[Samba] Splitting FSMO roles

[Ingo Asche]

This is what Microsoft says about it:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/active-directory/fsmo-placement-and-optimization-on-ad-dcs 


Regards
Ingo
https://github.com/WAdama


Luis Peromarta via samba schrieb am 24.02.2025 um 16:17:
> Afternoon all, I just live for years now with all FSMO roles in a 
> single DC, but just wondering if there's any benefit in splitting 
> roles among DCs. A few random questions : Are any of the FSMO roles 
> resource-intensive tasks? Can distributing them improve performance.? 
> If so, which FSMO roles should be kept together, and which should be 
> separated for better performance? How should FSMO roles be distributed 
> in a multi-site AD setup? How are you doing it ? What are the risks of 
> keeping all FSMO roles on a single Domain Controller? What impact does 
> splitting FSMO roles have on authentication and replication 
> performance? How can we efficiently monitor and transfer FSMO roles in 
> case of failure? Are there any best practices for FSMO role placement 
> in high-availability scenarios? How does FSMO role distribution affect 
> disaster recovery and failover planning? Thanks,