Monitoring and Troubleshooting Replication
by William R. Stanek
Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out
- Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out
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- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Acknowledgments
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- About the CD
- Conventions and Features Used in this Book
- About the Author
- 1. Windows Server 2003 Overview and Planning
- 1. Introducing Windows Server 2003
- What's New in Windows Server 2003
- 64-Bit Computing
- .NET Technologies
- Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
- Windows XP Editions
- Increased Support for Standards
- Interface and Tool Improvements
- Active Directory Improvements
- Domains Can Be Renamed
- Active Directory Can Replicate Selectively
- Active Directory–Integrated DNS Zones Can Forward Conditionally
- Active Directory Schema Objects Can Be Deleted
- Active Directory and Global Catalog Are Optimized
- Active Directory Can Compress and Route Selectively
- Forest-to-Forest Trusts
- Active Directory Migration Made Easier
- Group Policy Improvements
- Management and Administration Extras
- Security Advances
- Reliability and Maintenance Enhancements
- 2. Planning for Windows Server 2003
- Overview of Planning
- Identifying Your Organizational Teams
- Assessing Project Goals
- Analyzing the Existing Network
- Defining Objectives and Scope
- Defining the New Network Environment
- Selecting a Software Licensing Program
- Final Considerations for Planning and Deployment
- 1. Introducing Windows Server 2003
- 2. Windows Server 2003 Installation
- 3. Preparing for the Installation and Getting Started
- 4. Managing Interactive Installations
- 5. Managing Unattended Installations
- 6. Using Remote Installation Services
- Introduction to RIS
- Installing RIS
- Configuring RIS Clients
- Preparing RIS-Based Installations
- Using RIS for Automated Installations
- Working with Sysprep
- 3. Windows Server 2003 Upgrades and Migrations
- 7. Preparing for Upgrades and Migration
- 8. Upgrading to Windows Server 2003
- General Considerations for Upgrades
- Upgrading from Windows 2000
- Upgrading from Windows NT 4
- 9. Migrating to Windows Server 2003
- Selecting the Migration Tools
- ADMT
- General Considerations for Migrations
- Determining the Approach to Migration
- Preparing for Migration
- Migrating Security Principals
- Performing the Migration: An Overview
- Migrating Group Accounts
- Migrating User Accounts
- Migrating Passwords
- Migrating the Computers
- Merging Groups during Migration
- Migrating Domain Trusts
- Migrating Service Accounts
- Security Translation
- Generating Migration Reports
- 4. Managing Windows Server 2003 Systems
- 10. Configuring Windows Server 2003
- 11. Windows Server 2003 MMC Administration
- 12. Managing Windows Server 2003
- Using the Administration Tools
- Using the Control Panel Utilities
- Using the Add Hardware Utility
- Using the Add or Remove Programs Utility
- Using the Date and Time Utility
- Using the Display Utility
- Using the Folder Options Utility
- Using the Licensing Utility
- Using the Network Connections Utility
- Using the Regional and Language Options Utility
- Using the Scheduled Tasks Utility
- Using the System Utility
- Using Support Tools
- Using Resource Kit Tools
- Using the Secondary Logon
- 13. Managing and Troubleshooting Hardware
- 14. Managing the Registry
- 15. Performance Monitoring and Tuning
- 16. Comprehensive Performance Analysis and Logging
- 5. Managing Windows Server 2003 Storage and File Systems
- 17. Planning for High Availability
- 18. Preparing and Deploying Server Clusters
- 19. Storage Management
- Essential Storage Technologies
- Configuring Storage
- Managing MBR Disk Partitions on Basic Disks
- Managing GPT Disk Partitions on Basic Disks
- Managing Volumes on Dynamic Disks
- Creating a Simple or Spanned Volume
- Extending a Simple or Spanned Volume
- Recovering a Failed Simple or Spanned Disk
- Moving Dynamic Disks
- Configuring RAID 1: Disk Mirroring
- Mirroring Boot and System Volumes
- Configuring RAID 5: Disk Striping with Parity
- Breaking or Removing a Mirrored Set
- Resolving Problems with Mirrored Sets
- Repairing a Mirrored System Volume to Enable Boot
- Resolving Problems with RAID-5 Sets
- 20. Managing Windows Server 2003 File Systems
- 21. File Sharing and Security
- File Sharing Essentials
- Creating and Publishing Shared Folders
- Managing Share Permissions
- Managing File and Folder Permissions
- Managing File Shares After Configuration
- Sharing Files on the Web
- Auditing File and Folder Access
- 22. Using Volume Shadow Copy
- 23. Using Removable Media
- Introducing Removable Media
- Managing Media Libraries and Media
- Inserting Media into a Library
- Ejecting Media from a Library
- Mounting and Dismounting Media in Libraries
- Enabling and Disabling Media
- Enabling and Disabling Drives
- Cleaning Drives
- Working with Library Doors and Ports
- Configuring Library Inventory
- Starting Library Inventory
- Changing Library Media Types
- Enabling and Disabling Libraries
- Managing Media Pools
- Managing Work Queues, Requests, and Security
- Using the Work Queue
- Troubleshooting Waiting Operations
- Changing Mount Operations
- Controlling When Operations Are Deleted
- Using the Operator Requests Queue
- Notifying Operators of Requests
- Completing or Refusing Requests
- Controlling When Requests Are Deleted
