active directory on two servers

[James]

Does anyone know a way that two active directories
sharing the same data can be set up in the same domain.

I have two physical sites connected through a vpn tunnel
on the same domain. I am using active directory in both
at the moment but with putting roaming profiles on i'm
worried about the data taking forever to come accross the
link.

Can the active directory be set up on two machines, one
being in each site, and have them communicate to each
other and synchronise their data perhaps once a day.

Thanks very much for any advice any of you can give

Jim

[Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\)]

A single Active Directory domain can contain multiple domain controllers at
multiple sites. All directory data replicate between them at regular
intervals, depending on whether the replication is taking place within a
single site or between sites. Active Directory will automatically point
logon requests to the domain controller that's in the same site as the
client trying to log on, in order to avoid having too much data forced over
a slow WAN link.

You can configure Active Directory sites and subnets within the Active
Directory Sites & Services MMC snap-in.

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Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
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"James" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know a way that two active directories
> sharing the same data can be set up in the same domain.
>
> I have two physical sites connected through a vpn tunnel
> on the same domain. I am using active directory in both
> at the moment but with putting roaming profiles on i'm
> worried about the data taking forever to come accross the
> link.
>
> Can the active directory be set up on two machines, one
> being in each site, and have them communicate to each
> other and synchronise their data perhaps once a day.
>
> Thanks very much for any advice any of you can give
>
> Jim

[Gux]

Be sure to configure a Global Catalog on every
geographical location you have a Domain Controller in.

>-----Original Message-----
>A single Active Directory domain can contain multiple

domain controllers at

>multiple sites. All directory data replicate between

them at regular

>intervals, depending on whether the replication is taking

place within a

>single site or between sites. Active Directory will

automatically point

>logon requests to the domain controller that's in the

same site as the

>client trying to log on, in order to avoid having too

much data forced over

>a slow WAN link.
>
>You can configure Active Directory sites and subnets

within the Active

>Directory Sites & Services MMC snap-in.
>
>--
>******************************
>Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
>Replies to newsgroup only
>
>
>"James" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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>> Does anyone know a way that two active directories
>> sharing the same data can be set up in the same domain.
>>
>> I have two physical sites connected through a vpn tunnel
>> on the same domain. I am using active directory in both
>> at the moment but with putting roaming profiles on i'm
>> worried about the data taking forever to come accross

the

>> link.
>>
>> Can the active directory be set up on two machines, one
>> being in each site, and have them communicate to each
>> other and synchronise their data perhaps once a day.
>>
>> Thanks very much for any advice any of you can give
>>
>> Jim

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