Lab A: Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication Answer Key

This Answer Key provides the detailed steps for completing Lab A: Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication in Module 7, Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication.

Exercise 1 Creating a Replica Domain Controller

In this exercise, you will remove Active Directory from the child domains domain controller in preparation for creating sites for the Active Directory replication. You will then install this server as a replica domain controller in the nwtradersx.msft forest. Important Perform this exercise only on the child domain controller. Task 1

! Remove Active Directory from the child domains domain controller

1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser (where ComputerName is the name of the computer you are working on) with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as. 3. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type a user name of Nwtradersx\Administrator, a password of P@ssw0rd and then click OK. 4. At the command prompt, type dcpromo and then press ENTER. 5. On the Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Next. 6. On the Remove Active Directory page, select the This server is the last domain controller in the domain check box, and then click Next. 7. On the Network Credentials page, type Administrator as the user name and P@ssw0rd as the password, and then click Next. 8. On the Administrator Password page, type P@ssw0rd in both boxes, and then click Next.

Lab A: Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication Answer Key

9. On the Summary page, click Next. 10. On the Completing the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Finish. The Active Directory Installation Wizard removes components from the Active Directory database, and then prompts you to restart Windows. 11. Click Restart Now. Task 2

! Add the domain controller from the previous task as a replica domain
controller in the domain nwtradersx.msft 1. Log on as Administrator with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, click Run, type dcpromo and then click OK. 3. On the Welcome to the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Next. 4. On the Operating System Compatibility page, click Next. 5. On the Domain Controller Type page, click Additional Domain Controller for an Existing Domain, and then click Next. 6. On the Network Credentials page, type Administrator as the user name and P@ssw0rd as the administrator password of the nwtraders.msft domain, and then click Next. 7. On the Additional Domain Controller page, in the Domain name box, type nwtradersx.msft and then click Next. 8. On the Database and Log Folders page, click Next. 9. On the Shared System Volume page, click Next. 10. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page, in the Password and Confirm password boxes, type P@ssw0rd and then click Next. 11. On the Summary page, click Next. 12. On the Completing the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Finish. 13. When prompted to restart Windows, click Restart Now.

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Exercise 2 Creating and Configuring a Site for Your Domain

In this exercise, you will create a site and move your domain controller to the site. Each partner will create his own site and move his domain controller to that site. Task 1

! Create a site object in Active Directory for the domain

1. Log on as Nwtradersx\ComputerNameUser with a password of P@ssw0rd 2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, right-click Active Directory Sites and Services, and then click Run as. 3. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type a user name of Nwtradersx\Administrator with a password of P@ssw0rd and then click OK. 4. Expand Sites, right-click Sites, and then click New Site 5. In the Name box type LABComputerNameSite, select DEFAULTIPSITELINK, and then click OK. 6. In the Active Directory dialog box, click OK. 7. Right-click Subnets, and then click New Subnet. 8. In the New Object - Subnet dialog box, in the Address box type 10.10.n.0 (where n is your assigned student number + 100 for example, if your student number is 10, you would enter 110), and in the Mask box, type 255.255.255.0 9. Under Site Name, select LABComputerNameSite, and then click OK. 10. Refresh the display in Active Directory Sites and Services, and verify that replication occurred and that you can see the subnet that your student partner created.

Task 2

! Configure the properties of the site link by setting the replication cost,
interval, and schedule 1. Expand Inter-Site Transports, right-click IP, and then click New Site Link. 2. In the New Object - Site Link dialog box, in the Name box type LABYourComputerName-PartnerComputerName. 3. In the Sites not in this site link box, select both LABYourComputerNameSite and your partners LABComputerNameSite, click Add, and then click OK. 4. In the console tree, click IP. 5. In the details pane right-click LAB-YourComputerNamePartnerComputerName, and then click Properties. 6. In the Cost box type 50 7. In the Replicate every box type 60 and then click Change Schedule.

Lab A: Implementing Sites to Manage Active Directory Replication Answer Key

8. Set a daily schedule that excludes replication from 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M, and then click OK twice. 9. Expand YourComputerNameSite, expand Servers, right-click YourComputerName, and then click Move. 10. In the Move Server dialog box, select LABComputerNameSite, and then click OK.

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Exercise 3 Troubleshooting Replication Between Sites

In this exercise, you will gather information about the replication and diagnose replication status. Task 1

! Run replmon
1. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as. 2. In the Run As dialog box, click The following user, type a user name of Nwtradersx\Administrator with a password of P@ssw0rd and then click OK. 3. At the command prompt, type replmon and then press ENTER. 4. In Replication Monitor, click Edit, click Add a monitored Server, and then add the YourComputerName domain controller to the list to be monitored. What is the distinguished name of your domain controller? Responses will vary. What is the last updated USN that is used for the domain partition? In Active Directory Sites and Services, force a replication cycle and record any change in the USN. What changes occurred? Responses will vary. An example in the UI would be Server has seen all changes for this partition through USN: 16635. Close replmon.

Task 2

! Run dcdiag to view the status of the replication and then execute tests
for your domain controller
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At the command prompt, type dcdiag Examine the diagnostic output. Are there any errors listed for your domain controller? Responses will vary. There are likely no errors, but there may be latency warnings recorded if the other students are causing significant traffic to the nwtraders domain controllers.

Task 3

! Run repadmin to view the status of replication for your domain

controller 1. At the command prompt, type repadmin /showreps Examine the output. Which servers are your replication partners? Are any errors listed? Responses will vary. There may be replication errors that are dependent on latency. In most cases, no errors will appear. If there are errors, you can force replication. 2. Close the command prompt and log off.

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