Issue: While running DCDIAG you receive the following error: "The replication operation failed to allocate memory". Resolution: I checked the page file settings as well as reviewed Task Manager to confirm the server was not out of memory.  I decided to reboot the server to see if the memory issue would go away and in my case the issue was resolved.  This particular domain controller was Virtualized with VMWare so I granted it a small memory reservation (256 MB) in VMWare. Additional Read more [...]

This article is our second part of our three part series, continuing where we left off in our last article: Domain Controller no longer replicating Pt. 1 — “Replication has been explicitly disabled…”.  Our previous steps have brought us closer to resolving the replication issues on our Los Angeles Domain Controller, however issues still remain. Now I will walk you through tackling: DCDIAG / NETDIAG shows Time Service is stopped and Netlogon service is paused "[WARNING] Failed to Read more [...]

Issue: Domain Controller in Los Angeles site hasn’t replicated for over a month The first step is to run DCDIAG from the command prompt (right click run as administrator).  Amongst other errors DCDIAG reveals that Inbound and Outbound Replication is Disabled: Testing server: LosAngeles\STAR Starting test: Replications [Replications Check,STAR] Inbound replication is disabled. To correct, run "repadmin /options STAR -DISABLE_INBOUND_REPL" [Replications Check,STAR] Outbound replication Read more [...]