Please Help! Global Catalog issues.

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Andrew

We are getting errors: "Unable to establish connection with global
catalog".
I have two domain controllers on the domain, and they both have the
'Global Catalog' checkbox checked in NTDS.

Here is the output from dcdiag:

C:\Program Files\Support Tools>dcdiag

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\BIGKEV
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... BIGKEV passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\BIGKEV
Starting test: Replications
......................... BIGKEV passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... BIGKEV passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... BIGKEV passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
Warning: DsGetDcName returned information for
\\server.domain.com.au, when we were trying to reach BIGKEV.
Server is not responding or is not considered suitable.
......................... BIGKEV failed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... BIGKEV passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... BIGKEV passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... BIGKEV passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... BIGKEV passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... BIGKEV passed test
ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
......................... BIGKEV passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... BIGKEV passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... BIGKEV passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : domain.com.au
Starting test: Intersite
......................... domain.com.au passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
Warning: DcGetDcName(GC_SERVER_REQUIRED) call failed, error
1355
A Global Catalog Server could not be located - All GC's are
down.
......................... domain.com.au failed test FsmoCheck



ALSO, in the Event Log:


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: NtFrs
Event Category: None
Event ID: 13508
Date: 10/02/2005
Time: 12:51:04 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BIGKEV
Description:
The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication
from BIGEARS to BIGKEV for c:\winnt\sysvol\domain using the DNS name
server.domain.com.au. FRS will keep retrying.
Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning.

[1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name server.domain.com.au
from this computer.
[2] FRS is not running on server.domain.com.au.
[3] The topology information in the Active Directory for this replica
has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers.

This event log message will appear once per connection, After the
problem is fixed you will see another event log message indicating
that the connection has been established.
Data:



ANY IDEAS??!?!??!?!
 
I think problem in your DNS.

Try this:
Start -> Run-> CMD -> nslookup -> gc._msdcs.domain.com.au
You must see IP addresses of BIGKEV & BIGEARS.

Check NETLOGON and FRS services on BIGKEV


--
Dmitry Burtsev [[email protected]]



Andrew said:
We are getting errors: "Unable to establish connection with global
catalog".
I have two domain controllers on the domain, and they both have the
'Global Catalog' checkbox checked in NTDS.

Here is the output from dcdiag:

C:\Program Files\Support Tools>dcdiag

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\BIGKEV
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... BIGKEV passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\BIGKEV
Starting test: Replications
......................... BIGKEV passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... BIGKEV passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... BIGKEV passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
Warning: DsGetDcName returned information for
\\server.domain.com.au, when we were trying to reach BIGKEV.
Server is not responding or is not considered suitable.
......................... BIGKEV failed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... BIGKEV passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... BIGKEV passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... BIGKEV passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... BIGKEV passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... BIGKEV passed test
ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
......................... BIGKEV passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... BIGKEV passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... BIGKEV passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : domain.com.au
Starting test: Intersite
......................... domain.com.au passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
Warning: DcGetDcName(GC_SERVER_REQUIRED) call failed, error
1355
A Global Catalog Server could not be located - All GC's are
down.
......................... domain.com.au failed test FsmoCheck



ALSO, in the Event Log:


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: NtFrs
Event Category: None
Event ID: 13508
Date: 10/02/2005
Time: 12:51:04 AM
User: N/A
Computer: BIGKEV
Description:
The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication
from BIGEARS to BIGKEV for c:\winnt\sysvol\domain using the DNS name
server.domain.com.au. FRS will keep retrying.
Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning.

[1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name server.domain.com.au
from this computer.
[2] FRS is not running on server.domain.com.au.
[3] The topology information in the Active Directory for this replica
has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers.

This event log message will appear once per connection, After the
problem is fixed you will see another event log message indicating
that the connection has been established.
Data:



ANY IDEAS??!?!??!?!
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