Guest Brett Evanson Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 I have another server I am adding to my domain. Both servers are 2k3 R2 SP2. I get the new one all installed, I install the updates, I add it as a domain controller, which says it completed successfully. I run netdiag and dcdiag, and i have all sorts of errors about not being able to get RCP connections, LDAP connections, and the SYSVOL hasn't replicated. I have spent 9 hours trying to fix all the problems, and they all point back to DNS settings, firewalls (which isn't an issue here, because they are both on the same switch, with no firewalls at all), and some settings. I am wondering if someone has an example of all the SRV records I should have for dns and exchange to work, as well as some settings I should look at to verify I have my old server working with RCP and LDAP correctly. I hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help, and please ask more questions if this isn't enough information. Brett
Guest John Oliver, Jr. [MVP] Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Re: SYSVOL not replicating So you are adding this 2nd server as DC to your existing environment which currently has only 1 DC? What are you trying to accomplish here and how does this relate to Exchange? -- John Oliver, Jr MCSE, MCT, CCNA Exchange MVP 2007 Microsoft Certified Partner "Brett Evanson" <brett.mytrash@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eoehxfJBIHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have another server I am adding to my domain. Both servers are 2k3 R2 >SP2. I get the new one all installed, I install the updates, I add it as a >domain controller, which says it completed successfully. I run netdiag and >dcdiag, and i have all sorts of errors about not being able to get RCP >connections, LDAP connections, and the SYSVOL hasn't replicated. I have >spent 9 hours trying to fix all the problems, and they all point back to >DNS settings, firewalls (which isn't an issue here, because they are both >on the same switch, with no firewalls at all), and some settings. > I am wondering if someone has an example of all the SRV records I should > have for dns and exchange to work, as well as some settings I should look > at to verify I have my old server working with RCP and LDAP correctly. I > hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help, and please ask more > questions if this isn't enough information. > > Brett >
Guest Jorge Silva Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Re: SYSVOL not replicating Hi Point that new server preferred DNS NIC to the existing DC then restart the new DC, then try to force replication between them and run dcdiag and netdiag again. -- I hope that the information above helps you. Have a Nice day. Jorge Silva MCSE, MVP Directory Services "Brett Evanson" <brett.mytrash@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eoehxfJBIHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have another server I am adding to my domain. Both servers are 2k3 R2 >SP2. I get the new one all installed, I install the updates, I add it as a >domain controller, which says it completed successfully. I run netdiag and >dcdiag, and i have all sorts of errors about not being able to get RCP >connections, LDAP connections, and the SYSVOL hasn't replicated. I have >spent 9 hours trying to fix all the problems, and they all point back to >DNS settings, firewalls (which isn't an issue here, because they are both >on the same switch, with no firewalls at all), and some settings. > I am wondering if someone has an example of all the SRV records I should > have for dns and exchange to work, as well as some settings I should look > at to verify I have my old server working with RCP and LDAP correctly. I > hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help, and please ask more > questions if this isn't enough information. > > Brett >
Guest Brett Evanson Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Re: SYSVOL not replicating I have the preferred DNS set To the first DC on the New DC. I am adding this machine to be the dedicated exchange server. "Jorge Silva" <jorgesilva_pt@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e%23WOOyJBIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi > Point that new server preferred DNS NIC to the existing DC then restart > the new DC, then try to force replication between them and run dcdiag and > netdiag again. > > -- > > I hope that the information above helps you. > Have a Nice day. > > Jorge Silva > MCSE, MVP Directory Services > > "Brett Evanson" <brett.mytrash@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:eoehxfJBIHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I have another server I am adding to my domain. Both servers are 2k3 R2 >>SP2. I get the new one all installed, I install the updates, I add it as a >>domain controller, which says it completed successfully. I run netdiag and >>dcdiag, and i have all sorts of errors about not being able to get RCP >>connections, LDAP connections, and the SYSVOL hasn't replicated. I have >>spent 9 hours trying to fix all the problems, and they all point back to >>DNS settings, firewalls (which isn't an issue here, because they are both >>on the same switch, with no firewalls at all), and some settings. >> I am wondering if someone has an example of all the SRV records I should >> have for dns and exchange to work, as well as some settings I should look >> at to verify I have my old server working with RCP and LDAP correctly. I >> hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help, and please ask >> more questions if this isn't enough information. >> >> Brett >> > >
