Your network contains an Active Directory forest named contoso.com. The forest contains a single domain and
10 domain controllers. All of the domain controllers run Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
The forest contains an application directory partition named dc=app1, dc=contoso,dc=com. A domain controller
named DC1 has a copy of the application directory partition.
You need to configure a domain controller named DC2to receive a copy of dc=app1, dc=contoso,dc=corn.
Which tool should you use?
A.
Active Directory Sites and Services
B.
Dsmod
C.
Dcpromo
D.
Dsmgmt
Explanation:
Reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732887.aspx
Dcpromo
Installs and removes Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
Parameter
ApplicationPartitionsToReplicate:””
Specifies the application directory partitions thatdcpromo will replicate. Use the following format:
“partition1” “partition2” “partitionN”
Use * to replicate all application directory partitions.
This question doesn’t tell us if DC2 already exists or not. Dcpromo will only work if DC2 is a member server and is being promoted to a domain controller.
Dsmgmt has the ability to control replication of application directory partitions. Dsmgmt is installed with active directory binaries. Steps to add DC2 as a replication partner would be as follows:
dsmgmt
partition management
connections
connect to server DC2
quit
add nc replica dc=app1,dc=contoso,dc=com DC2.contoso.com
list nc replica dc=app1,dc=contoso,dc=com
quit
quit
It was interesting to note that when I created a new partition to test this, the partition was instantly replicated to the existing domain controllers within the domain. I assumed that I would have to manually add each one as replication partners. To verify the ability to add a replication partner, I first did a “remove nc replica”.
Reference is http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730970(v=ws.10).aspx
It is interesting to note that the example included with the reference uses ntdsutil, even though the page is for dsmgmt. I was also unable to execute the “activate instance ntds” portion of the example. I added another application directory partition using the exact steps listed with the ntdsutil and had the same results as when using the dsmgmt command.
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The correct answer is: Dsmgmt.exe . There you have the option Partition Management
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