Windows Server 2012 Site Improvements
Specific functionality that affects sites has evolved since the early days of Active Directory. Windows Server 2003 introduced numerous replication enhancements that directly affect the functionality of sites and allow for greater design flexibility with regard to site design. These changes continue to exist in Windows Server 2012 and have been further improved. These enhancements include the following:
• Read-only domain controllers (RODCs) and read-only global catalogs (ROGCs)
• AD DS optionally installed on Server Core
• GC universal group membership caching
• Media-based DC creation
• Linked-value replication
• ISTG algorithm improvements
• No GC full synchronization with schema changes
• Ability to disable ...
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