AD Sites, Replication & Forest Trusts Flashcards
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What is an Active Directory site in Windows Server 2008?
Answer: A logical representation of a well-connected IP network segment used to control replication and service location
An AD site represents a set of well-connected subnets, enabling AD to optimize replication traffic and guide clients to nearby domain controllers.
Which object defines which domain controllers replicate with each other within a site?
Answer: Connection object
Connection objects define one-way replication partnerships between domain controllers; the KCC automatically creates them within a site.
What is the role of the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) in Active Directory?
Answer: Automatically generating and maintaining the replication topology by creating connection objects
The KCC is a built-in AD process that automatically builds and repairs the replication topology by creating and deleting connection objects on each DC.
What is the default replication interval between sites when using a site link?
Answer: 180 minutes
By default, inter-site replication via site links is scheduled every 180 minutes (3 hours), unlike intra-site replication which is near-real-time.
Which protocol can be used for inter-site replication over slower or unreliable WAN links as an alternative to RPC?
Answer: SMTP
SMTP-based inter-site replication can be used for non-domain-naming-context partitions (like schema and configuration) over unreliable links where RPC is not feasible.
What is a site link bridge in Active Directory?
Answer: A logical object that allows transitive replication routing through multiple site links
A site link bridge connects two or more site links, enabling replication to route transitively through intermediate sites when direct links don't exist.