- Setting Access Permissions for Removable Storage
- 6. Managing Windows Server 2003 Networking and Print Services
- 24. Managing TCP/IP Networking
- Understanding IP Addressing
- Special IP Addressing Rules
- Using Subnets and Subnet Masks
- Getting and Using IP Addresses
- Understanding Name Resolution
- Configuring TCP/IP Networking
- 25. Managing DHCP
- DHCP Essentials
- DHCP Security Considerations
- Planning DHCP Implementations
- Setting Up DHCP Servers
- Configuring TCP/IP Options
- Levels of Options and Their Uses
- Options Used by Windows Clients
- Using Userand Vendor-Specific TCP/IP Options
- Settings Options for All Clients
- Settings Options for Routing and Remote Access Clients Only
- Setting Add-On Options for Directly Connected Clients
- Defining Classes to Get Different Option Sets
- Advanced DHCP Configuration and Maintenance
- Setting Up DHCP Relay Agents
- 26. Architecting DNS Infrastructure
- 27. Implementing and Managing DNS
- 28. Implementing and Maintaining WINS
- 29. Installing and Maintaining Print Services
- Understanding Windows Server 2003 Print Services
- Print Services Changes for Windows Server 2003
- Upgrading Windows NT 4 Print Servers to Windows Server 2003
- Migrating Print Servers from One System to Another
- Planning for Printer Deployments and Consolidation
- Setting Up Printers
- Managing Printer Permissions
- Managing Print Server Properties
- Managing Printer Properties
- Setting General Properties, Printing Preferences, and Document Defaults
- Setting Overlays and Watermarks for Documents
- Installing and Updating Print Drivers on Clients
- Configuring Printer Sharing and Publishing
- Optimizing Printing Through Queues and Pooling
- Configuring Print Spooling
- Viewing the Print Processor and Default Data Type
- Configuring Separator Pages
- Configuring Color Profiles
- Managing Print Jobs
- Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- 30. Using Remote Desktop for Administration
- 31. Deploying Terminal Services
- Using Terminal Services
- Designing the Terminal Services Infrastructure
- Setting Up Terminal Services
- Using the Terminal Services Configuration Tool
- Using the Terminal Services Manager
- Managing Terminal Services from the Command Line
- Other Useful Terminal Services Commands
- Configuring Terminal Services Per-User Settings
- 24. Managing TCP/IP Networking
- 7. Managing Active Directory and Security
- 32. Active Directory Architecture
- 33. Designing and Managing the Domain Environment
- Design Considerations for Active Directory Replication
- Design Considerations for Active Directory Search and Global Catalogs
- Design Considerations for Compatibility
- Design Considerations for Active Directory Authentication and Trusts
- Universal Groups and Authentication
- NTLM and Kerberos Authentication
- Authentication and Trusts Across Domain Boundaries
- Authentication and Trusts Across Forest Boundaries
- Examining Domain and Forest Trusts
- Establishing External, Shortcut, Realm, and Cross-Forest Trusts
- Verifying and Troubleshooting Trusts
- Delegating Authentication
- Design Considerations for Active Directory Operations Masters
- Operations Master Roles
- Using, Locating, and Transferring the Schema Master Role
- Using, Locating, and Transferring the Domain Naming Master Role
- Using, Locating, and Transferring the Relative ID Master Role
- Using, Locating, and Transferring the PDC Emulator Role
- Using, Locating, and Transferring the Infrastructure Master Role
- 34. Organizing Active Directory
- 35. Configuring Active Directory Sites and Replication
- 36. Implementing Active Directory
- Preinstallation Considerations for Active Directory
- Installing Active Directory
- Uninstalling Active Directory
- Creating and Managing Organizational Units (OUs)
- Delegating Administration of Domains and OUs
- 37. Managing Users, Groups, and Computers
- Managing Domain User Accounts
- Managing User Profiles
- Managing User Data
- Maintaining User Accounts
- Managing Groups
- Managing Computer Accounts
- 38. Managing Group Policy
- Understanding Group Policy
- Implementing Group Policy
- Working with Local Group Policy
- Working with the Group Policy Object Editor
- Working with the Group Policy Management Console
- Installing and Running the Group Policy Management Console
- Using the Group Policy Management Console
- Accessing Forests, Domains, and Sites in Group Policy Management Console
- Creating and Linking a New GPO in Group Policy Management Console
- Editing an Existing GPO in the Group Policy Management Console
- Linking to an Existing GPO in the Group Policy Management Console
- Deleting an Existing GPO in the Group Policy Management Console
- Managing Group Policy Inheritance and Processing
- Using Scripts in Group Policy
- Applying Group Policy Through Security Templates
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting Group Policy
- 39. Active Directory Site Administration
- 8. Windows Server 2003 Disaster Planning and Recovery
- Index to Troubleshooting Topics
- Index
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Two helpful tools for monitoring and troubleshooting replication issues are provided in the Support Tools. The first tool is the Replication Administrator (RepAdmin), which is a command-line utility. The second tool is the Replication Monitor (ReplMon), which is a graphical user interface (GUI) utility. Both tools provide similar functionality, albeit one from the command line and one from the GUI.
