Microsoft has released new version of Active
Directory Replication Status Tool (ADREPLSTATUS) which analyzes the
status of replication of all Domain Controllers in the Active Directory domain
or forest.
Directory Replication Status Tool (ADREPLSTATUS) which analyzes the
status of replication of all Domain Controllers in the Active Directory domain
or forest.
It is the advanced version of repadmin
. It displays output in a format which is similar to REPADMIN /SHOWREPL /*CSV
imported into Excel with significant enhancements.
. It displays output in a format which is similar to REPADMIN /SHOWREPL /*CSV
imported into Excel with significant enhancements.
Specific capabilities for
this tool include:
this tool include:
• Expose Active Directory
replication errors occurring in a domain or forest. .
replication errors occurring in a domain or forest. .
• Prioritize errors that
need to be resolved in order to avoid the creation of lingering objects in
Active Directory forests.
need to be resolved in order to avoid the creation of lingering objects in
Active Directory forests.
• Help administrators and
support professionals resolve replication errors by linking to Active Directory
replication troubleshooting content on Microsoft TechNet. .
support professionals resolve replication errors by linking to Active Directory
replication troubleshooting content on Microsoft TechNet. .
• Allow replication data
to be exported to source or destination domain administrators or support professionals
for offline analysis.
to be exported to source or destination domain administrators or support professionals
for offline analysis.
System
requirements
requirements
Supported
operating systems:Undefined, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8 Release
Preview, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server
2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems, Windows Server 2008 R2,
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista
Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional Edition
operating systems:Undefined, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8 Release
Preview, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server
2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems, Windows Server 2008 R2,
Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista
Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional Edition
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 8 Release Preview
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ADREPLSTATUS
does not install on server core installs of Windows.
ADREPLSTATUS
does not install on server core installs of Windows.
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Windows 2000
not supported due to lack of support for .NET Framework 4.0 Domain membership
requirements
Windows 2000
not supported due to lack of support for .NET Framework 4.0 Domain membership
requirements
Must be joined to the Active Directory domain or forest you intend to monitor
.NET Framework requirements:
.NET Framework 4.0
.NET Framework 3.5.1
The ADREPLSTATUS install routine will prompt for the installation of versions
as required. It may be necessary to manually install if there is no internet
access.
Required User Credentials:
Target forest/domain user
account; you must start the application using elevated credentials, by using
“Run as administrator”.
account; you must start the application using elevated credentials, by using
“Run as administrator”.
Supported DC OS versions that can be monitored by ADREPLSTATUS:
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012 Release Preview
Windows 2000
not tested and is therefore not supported.
not tested and is therefore not supported.
Other Requirements:
ADREPLSTATUS will not work when the following security setting is enabled on
the operating system:
System cryptography: Use FIPS 140 compliant cryptographic
algorithms, including encryption, hashing and signing algorithms
algorithms, including encryption, hashing and signing algorithms
The tool can be downloaded from MS Site
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