Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.ppt

Single-Master Replication NT 4.0 replication method Only the primary domain controller could right to the SAM database Other domain controllers could only handle authentication Server 2003 Mixed-mode is single master Multi-master Replication Active Directory replication method Multiple DC’s can write to NTDS NT 4.0: maintains SAM on the PDC and only on the PDC. NT 4.0: only changes can be made on PDC. Windows Server: accounts are managed through the directory through multimaster replication. This is only available in Native mode, not mixed mode, which supports Single-Master With Active Directory, all DC’s are equal, although some are more equal than others. They maintain the FSMO roles (Flexible Single Master of Operations)…now simply called Operations Masters FSMO pronounced PHIZZ-MO. Roles: RID Master Schema Master Domain Naming Master PDC Emulator Infrastructure Master First DC maintains all 5. Schema master - Forest-wide and one per forest. Domain naming master - Forest-wide and one per forest. RID master - Domain-specific and one for each domain. PDC - PDC Emulator is domain-specific and one for each domain. Infrastructure master - Domain-specific and one for each domain. Is the working structure of the AD database. (think Access database with many tables that have many fields) You can view the schema of AD by running mmc /a and Add/Remove Snap-in-Active Directory Schema. regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll (First) Things that change the schema: Applications: Exchange Server, SQL Server Adds additional fields to support apps Modified with the AD Domains and Trusts Tool/Snap-in Handles Domain naming when additional domains are brought into the forest It’s the clearing house for domain names and prevents duplicate domain names to be brought in Relative ID Is generated when SIDS are created, it is the last 32 bits of the SID All sids start out with S-1-5 and then appends random numbers to the end a 1-b1-c1 Infrastructure Speeds up the process of reflecting changes acr