Microsoft KB Archive/843514

= Your Active Directory database size increases because of many SerialNo objects =

Article ID: 843514

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
Your Windows 2000 Server-based DNS servers may create several SerialNo objects. The high number of SerialNo objects may cause the Active Directory database file (.dit) size to grow and may increase Active Directory replication.

Note This symptom occurs if your Windows 2000 Server-based DNS servers are using Active Directory directory service-integrated zones.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if either of the following conditions is true:  You have installed Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4). You have applied the following hotfix:

836004 Reallocating an ACL for DNS zones on a Windows 2000-based server may take a long time and the database might grow





Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed.

Restart requirement
You must restart the DNS Server service after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article number 836004.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name -  01-Jul-2004  16:23  5.0.2195.6944  327,440  Dns.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
DNS uses SerialNo objects to track the zone version number for secondary DNS servers. In certain situations, unnecessary SerialNo objects may be created. For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB843514

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