Suffering = users loose connectivity to their mailbox (the Outlook shows a message saying Trying to connect to your exchange server), users can't use their home directories on the servers, users not being able to print, basically users goes offline, waiting for the GC to be online, now this I understand if there was only one GC, but if 2, then this shouldn't happen,
i.e. the network appears to be seeing each GC as the only one. Is there anything else other than checking the Global Catalogue check box to make a server GC? (and add it in the system manager in the exchange server as a GC too) ? Thanks, r.c. On 7/5/05, Ruston, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't agree with the below at all, to be candid. I would rather have 7 > servers, knowing I can lose 1 or 2 without issue, rather than working round > the clock to keep 2 servers up all the time. To me, that's the beauty of > systems like AD, where the system is distributed and self resilient. You > however, have removed some of that resilience from the system and have thus > moved the maintenance effort from the system onto your own lap. > > Anyway, now that's off my chest - I think you need to explain what 'the > network suffers' means. What symptoms do you see when a GC goes offline? I'd > also like to know why your GCs are going offline. > > We have 100+ GCs here and we probably have 4-5 issues per year. When we do > have an issue, the net effect on the end user is negligible due to the self > healing and resilient nature of AD/GCs themselves. > > neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rubix cube > Sent: 05 July 2005 08:48 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] GC > > > Thanks for teh reply :) > > I will tell you, because now I have to maintain 2 servers (the GCs) online > 24/7 I can't take one offline for maitenance for a second cause the network > goes down, imagine if I upgrade the other 5, then I will have to keep 7 > servers alive 24/7!!!!!!! > > I configure the exchange to use multiple GC, but why the network suffers if > one of them goes offline? I dont' know? is it by design? or am I missing > something > > thaks, > r.c. > > > On 7/5/05, Ruston, Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "rough and ready" response :) > > > > 1. Client logons, Exchange GAL lookups and various other components > > require a GC to be available, ideally in the same site. 2. Why are > > only 2 of the 7 DCs also GCs? > > > > Given that you are experiencing issues, I'd be inclined to 'upgrade' > > the remaining 5 DCs to GC status and ensure that your Exchange servers > > are configured to use multiple GCs. > > > > When all DCs are GCs, the infra master FSMO becomes redundant too, so > > that's one less FSMO to worry about catering for :) > > > > neil > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rubix cube > > Sent: 05 July 2005 08:16 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] GC > > > > > > Hi, > > I have 2 GC and 7 domain controllers, I made 2 GC so that if I had to > > take any one of them offline the other will be functional and the > > network will be ok, what happens is that if any of them goes offline, > > the network goes down, (includeing email service exchange). Any thing > > I should have done ? > > > > Thanks, > > r.c. > > 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/ > > > > ====================================================================== > > ======== > > Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic > > communications disclaimer: > > > > http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml > > > > ====================================================================== > > ======== > > > > 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/ > > ============================================================================== > Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic > communications disclaimer: > > http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml > > ============================================================================== > > 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/
