Networking basics: Check if your domain controller host records are registered
Not many Active Directory admins know that missing domain controller host records can lead to issues. Make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
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HOW TO: Make sure Active Directory domain controllers have an NTDS object
Domain controllers must have an NTDS object to participate in AD replication. Use this PowerShell script to check if the NTDS object was created.
Are you patching domain controllers regularly? Check with PowerShell
Patching domain controllers is crucial to avoid security risks. This PowerShell script will gather the last patching status from all domain controllers.
Domain controllers weight and priority values: How to check them with PowerShell
By using the PowerShell script provided in this article you can collect weight and priority values for all SRV records of all domain controllers.
Querying domain controller event logs with PowerShell
This PowerShell script will collect domain controller event logs to help you understand the errors and warnings reported on all your domain controllers.
Checking Active Directory Replication Status by Source and Destination Domain Controllers
Tip explains how to use RepAdmin command line tool to check Active Directory replication status by source and destination domain controllers.
Active Directory Insights (Part 10) – DHCP and domain controllers
This article examines various issues relating to how DHCP interacts with domain controllers.
Listing NTDS connections between domain controllers
A tip on how you can list all the NTDS connections between domain controllers.
Active Directory Insights (Part 8) – Virtual domain controllers and disaster recovery
This article examines the disaster recovery implications of virtualizing all of your organization's domain controllers.
Active Directory Insights (Part 7) – More on using virtual domain controllers
This article examines the disaster recovery implications of virtualizing all of your organization's domain controllers.