• R2 BH Selection Process, everything you wanted to know …

    Rob here, spring is in the air and we have some yard cleaning to do. But before we get to the hard stuff, let’s check out something useful Windows 2008 R2 brings us: Bridgehead Load Balancing . For those of you who do not know; Windows 2008 R2 has a brand...
  • Can I clean one partition at a time with ReplDiag, and other tips [Part 4 of 4]

    Hi, Rob here again. As we conclude our 4 part series on the ReplDiag tool, there’s always one more trick up the author’s sleeve and that is, to clean one NC at a time! Perhaps we’ll explore hidden switches and naturally, give you the latest update where...
  • Why does ReplDiag.exe error out with the message that the topology isn’t stable? [Part 3 of 4]

    Hi, Rob here, fresh for 2011. Apologies for the late post, it’s a new year, coming off vacation and getting in the the swing of things. Hey, it’s CES this week too, so things are busy and we’re all dreaming about the new gadgets! Be...
  • Cleaning lingering objects across the forest with ReplDiag.exe [Part 2 of 4]

    Hi, Rob here, with part 2 of 4 in the series on ReplDiag from CodePlex . Last month, we looked at replication troubleshooting, now we can commence actual forest wide cleanup of lingering objects. Hence, the word “forest wide”. We will look...
  • Troubleshooting replication with ReplDiag.exe [part 1 of 4]

    Hi, Rob here! So you think there’s lingering objects in your Active Directory forest and you need to quickly get rid of them!? If so, read on … This blog post is a 4 part series, so stay tuned in the next few months for remaining 3...