Field Notes

Using "Repadmin" to Troubleshoot Active Directory Replication

  • Billy Ford

The repadmin tool provides an easy way to monitor replication status, identify replication issues, and force replication inside of an AD forest.

Instructions

Monitoring & Identifying Replication Issues

  • repadmin /replsummary

    The /replsummary switch provides a quick summary of replication health between DCs.

    Check Replication Status using Repadmin /replsummary

  • repadmin /showrepl

    The /showrepl switch shows the timestamp and status of the last attempt of inbound partition replication.

    Check Replication Status using Repadmin /showrepl

  • repadmin /queue

    The /queue switch shows how many inbound requests are queued.

    Check Replication Status using Repadmin /queue

Force Replication

  • repadmin /replicate <Destination DC> <Source DC> <Directory Partition>

    The /replicate switch forces immediate replication of the specified <Directory Partition> from the <Source DC> to the <Destination DC>.

  • repadmin /syncall

    The /syncall switch performs an immediate synchronization of the current DC with all replication partners.