Your network contains an Active Directory domain. All domain controller run Windows Server 2003. You replace all domain controllers with domain controllers that run Windows Server 2008 R2. You raise the functional level of the domain to Windows Server 2008 R2. You need to minimize the amount of SYSVOL replication traffic on the network. What should you do?
A.
Raise the functional level of the forest to Windows Server 2008 R2.
B.
Modify the path of the SYSVOL folder on all of the domain controllers.
C.
On a global catalog server, run repadmin.exe and specify the KCC parameter.
D.
On the domain controller that holds the primary domain controller (PDC) emulator FSMO role, run dfsrmig.exe.
I’d go for D to change the FRS replication to DFS. Can anyone tell me why I’m wrong? The KCC would find the optimal replication paths, but it wouldn’t reduce replication only make it more efficient. DFS reduces the replication by only replicating the changes rather than FRS which replicates the sysvol folder every replication cycle
I’d also go for D: dfsrmig.exe – the questions states : AMOUNT of SYSVOL! Not optimizing paths etc.
VS repadmin /kcc = Forces the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) on each targeted domain controller to immediately recalculate the inbound replication topology.
with the domain functional level at server 2008 r2 and the DC with 2008 r2, the dfs is just activate, and the dfsmig.exe not needed!!!
Sorry for my bad english!
The question states that he is replacing all 2003 with 2008 ! In that case migration to dfsr have to be performed, enjoy
http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/Using-DFSR-for-SYSVOL-replication-in-Windows-Server-2008
The answer should be A = Raise the forest functional level to Windows Server 2008 R2.
DFS Replication technology significantly improves replication of SYSVOL. In Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 R2, FRS is used to replicate the contents of the SYSVOL share. When a change to a file occurs, FRS replicates the entire updated file. With DFS Replication, for files larger than 64 KB, only the updated portion of the file is replicated.
I bumb my head before and according to that article http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/Using-DFSR-for-SYSVOL-replication-in-Windows-Server-2008 IF YOU UPGRADE from 2003 than you have to MIGRATE means dfsrmig.exe. If you install brand new 2008 servers they do act as DFS by default.
If you just rise the forest IT Won’t automatically switch from FRS to DFS.
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