Active Directory Replication Issues with More Than One Million Objects in the Database (306376)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
This article was previously published under Q306376

SYMPTOMS

Active Directory replication bottlenecks occur if there are more than one million objects in the database.

CAUSE

A function that calculates the size of an index takes a long time and is called frequently during replication.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/13/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbDirServices kbfix kbWin2000sp3fix KB306376
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