You run the Replication Administrator from the command line. Most command-line parameters accept a list of the domain controllers you want to work with called DCList and specified as follows:
* is a wildcard that includes all domain controllers in the enterprise.
PartialName* is a partial server name that includes a wildcard to match the remainder of the server name.
Site:SiteName includes only domain controllers in the named site.
Gc: includes all global catalog servers in the enterprise.
Knowing this, there are many tasks you can perform using the Replication Administrator. These tasks are summarized in Table 39-1.
Table 39-1. Key Replication Administrator Commands
Command to Type | Description |
|---|---|
repadmin /bridgeheads DCList] [/verbose] | Lists bridgehead servers. |
repadmin /failcache DCList | Lists failed replication events that were detected by the Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC). |
repadmin istg DCList [/verbose] | Lists the name of the ISTG for a specified site. |
repadmin /kcc DCList [/async] | Forces the KCC to recalculate the intrasite replication topology for a specified domain controller. By default, this recalculation occurs every 15 minutes. Use the /Async options to start the KCC and not wait for it to finish the calculation. |
repadmin /latency DCList [/verbose] | Lists the amount of time between intersite replications using the ISTG Keep Alive timestamp. |
repadmin /queueDCList | Lists tasks waiting in the replication queue. |
repadmin /replsummary DCList | Displays a summary of the replication state. |
repadmin /showcert DCList | Displays the server certificates loaded on the specified domain controllers. |
repadmin /showconn DCList | Displays the connection objects for the specified domain controllers. Defaults to the local site. |
repadmin /showctx DCList | Lists computers that have opened sessions with a specified domain controller. |
repadmin/showoutcalls DCList | Lists calls that were made by the specified server to other servers but that have not yet been answered. |
repadmin /showrepl DCList | Lists the replication partners for each directory partition on the specified domain controller. |
repadmin /showtrust DCList | Lists all domains trusted by a specified domain. |
The Replication Monitor (ReplMon) is a graphical utility that can perform many of the same tasks as the Replication Administrator. Once you've installed the Support Tools, the easiest way to start the Replication Monitor is to type replmon at a command prompt.
After you start the Replication Monitor, you must add the domain controllers that you want to monitor. You do this by right-clicking the Monitored Servers node in the console tree and selecting Add Monitored Server. In the Add Monitored Server Wizard, access the default option to Add The Server Explicitly By Name, and then click Next. On the Add Server To Monitor page, type the name of the domain controller you want to monitor, and then click Finish. The domain controller will then be added to the Replication Monitor.
As shown in Figure 39-12, each directory partition maintained by the server is listed. If you right-click a partition, you have the option of synchronizing the partition with all other domain controllers or showing change notifications to replication partners.
If you right-click the domain controller node in the console tree, you can perform many standard replication monitoring tasks. These tasks include the following:
Checking the replication topology
Synchronizing all directory partitions with all other domain controllers
Generating a status report
Showing the domain controllers in the current domain
Showing the replication topology
Showing the GPO status
Showing current performance data for the server
Showing a list of all the global catalog servers in the forest
Showing the bridgehead servers in the site or in the forest
Showing trust relationships
Showing attribute metadata for Active Directory objects
Viewing replication errors for all domain controllers is another important task that you can perform in Replication Monitor. To do this, click the Action menu, point to Domain, and then select Search Domain Controllers For Replication Errors.
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