• DNS

    DNS Round robin, netmask ordering

    22nd March 2019 /

    DNS Round Robin is a mechanism for choosing an IP address from the list returned by a DNS server so that all clients won’t get the same IP address every time. Netmask ordering is a mechanism for further optimizing which IP address is used by attempting to determine the closest result. 842197 Description of the netmask ordering feature and the round robin feature in Windows Server 2003 DNS http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;842197 The netmask ordering feature is used to return addresses for type A DNS queries to prioritize local resources to the client. For example, if the following conditions are true, the results of a query for a name are returned to the client…

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  • AD

    Schema

    21st March 2019 /

    SCHEMA: The schema is the Active Directory component that defines all the objects and attributes that the directory service uses to store data. The physical structure of the schema consists of the object definitions. The schema itself is stored in the directory. Objects: An object is the structure within which the data is stored along with the content and structure and example of an object is a User Account Object along with data regarding the syntax of the User Object. A Part of the data in an object comes from the attribute component. Attributes: These define the character of an object; attributes contain data that defines an object. Examples of…

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  • AD

    AD Active Directive CMD

    21st March 2019 /

    nltest /server:savdaldc02.savilltech.com /dsregdns S.NO TOPICS VERSION EXPLAIN SOLUTION Displays calls that have not yet been answered repadmin /showoutcalls * List the Topology information repadmin /bridgeheads * /verbose Inter Site Topology Generator Report repadmin /istg * /verbose Summarize the replication status and view overall health repadmin /replsummary Show replication partner and status repadmin /showrepl Show replication partner for a specific domain controller repadmin /showrepl <ServerName> Show only Replication Errors repadmin /showrepl /errorsonly Show replication Queue Repadmin /Queue REPADMIN /showobjmeta displays the replication partners for each NC Repadmin /showrepl /repsto Repadmin /queue Repadmin /viewlist * How to Force Active Directory Replication repadmin /syncall dc1 /AeD Push replication CMD repadmin /syncall dc1 /APeD…

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  • RDP

    RDP – TERMINAL SERVICES License upgrade / de-grade

    21st March 2019 /

    This post useful post one for de-grade the installed Terminal license in server. Below PowerShell, cmd to view the current TS license detail: Get-WmiObject Win32_TSLicenseKeyPack | Select KeyPackId, ProductVersion, TotalLicenses, TypeAndModel|Format-List Below PowerShell, cmd to revoke the required no of TS license from the TS installed server. Invoke-WmiMethod -Class Win32_TSLicenseKeyPack -Name RemoveLicensesWithIdCount -ArgumentList <KeyPackId>,<NumberOfCALsToRemove>

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  • AD

    KCC & ISTG

    21st March 2019 /

    KCC: generates and maintains the replication topology for replication within sites and between sites. KCC runs every 15 minutes.I ISTG: is responsible for creating Active Directory Replication Connection objects for appropriatebridgehead servers within its site. Intersite replication can utilize either RPC over IP or SMTP toconvey replication data.

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  • AD

    Kerbose

    21st March 2019 /

    Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secretkey cryptography.

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