Active Directory & Identity Services Flashcards
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What is the default notification delay for intrasite Active Directory replication after a change occurs?
Answer: 15 seconds
Intrasite replication uses change notification with a default initial delay of 15 seconds before notifying the first replication partner.
Which protocol can be used for intersite AD replication when RPC over TCP/IP is blocked by firewalls?
Answer: SMTP
SMTP can be used as an alternative replication protocol for intersite AD replication when direct TCP connections between sites are unavailable.
What is the purpose of an Active Directory site link object?
Answer: To specify replication paths and schedules between sites
Site links define the network connections between AD sites, including replication cost, schedule, and interval settings.
Which type of trust is automatically created when a child domain is added to an existing Active Directory forest?
Answer: Parent-child trust
Parent-child trusts are automatically created as two-way transitive trusts when a new child domain is added within an existing domain tree.
What is the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) responsible for in Active Directory?
Answer: Automatically generating the replication topology
The KCC runs on every domain controller and automatically creates and optimizes the replication connection topology.
Which command forces immediate AD replication of a naming context between two domain controllers?
Answer: repadmin /replicate
The repadmin /replicate command triggers on-demand synchronization of a specific naming context between two domain controllers.