Active Administrator 8.6.2 - Web Console User Guide

Domain details

Table 6. Domain details
Field	Description
Domain	Name of the selected domain.
Domain controllers	Number of domain controllers.
GC servers	Number of global catalog (GC) servers
RODC servers	Number of read-only domain controllers (RODCs)
Functional level	Functional level of the forest, domain, or site
PDC owner	Owner of the primary domain controller (PDC) Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) role
RID master	Owner of the relative identifier (RID) FSMO role
Infrastructure master	Owner of the infrastructure FSMO role
Operations master consistent	Indicates if all the domain controllers report the same operation masters
Functional level consistent	Indicates if all the domain controllers report the same functional level

FSMO placement

Indicates that Active Directory® Flexible Single-Master (FSMO) roles are not configured according to Microsoft® recommendations.

Requirements

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Supported on: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022

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Required permissions: Domain user privilege is required.

Description

The Active Directory Installation Wizard performs the initial placement of roles on domain controllers and is often correct for directories that have just a few domain controllers. A directory that has many domain controllers may require manual intervention to optimize placement.

Resolution

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Place the schema master on the PDC of the forest root domain.

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Place the domain naming master on the forest root PDC.

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Place the RID master on the domain PDC in the same domain.

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Legacy guidance suggests placing the infrastructure master on a non-global catalog server.

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FSMO placement and optimization on Active Directory domain controllers

GC replication latency

Indicates that the replication latency of the server that hosts a replica of the global catalog equals or exceeds the configured threshold.

Requirement

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Supported on: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022

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Required permissions: Domain user privileges with rights to list contents, create objects, read and write properties under the AATemp organizational unit in the domain root.

Resolution

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Check connectivity between both the domain controller and the replication partner in question.

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Check to see that the link is reasonably clear, especially during replication.

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Check the replication schedule for the connection.

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Make sure that each partner has adequate CPU and memory resources to ensure timely servicing of replication requests.

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Make sure that the link between partners is adequate for the amount of traffic carried during replication.