1. Verify SRV Resource Records

After AD is installed, the DC will register SRV records in DNS when it restarts. We can

check this using DNS MMC or nslookup command.

Using MMC

If the SRV records are registered, the following folders will be there in the domain

folder in Forward Lookup Zone.

• msdes

• sites

• tcp

• adp

Using nslookup

>nslookup

>ls –t SRV Domain

If the SRV records are properly created, they will be listed.

2. Verifying SYSVOL

If SYSVOL folder is not properly created data stores in SYSVOL such are scripts, GPO,

etc will not be replicated between DCs.

First verify the following folder structure is created in SYSVOL

Domain

Staging

Staging areas

Sysvol

Then verify necessary shares are created.

>net share

It should show two shares, NETLOGON and SYSVOL

3. Verifying Database and Log files

Make sure that the following files are there at %systemroot%ntds

Ntds.dit, Edb.*, Res*.log