Specify sites covered by the GC Locator DNS SRV Records

This policy setting specifies the sites for which the global catalogs (GC) should register site-specific GC locator DNS SRV resource records. These records are registered in addition to the site-specific SRV records registered for the site where the GC resides and records registered by a GC configured to register GC Locator DNS SRV records for those sites without a GC that are closest to it. The GC Locator DNS records and the site-specific SRV records are dynamically registered by the Net Logon service and they are used to locate the GC. An Active Directory site is one or more well-connected TCP/IP subnets that allow administrators to configure Active Directory access and replication. A GC is a domain controller that contains a partial replica of every domain in Active Directory.To specify the sites covered by the GC Locator DNS SRV records click Enabled and enter the sites' names in a space-delimited format.If you do not configure this policy setting it is not applied to any GCs and GCs use their local configuration.

Policy path: 

System\Net Logon\DC Locator DNS Records

Scope: 

Machine

Supported on: 

At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional

Registry settings: 

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Netlogon\Parameters!GcSiteCoverage

Filename: 

NetLogon.admx

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