Guest Jorge Silva Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Re: SYSVOL not replicating Sysvol isn't replicated across member servers, only between DCs. DCs are different from member servers. -- I hope that the information above helps you. Have a Nice day. Jorge Silva MCSE, MVP Directory Services "Brett Evanson" <brett.mytrash@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uR6eD9PBIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have the preferred DNS set To the first DC on the New DC. I am adding >this machine to be the dedicated exchange server. > > > "Jorge Silva" <jorgesilva_pt@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:e%23WOOyJBIHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Hi >> Point that new server preferred DNS NIC to the existing DC then restart >> the new DC, then try to force replication between them and run dcdiag and >> netdiag again. >> >> -- >> >> I hope that the information above helps you. >> Have a Nice day. >> >> Jorge Silva >> MCSE, MVP Directory Services >> >> "Brett Evanson" <brett.mytrash@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eoehxfJBIHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I have another server I am adding to my domain. Both servers are 2k3 R2 >>>SP2. I get the new one all installed, I install the updates, I add it as >>>a domain controller, which says it completed successfully. I run netdiag >>>and dcdiag, and i have all sorts of errors about not being able to get >>>RCP connections, LDAP connections, and the SYSVOL hasn't replicated. I >>>have spent 9 hours trying to fix all the problems, and they all point >>>back to DNS settings, firewalls (which isn't an issue here, because they >>>are both on the same switch, with no firewalls at all), and some >>>settings. >>> I am wondering if someone has an example of all the SRV records I should >>> have for dns and exchange to work, as well as some settings I should >>> look at to verify I have my old server working with RCP and LDAP >>> correctly. I hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help, and >>> please ask more questions if this isn't enough information. >>> >>> Brett >>> >> >> > >
Guest T Randall Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 RE: SYSVOL not replicating Are you running Microsoft DNS on your first DC? There are lots of DNS entries that are needed to let DCs communicate with each other. You will probably need to add forwarders to make sure your servers can access external DNS servers. Most external DNS servers won't not allow Dynamic DNS. Before you DCPromo the second server, you should set your DNS servers to point to the MS DNS on your first DC so that it can dynamically enter the necessary records. You will probably also need to set up a Certificate Server. Do not run Exchange on a DC. Exchange extensively modifies AD, and if the changes are made the the local DC and not properly replicated, the whole schema can become corrupted, and fixing it is not very easy. If Exchange is on a stand-alone server, it needs to secure communications with a working DC before it starts making changes. If the DC communications isn't there, it won't make the changes. If the DC and Exchange are on the same box, it will make the changes regardless of whether the rest of the AD is working properly. "Brett Evanson" wrote: > I have another server I am adding to my domain. Both servers are 2k3 R2 SP2. > I get the new one all installed, I install the updates, I add it as a domain > controller, which says it completed successfully. I run netdiag and dcdiag, > and i have all sorts of errors about not being able to get RCP connections, > LDAP connections, and the SYSVOL hasn't replicated. I have spent 9 hours > trying to fix all the problems, and they all point back to DNS settings, > firewalls (which isn't an issue here, because they are both on the same > switch, with no firewalls at all), and some settings. > I am wondering if someone has an example of all the SRV records I should > have for dns and exchange to work, as well as some settings I should look at > to verify I have my old server working with RCP and LDAP correctly. I hope > this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any help, and please ask more > questions if this isn't enough information. > > Brett > > >
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