Monitor global catalog replication progress
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Monitor inbound replication progress to see how many (percentage) of the partial read-only directory partitions in the forest have replicated to a new global catalog server.
Note
Exchange 2003 servers use the global catalog exclusively when looking up addresses. Therefore, in addition to causing Active Directory client search problems, the condition of a global catalog server being advertised before it receives all partial replicas can cause Address Book lookup and mail delivery problems for Exchange clients. The Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI) must be running on a global catalog server to enable MAPI access to Active Directory. To enable NSPI, you must restart the global catalog server after replication of the partial directory partitions is complete, or after occupancy requirements are met.
Administrative Credentials
To perform this procedure you must be a member of the Domain Admins group in Active Directory.
To monitor global catalog replication progress
Open a Command Prompt.
Type the following command and then press ENTER:
dcdiag /v /s:servername| find "%"
Value Description servername
Specifies the name of the new global catalog server.
Repeat this command periodically to monitor progress. If the test shows no output, then replication has completed.