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16.
What will happen if the RID goes offline ?
If the RID master goes offline in a network, we can’t issue RID pools to DCs when they are requested.
17.
What are the predefined naming contexts of Active directory ?
There are three predefined naming contexts within Active directory.
- A Domain Naming Context for each domain
- The Configuration Naming Context for the forest
- The Schema Naming Context for the forest
18.
What are the benefits of AD integrated DNS ?
- A few advantages that Acrive Directory-integrated zone implementations have over standard primary zone implementation are :
- Active Directory replication is faster, which means that the time needed to transfer zone data between zones is farless.
- The Active Directory replication topology is used for Active Directory replication, and for Active Directory- integrated zone replication. There is no longer a need for DNS replication when DNS and Active Directory are integrated.
19.
What is File Replication Service (FRS)
File Replication Service is a Microsoft service which replicates folders stored in sysvol shared folders on domain controllers and distributed file system shared folders. This service is a part of Microsoft's Active Directory Service.
20.
Explain different zone involved in DNS Server?
DNS has two different Zones Forward Lookup Zone and Reverse Lookup Zone. There two Zones are categorized into three zones and are as follows:
Primary zone: It contains the read and writable copy of the DNS Database.
Secondary Zone: It acts as a backup for the primary zone and contains the read only copy of the DNS database.
Stub zone: It is also read-only like a secondary zone; stub zone contains only SOA, copies of NS and A records for all name servers authoritative for the zone