WD Lesson-23

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Replication

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Active directory Replication involves using the following two major tools:

■ Replmon.exe: Active Directory Replication Monitor graphic tool

■ Repadmin.exe: Active Directory Replication Diagnostics command-line Tool

Replmon.exe:

The Active Directory Replication Monitor (Replmon) enables administrators to:

1. view the status of replication
2. view the topology in a graphical format
3. synchronize data among domain controllers
4. Monitor the status of the replication.

Replmon must be installed on a computer running Windows Server 2003. The computer can be a domain controller, member server, member workstation, or stand-alone computer.

How to use Replmon.exe?

1. Click Start, point to Command Prompt, type replmon, and then press ENTER.

2. In the console tree, right-click Monitored Servers, and select Add Monitored Server.

3. On the Add Monitored Server Wizard page, select Add The Server Explicitly By Name, and then click Next.

4. On the Add Server To Monitor page, type the name of the server you want to monitor in the Enter The Name Of The Server To Monitor Explicitly box, and then click Finish.

5. In the Active Directory Replication Monitor window, shown in Figure, the server you chose for monitoring appears in the console tree. You can now monitor replication processes for this server.