AD Replication

Active Directory Replication is a way to keep all your DC's in sync with each other and aware of the changes which Admins make on individual DC's across sites/domains etc.
Keeping a check on replication is the first step to a healthy infrastructure and should be followed religiously.

AD Replication is instrumental in making group policies work across sites/domains and many such important tasks.

One of the very common reasons for AD Replication to fail is DNS; if DNS is not healthy AD Replication will never work properly thus DNS is the backbone for AD Replication. Some of the points that should be checked for DNS are (1) Checking the NIC Binding order (2)Checking if the DC's are pointing to themselves or an ISP for the Primary/Secondary DNS the ideal configuration being to point Server A for primary DNS to Server B, and for Secondary to Itself & Vice Versa.

Check for DNS issues in event viewer and also while you run netdiag /v, netdiag /fix can certainly help resolving few errors.

Packet drops are also a major reason for Replication to fail so make sure the settings such as MTU size across firewalls/routers are correct.

Command to check at what Packet Size we can ping :- ping IP_Address -f -l 1472 (default packet size)

By keeping a good watch Replication errors can be kept at bay.

Server & IT Support Services

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E-Zone is all about technology — be it Microsoft Server technologies, or CISCO Networking technologies, we are at the helm of the latest technologies and providing customized tailor-cut solutions as per your Organizational needs and Budgets. We suggest pocket-friendly IT Solutions to our clients as first we study their need and requirement.
Be it a small 20-user Network or a few thousand users full fledged multi-site/WAN enabled, multiple-servers large domain, we specialize in setting up the  Network from the scratch or provide maintenance on servers. Be it a small 5-seater Call Center or a large 500-seater Contact Center, we can set-up for you both with equal  ease and smooth flow of operations that you won’t even notice.
We not only make sure that the downtime is to the minimal but also ensure that when Server Maintenance is required, it is done off-hours, so that your users don’t get effected and the production never gets hampered and you continue doing what you do best —- YOUR BUSINESS and let all your IT-related worries handle us.

We also provide Monitoring & Maintenance services for your servers.

We provide 9 AM -6 PM and 24×7 monitoring services depending upon your requirement. The reports are generated daily, weekly and monthly as per the requirement of the technology. We monitor and provide the following services:

• Back-up Complete Check – Alerts when back-up have completed
• Drive Consumption Check – Alerts us if disk begins to fill up
• Critical Events Check – Watching out for Errors/Warnings
• Active Directory Check – For smooth functioning of Active Directory
• Microsoft Exchange Check
• SQL database check
• Hacker Check
• Anti-Virus Pattern file Check
• Windows Service Check
• Ping Check
• Heartbeat and Health Check
• Security related checks – Firewalls, CSA, PKI, Certificate Authority, Active Directory

Networking Technologies: Growth & Security !!!

Networking Technologies: Growth & Security !!!: "The networking technologies are registering a phenomenal growth, because they enable information to flow seamlessly between different platfo..."

Growth & Security !!!

The networking technologies are registering a phenomenal growth, because they enable information to flow seamlessly between different platforms and systems. There are many different computing and networking technologies — some available today, some just now emerging, some well-proven, some quite experimental. Understanding the computing dilemma more completely involves recognizing technologies; especially since a single technology by itself seldom suffices, and instead, multiple technologies are usually necessary.
Today a business is as good as it's technology as to ensure both business stability and growth, we need to know that our network is in good health at all times.

CISCO is at the forefront of most of the Networking technologies and maintaining the health of your Cisco technology and products is fundamental to providing a high performance network environment that is secure and stable around the clock.
A reliable and cost effective network is vital to success in today's demanding business environment not just to keep the businesses running but to make them more profitable. To ensure all this we need to make sure that we keep our Networks healthy so that the technology works for us and not the other way round.
All around the globe businesses continue to lose millions of dollars due to lack of Security. Even a small virus can cause havoc and destroy data/work worth lots of Man Hours and sometimes it's not possible to retrieve it. Companies lose on valuable time and money because of lack of security and all this hassle can be saved by following simple steps while designing and implementing the networks. The design of the Networks should be made not only to suit your demands but also keeping in mind the Security aspect. This is not something that once implemented it will go on for the rest of the life. Good administrators and Network/System Admins make sure that they design networks for 1 year- 3years and continuously keep reviewing the networks depending on the users demand for changes.
After all end-user is King!! Security plays a major part in all this and a continuous Security Audit and Review from time-to-time is necessary to keep your networks updated at all times from new threats.
Happy NETWORKING and keep it Safe !!!