[Samba] Acronyms: what is PDC and BDC?
Marc Muehlfeld
samba at marc-muehlfeld.de
Mon Mar 3 09:47:55 MST 2014
Hello,
Am 03.03.2014 12:55, schrieb L.P.H. van Belle:
> PDC = Primary Domain Controller
> BDC = Backup Domain Controller
> both are NT4 style.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_Domain_Controller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_Domain_Controller
> DC = Domain controller
> in the "AD style" we dont have PDC of BDC.
> Just DC ( or AD DC )
The AD DC are all the same and replicating their directory content to
each other (multi-master configuration).
Sometimes here on the list, some people say "PDC", but talking about an
AD DC.
There is a PDC FSMO role in AD. But this is just a role in a domain, one
DC have. It's not what it was at NT4 time. See here for descriptions
about the different FSMO roles: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223346/en
> the First DC had all FSMO roles.
But of course you can transfer a single up to all roles to other DCs if
you have more than one.
Regards,
Marc
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