17    0  

 

Now before everyone jumps on me telling me the deltas are way to large, I agree. I think. I have found one replication schedule misconfigured and it has been corrected.

 

Now, my real question is how to interpret the results.  I think I understand the information about the largest delta (time since last replication), the fails/total (number of failures in the last number of replication attempts), %% (percent of failures), and error (an explanation of any errors)

 

What I can seem to get a grasp on is the Source DC or Destination DC column.  I have looked at the repadmin command in the Microsoft Help and Support page and it gives some information but not have to interpret the results.

 

If someone can explain to me what the Source DC and Destination DC columns tell me I would appreciate it.

 

Dan

 

Daniel L. Gilbert, Contractor

Senior Active Directory Specialist

CONUS Theater Network Operations and Security Center (CONUS-TNOSC

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