a SP for windows you mean or a SP for outlook? because if for windows I can afford rolling it out.
Thanks r.c. On 7/5/05, Grillenmeier, Guido <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sounds like typical Outlook client issues to me - not really a GC or a > Network problem. > > afaik, Outlook 2k/XP was basically not smart enough to failover to > another GC when the one it selected goes down. It does receive a list > from the Exchange Server, but it requires a restart to connect to > another one (I seem to recall this was fixed with some SP or hotfix as > well). > > Outlook 2003 should fail over automatically to another GC, if one is > available. Not sure if you have to enable this feature, but it does > exist. > > /Guido > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rubix cube > Sent: Dienstag, 5. Juli 2005 10:51 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] GC > > One site and all servers in that one site. > > > On 7/5/05, Rops, Arjan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How many sites do you have configured in your AD? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rubix cube > > Sent: dinsdag 5 juli 2005 10:34 > > 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/ > > > > > > This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended > recipient(s) only. 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