Global catalog

[Guest Ozgur Yapici]

Hello,

I have a Windows 2003 domain controller without Service Pack installed and

another Windows 2003 domain controller with Service Pack 2. Global Catalog

service running on first server and I intend to assign Global Catalog

responsibility to second domain controller. Is this service pack difference

cause a problem during Global Catalog creation or later use ?

 

Cheers

Ozgur

[Guest Joshua Bolton]

RE: Global catalog

 

You should have the GC on both servers for fault tolerance as recommended by

MS. No issue I am aware of with the GC and service packs.

[Guest Ryan Hanisco]

RE: Global catalog

 

I haven't seen any problems with the service pack -- or running servers with

the different service packs in the same environment -- and the GC. I would

agree that if you only have the two servers, that it would probably make

sence to have both of them act as GCs, just ignore the events you'll see

regarding the infrastructure master.

 

If these are two DCs in a much larger structure, you'll want to stick with

the structure and standards you have established and evaluate the placement

as you upgrade your service packs across the board.

 

Hope this helps.

--

Ryan Hanisco

MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+

Chicago, IL

 

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"Joshua Bolton" wrote:

> You should have the GC on both servers for fault tolerance as recommended by

> MS. No issue I am aware of with the GC and service packs.