Hi,
We're in the process of moving from 2003R2 AD to 2008R2, so have been dcpomo'ing 2008R2 machines to DC's. We've noticed that while the dcpromo is replicating data to the new DC we're given a count of of Distinguished Name (DN) values that may be a cause for concern, and it's going up quite fast. Quoting the Active Directory Domain Services Wizard for the last DC we promoted:
The wizard is configuring Active Directory Domain Services. This process can take from a few minutes to several hours, depending on your environment and the options selected.
Replicating data DC=our,DC=domain,DC=com: Received 91107 out of approximately 110823 objects and 24515 out of approximately 3107427 Distinguished Name (DN) values...
When we promoted the DC before it (a couple of weeks before this one) it was "approximately2759185 of Distinguished Name (DN) values", so its gained just over a third of a millionDistinguished Name (DN) values in a couple of weeks (approximately) with no significant gain in objects.
So, I guess my questions are:
- What exactly is the Active Directory Domain Services Wizard counting as "DistinguishedName (DN) values"?
- Does 3.1 Million DistinguishedName (DN) values sound disproportionately high in a directory of 110823 objects?
- ...if it does sound disproportionately high, where should I look or what steps can I try to track down "extra"Distinguished Name (DN) values the directory may have?
I tend to think of objects having DN's, but what else has them?
