Many organizations are using application directory partitions to store DNS zone information in Windows Server 2003 domains and forests. Does it help improve replication performance? I am not sure if I can answer that directly as it would depend on the organization and the amount of DNS "churn" they experience. What it does do is the following:
Limit the scope of servers that host DNS information. Limit the replication of DNS information to only those servers that "need it" Limit the traffic associated with replication between non-DNS DCs that are not specifically configured to host one of these application partitions. Reduce the size of database on DCs that do not hold one of these partitions. Keeps all references to DNS records out of the Global Catalog. HTH, Aric Bernard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Medeiros, Jose Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS zone replication in Active Directory Greetings, Is any one using this new feature in Windows server 2003 where DNS zones can be stored in the domain or application directory partitions of Active Directory? I found this on Microsoft TechNet site that states that " A partition is a data structure within Active Directory used to distinguish data for different replication purposes. For more information, see Active Directory integration ". Is any one using this and does this feature help improve replication performance? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/S erverHelp/6c0515cf-1719-4bf4-a3c0-7e3514cef658.mspx Thanks in advance, Jose Medeiros MCP+I, MCSE, NT4 MCT www.ntea.net www.tvnug.org www.sfntug.org List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
