With Exchange, you can rarely have enough GC's. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 1:19 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > Hah! OK, I was wondering about whether we needed to be set > up as a Global > Catalog. I was seeing that that was not set up when looking > at the schema > with LDP to see if the Exchange settings has replicated down > to us. So, > this is most likely more of a problem with us not being set > as a Global > catalog? > > Not to seem greedy here, but we also have three branches > which each have a > DC. In case of outtages on our T1's, would it be beneficial > to have those > servers be Global Catalogs as well? We've had trouble with > those local PC's > logging on when the T1's go down, but I think that has to do with no > DNS/WINS being at those locations. We are looking to install > those services > there soon. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:57 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > I can assure you that it isn't due to mixed modes of AD - > that has no effect > on the schema changes. > > Now, it could be because of a lack of 'local' global catalogs > because you're > still using a downlevel BDC. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:38 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > > > > Well, it already has. We just haven't been able to figure > it out yet. > > Likely it ahs to do with native vs. mixed AD modes, but even the > > Enterprise Admins are relative newbies and none of us are really > > knowledgable about > > this. I'm still having trouble finding adequate > > documentation on how to > > diagnose replication issues. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeff Beckham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:45 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > > > > Don't try and finagle a way around the issue. Fix the > > replication problem > > between the domains. It will cause you great distress > > further down the > > road. > > > > Jeff > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt > > Hoffman Posted > > At: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:50 PM Posted To: Exchange > > Discussion List > > Conversation: Replication and Schema problem > > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > > > > No, we are unable to run DomainPrep. It says that ForestPrep > > has not been > > run on the server, therefore it cannot run DomainPrep. > > However, the server > > is not part of the root domain, therefore ForestPrep cannot > > be run on it. > > The problem exists that the server has still not replicated > the schema > > changes from the root domain. This is why I was wondering if > > there was > > another way to force the issue. I have also not seen any > information > > anywhere about why the server would not be able to replicate > > schema between > > itself and the root domain, even though the root is mixed > and this is > > native. Do those two exist in such a different way that the > > schema cannot > > be replicated between them? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:23 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > > ForestPrep is just that - forest wide. Its all or nothing. > > > > I'm guessing you didn't run DomainPrep in this domain - and > > that IS domain > > specific, and needs to be run in each domain hosting Exchange > > servers (or > > users, IIRC). > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis Inc. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:11 PM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Replication and Schema problem > > > > > > > > > Hopefully someone on this list will have a suggestion as to > > what to do > > > with this problem: > > > > > > Upgrading from NT 4.0 domain/Exch. 5.5 - SP4 to AD with Exch 2000. > > > > > > The domain in question is not the root domain for the forest, but > > > ForestPrep has been run successfully in the root. This particular > > > domain is now Native > > > mode (AD native mode vs. Exchange native) where the root > > > domain is still > > > mixed mode. > > > > > > ForestPrep changes to the schema have not replicated down to this > > > domain, and I assume it's because of the Native vs. Mixed mode for > > > AD. However, > > > that may be an incorrect assumption. I've checked out a number of > > > knowledgebase articles as well as Microsoft's Exch 2000 > > > Admin's Guide and > > > Mark Minasi's Windows 2000 Server books, but have not found a > > > reason yet as > > > to why there is no replication of schema other. So, I still > > > have to think > > > that this is the problem. > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction with this > > problem? As it > > > is the users in the new AD domain here are still able to access > > > their Exch 5.5 mailboxes even though they log on in the > AD domain, > > > but > > they can't (of > > > course) access their email through OWA, unless I go in and > > > change their > > > password in the NT 4.0 domain to match that in the AD. > > > > > > As an alternative solution, is there a method for exporting > > the schema > > > from the root domain and manually importing it here to > re-establish > > > identical schemas? Is there a way to force this domain to run > > > ForestPrep on it, even > > > though it's not the root domain? > > > > > > Thanks for any help... I'm going to keep looking around > > for more info > > > > > myself. > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > > ext_mode=&lang=english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=& > lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
