Fsmo Worksheet Analysis

Lab 5 worksheet global catalog and flexible single master operations (FSMO) roles

This lab contains the following exercises:
Exercise 5.1 The Global Catalog and the Windows Server 2008 Domain Functional Level
Exercise 5.2 Enabling Universal Group Membership Caching
Exercise 5.3 Working with Flexible Single Master Operations Roles

Estimated lab time: 70 minutes

Exercise 5.1
The Global Catalog and the Windows Server 2008 Domain Functional Level
Overview

Now that your Domain Controllers are configured, your manager would like you to raise the domain and forest functional levels to Windows Server 2008 so that your organization can take full advantage of the features of Windows Server 2008. She would also like to know the implications
Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot of the message indicating that the forest functional level is Windows Server 2008, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the resulting image into the lab05_worksheet file in the page provided.

Question 1
Would you be able to reverse this change at this point?
No, because the forest is operating at the highest possible functional level. Once a functional level is moved up to a higher functional level then the change can’t be undone.

■ PART D: Creating An Account in Order to Test the Global Catalog Failure

Question 2
What does this message indicate?
That the server was not operational.

■ PART E: Resolve the Global Catalog Failure

Question 3
What does this message indicate?
The AD DC is serving as the infrastructure master role for the domain.

■ PART F: Test the Availability of the Global Catalog

Question4
Why did you not receive an Active Directory Domain Services message when creating this account?
Because the server is now functional.

Exercise 5.2
Enabling Universal Group Membership Caching
The domain controller retrieves universal group memberships for the user.
Enables universal group membership caching

Exercise 5.3
Working with Flexible Single Master Operations Roles
Overview

Your manager tells you that the computer holding the schema operations master role must be replaced soon. She asks you to transfer that role to another server for a short period until a new domain controller can be put in place.
Completion time
20 minutes
■ PART A: Viewing Operations Masters

Question 6
What FSMO roles are assigned to the Server## computer?
Schema, Sites, Naming, PDC, and RID roles are assigned to Server99b

Question 7
What FSMO roles are assigned to the Server##A computer?
None.

■ PART B: Transferring the Schema Master to a Different Domain Controller

7. Press Ctrl+Prt Scr to take a screen shot of the Role Transfer Confirmation dialog message, and then press Ctrl+V to paste the resulting image into the lab05_worksheet file in the page