Instance-Type attribute

A bitfield that dictates how the object is instantiated on a particular server. The value of this attribute can differ on different replicas even if the replicas are in sync.

This attribute can be zero or a combination of one or more of the following values.

Value	Description
0x00000001	The head of naming context.
0x00000002	This replica is not instantiated.
0x00000004	The object is writable on this directory.
0x00000008	The naming context above this one on this directory is held.
0x00000010	The naming context is in the process of being constructed for the first time by using replication.
0x00000020	The naming context is in the process of being removed from the local DSA.

Entry	Value
CN	Instance-Type
Ldap-Display-Name	instanceType
Size	4 bytes.
Update Privilege	This value is set by the schema administrator.
Update Frequency	When the object is created.
Attribute-Id	1.2.840.113556.1.2.1
System-Id-Guid	bf96798c-0de6-11d0-a285-00aa003049e2
Syntax	Enumeration

Implementations

• Windows 2000 Server
• Windows Server 2003
• ADAM
• Windows Server 2003 R2
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012

Windows 2000 Server

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top

Windows Server 2003

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top

ADAM

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top

Windows Server 2003 R2

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top

Windows Server 2008

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top

Windows Server 2008 R2

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top

Windows Server 2012

Entry	Value
Link-Id	-
MAPI-Id	0x80BD
System-Only	True
Is-Single-Valued	True
Is Indexed	False
In Global Catalog	True
NT-Security-Descriptor	O:BAG:BAD:S:
Range-Lower	-
Range-Upper	-
Search-Flags	0x00000008
System-Flags	0x00000012
Classes used in	Top