I have Automatically discover servers, and so all my DCs are listed there, is that a bad thing!
On 7/5/05, Mark Parris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have defined DC's for Exchange in your Exchange System Manager. > > If so is there a reason? > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: rubix cube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:33:50 > To:[email protected] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] GC > > 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/ > > 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/
