Hi Matthieu: I'll update you when we have finished product. Regards, Obaid Farooqi Sr. Support Escalation Engineer | Microsoft
-----Original Message----- From: Matthieu Patou [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 10:58 PM To: Obaid Farooqi Cc: MSSolve Case Email; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [REG:210050354365053003] more ms-dfsc.pdf questions On 23/05/2010 06:43, Obaid Farooqi wrote: > Hi Matthieu: > You are correct. This PDF only has additions mentioned in this email. Do want > me to send you the previous PDF again? > > No, but I'm interested to see the final result of the different investigation when it will be ready. Regards. Matthieu Patou. > Regards, > Obaid Farooqi > Sr. Support Escalation Engineer | Microsoft > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthieu Patou [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:53 PM > To: Obaid Farooqi > Cc: MSSolve Case Email; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [REG:210050354365053003] more ms-dfsc.pdf questions > > Hi obaid, > > it seems that the attached pdf didn't included result of investigation of the > previous batch (the one where you told me about SiteCostedReferrals parameter > in registry for instance) right ? > > Matthieu. > > > > On 22/05/2010 01:31, Obaid Farooqi wrote: > >> With PDF attached. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Obaid Farooqi >> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 4:28 PM >> To: 'Matthieu Patou' >> Cc: MSSolve Case Email; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' >> Subject: RE:[REG:210050354365053003] more ms-dfsc.pdf questions >> >> Hi Matthieu: >> We have finished our investigation on your question regarding the registry >> parameter effecting DFS referral and the storage of in-site settings. I have >> arranged the information in question answer format for clarity as follows. I >> have also attached a PDF file to highlight the additions. >> >> Q. Well here my question was more about the parameters, for instance the >> least-expensive parameter is called SiteCostedReferrals and is stored in >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs\Parameters\. >> At least there is the same-site parameter that influence the way DFS >> referral are answered, where this parameter is stored ? Is there any other >> parameter that influence DFS ? >> >> A. The parameter for in-site (same-site) targets is stored in Active >> Directory in as follows: >> For DomainV1-Based DFS Namespace, the in-site setting is stored in >> PKT_ENTRY_TYPE_INSITE_ONLY bit in DFSRootOrLinkIDBLOB metadata, as >> specified in section 2.3.3.1.1.2 of MS-DFSNM >> >> For Domainv2-Based DFS Namespace, the in-site setting is stored in >> InsiteReferral attribute as specified in section 2.3.4.2 of MS-DFSNM. >> >> A future release of MS-DFSC will include the following additions: >> >> 3.2.5.5 Receiving a Root Referral Request or Link Referral Request >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> ----------- >> >> If DFS in-site referral mode is enabled on the root, root referrals and link >> referrals return only targets that are in the same site as the client. If no >> root or link targets exist in the same site of the client, then no referral >> is returned and the client cannot access that portion of the namespace. If >> this setting is enabled on a link, and no link targets exist in the same >> site of the client, then no referral is returned and the client cannot >> access the link. >> >> 3.3.5.3 Receiving a DC Referral Request >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> If preferred logon is enabled on domain controller<WBN 1>, then the >> server MUST place itself on top of the DC referral response >> >> <WBN 1> On Windows-based domain controller preferred logon is enabled by >> setting PreferlogonDC value in the registry key >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs\Parameters\ to 1 >> (see MSKB-831201). >> >> >> 3.3.5.4 Receiving a sysvol Referral Request >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> If preferred logon is enabled on domain controller<WBN 2>, then the >> server MUST place itself on top of the DC referral response >> >> <WBN 2> On Windows-based domain controller preferred logon is enabled by >> setting PreferlogonDC value in the registry key >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs\Parameters\ to >> 1(see MSKB-831201). >> >> >> >> After the addition of the parameter mentioned above, all the registry >> parameters that effect DFS referral are documented in MS-DFSC. >> >> >> >> Q. >> > Q. Ok so we consider that a client not within a site has all the >> DCs out of his site right ? >> > >> > A. If the client has no IP address to Site mapping in AD, then the >> targets in the referral response would be sorted randomly. >> > >> Ok, that's clear. Does the "same site" setting have an influence on >> this ? >> Will this information be added somehow in the MS-DFSC ? >> >> A. As I have already communicated in an earlier email, same-site (in-site) >> setting has no effect on DC referral. The additions to MS-DFSC mentioned >> above make it clear that in-site setting only effect root and link referrals. >> >> My answer "If the client has no IP address to Site mapping in AD, then the >> targets in the referral response would be sorted randomly." is drawn from >> the following additions to MS-DFSC that I have already communicated in an >> email dated May 11, 2010: >> >> 3.3.1.1 Algorithm for sorting target sites in referral response based on >> site location >> DFS server places target servers in the referral response in the >> following order: >> - Targets in the same site as the client are listed at the top of the >> referral response in random order. >> - Targets outside of the client's site are appended to the response in >> random order. >> >> Please let me know if it answers your questions. If it does, I'll consider >> this issue resolved. >> >> Regards, >> Obaid Farooqi >> Sr. Support Escalation Engineer | Microsoft >> >> >> Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy. Please read the >> Microsoft Privacy Statement for more information.The above is an email for a >> support case from Microsoft Corp.REPLY ALL TO THIS MESSAGE or INCLUDE >> [email protected] IN YOUR REPLY if you want your response added to the >> case automatically. For technical assistance, please include the Support >> Engineer on the TO: line. Thank you. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ cifs-protocol mailing list [email protected] https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/cifs-protocol
