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I believe what you are asking is the DC where Exchange is getting it's Active Directoy updates. &nbsp;You can see that settin in Operations Manager. &nbsp;It doesn't really make any difference which DC is designated as long as it is online.
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I believe what you are asking is the DC where Exchange is getting it's Active Directoy updates.  You can see that settin in Operations Manager.  It doesn't really make any difference which DC is designated as long as it is online.

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well i'm referring to the tab in the exchange server properties called Directory Access, where it has the GC's DC's and one configuration DC listed<br />
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GC = PDC &amp;&nbsp;BDC<br />
DC = PDC &nbsp;&amp;BDC<br />
Config DC = BDC &nbsp; &lt;--- entry in question<br />
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So if we are still talking about the same thing, then that answers my question?
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well i'm referring to the tab in the exchange server properties called Directory Access, where it has the GC's DC's and one configuration DC listed

GC = PDC & BDC
DC = PDC  &BDC
Config DC = BDC   <--- entry in question

So if we are still talking about the same thing, then that answers my question?

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Hi,<br />
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What is the configuration domain controller's meaning and is it OK to have exchange auto discover my BDC as such rather than the PDC?<br />
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Matt
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Hi,

What is the configuration domain controller's meaning and is it OK to have exchange auto discover my BDC as such rather than the PDC?

Matt

configuration domain controller in Directory Access ??

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