Active Directory Tip: Building redundancy in AD replication

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January 11, 2005 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Active Directory Tip NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Symantec -- Automated Patch Management IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Building redundancy in AD replication   >  Interforest trust relationships in Windows Server 2003   >  The importance of physical security for DCs   >  Top 10 expert tips of 2004   >  'Backup, recovery, DIT maintenance and deleted objects'   >  Active Directory & Network Administration Building redundancy in AD replication [By Gary Olsen] One of the critical aspects of any administrator's job is his or her ability to ensure the ability to recover from an unexpected failure -- be it intentional or accidental. Active Directory (AD) Disaster Recovery has many facets to ensure a recovery of the AD. It is far more complex than simply keeping a backup tape handy. This is the first in a series of articles that will cover various aspects of AD Disaster Recovery, including practical examples of how to ensure that your environment is protected from catastrophic loss. MORE INFO: > Read more Active Directory administration tips.   Symantec Whitepaper -- Automated Patch Management Symantec ON iPatch, an automated patch management solution, protects infrastructures from known vulnerabilities by identifying missing patches then simultaneously installing them on hundreds of computers. Through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, automate the scanning of systems through various scanning methods including scanning single or multiple machines, single domain, and IP addresses. Download FREE Whitepaper Now!   Interforest trust relationships in Windows Server 2003 [By Don Poulton] Whenever there is a need for accessing resources in a different forest, administrators have to configure trust relationships manually. Windows 2000 offers the capability to configure one-way, nontransitive trusts between domains in different forests. The importance of physical security for DCs [By James Michael Stewart] No matter how much effort you put into securing a domain controller from a hardware or software perspective, no amount of logical or technical security controls will prevent a security breach if physical access security is not maintained. LEARNING CENTER:  Top 10 expert tips of 2004 Our crack team of experts served up hundreds of insightful tips, recommendations and solutions to common user problems in 2004. Here are the 10 most popular answers. CHAPTER OF THE WEEK:  'Backup, recovery, DIT maintenance and deleted objects' You need to know how deleted objects are treated in Active Directory in order to work out a bulletproof backup strategy. This chapter takes an in-depth look at the AD Directory Information Tree, explains how to verify file integrity on the fly, examines authoritative/nonauthoritative restores and much more. BEST WEB LINKS:  Active Directory & Network Administration The network is the basis of the business workplace. This category will help you with your current network configuration and sort out issues surrounding Active Directory, Micorosoft's trademarked directory services application. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Active Directory Tip": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?cid=501194&lid=430731&track=NL-23 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494