It’s, Bruce! With the release Windows Server 2012 we all have to start learning the new features of the product. It is Friday night and I studying Deferred Index Creation. Below are some resources to bring you to speed at the same time.
This new feature solves the problem of ALL DC in a forest at the same time getting bogged down after you enable indexing on attribute’s in AD.
Deferred Index Creation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831477.aspx
In the past, index creation could adversely impact domain controller performance. Windows Server 2012 introduces a new capability that allows forest administrators to defer index creation to a point in time they choose. By default, domain controllers create indices when they receive the appropriate schema change through replication. In Windows Server 2012, a new DSheuristic was introduced to control whether or not domain controllers defer index creation.
New features in Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2012, Part 15: Deferred Index Creation