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Title
Advantages of storing configuration in AD LDS vs. Active Directory -
Description
The Configuring the GPOAdmin Server section of the GPOAdmin Quick Start Guide mentions that the recommended best practice is to use ADAM/AD LDS for the application Configuration Store.
Can you please clarify the advantages of AD vs. LDS AD? What does one give us over the other?
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Resolution
Active Directory replicates the GPO Admin application information that is stored within the configuration container to all Domain Controllers, generating a substantial replication traffic.
However, with ADAM/AD LDS the application information is securely stored in a single location. The information is not replicated to other ADAM/AD LDS servers unless replication is manually set up.
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Additional Information
The application information along with the GPOADmin Version Control system can be stored in the configuration container of either the Active Directory deployment or ADAM/AD LDS instance.
The application information and the GPOADmin Version Control system follows the same format in both cases.