[Samba] Samba4 AD DC Sites / Rename Default-First-Site-Name and internal DNS

[Matthieu Patou]

On 12/29/2012 04:38 AM, Achim Gottinger wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm running a  few tests here with two locations.
>
> site1: server-site1.gsg.local subnet 192.168.200.0/24
> site2: server-site2.gsg.local subnet 192.168.190.0/24
>
> both are connected via VPN.
>
> I migrated an samba3 domain at server-site1 it gets 
> Default-First-Site-Name assigned. Then I joined the new samba4 domain 
> withe server-site2. Both servers work and i can join and access them 
> with clients at both locations. I created reverse zones for both 
> subnets and added the required static entries.
> Then I created an new site (name site2) and two subnets with MS AD 
> Site Management. I assigned subnet 192.168.200.0/24 to the site 
> "Default-First-Site-Name" and subnet 192.168.190.0/24 to the site 
> "site2". And moved server-site2 from Default-First-Site-Name to site2.
> Machines at site1 randomly picked server-site2 for logins. On site2 
> they always picked server-site2.
>
I'm not 100% sure that we implement everything that is needed for a 
client to pickup the correct site, so you might see some issues still.

> As an last step i renamed the site "Default-First-Site-Name" into 
> "site1". Restarted the samba services at both sites check replication. 
> But there are still a few DNS entries left whom i deleted manual.
>
It's really not a good idea to delete rename the default-First site lots 
of Windows admins don't advise to do so, you'd better leave it empty.

Matthieu
>


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Matthieu Patou
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