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Version: 2.1.0

Test-MtAdDomainControllerCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts the number of domain controllers in the domain.

SYNTAX​

Test-MtAdDomainControllerCount [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

This test retrieves the count of domain controllers in the Active Directory domain. Knowing your DC count is essential for capacity planning, disaster recovery, and ensuring proper redundancy for authentication services.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdDomainControllerCount

Returns $true if domain controller data is accessible. The test result includes the count of domain controllers.

PARAMETERS​

-ProgressAction​

Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by Write-Progress.

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS​

OUTPUTS​

System.Boolean​

NOTES​

https://maester.dev/docs/commands/Test-MtAdDomainControllerCount