2.309 Attribute instanceType

A bit field 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 bit flags.

Bit flag	Meaning
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 being constructed for the first time via replication.
0x00000020	The naming context is being removed from the local directory system agent (DSA).

 cn: Instance-Type
 ldapDisplayName: instanceType
 attributeId: 1.2.840.113556.1.2.1
 attributeSyntax: 2.5.5.9
 omSyntax: 2
 isSingleValued: TRUE
 schemaIdGuid: bf96798c-0de6-11d0-a285-00aa003049e2
 systemOnly: TRUE
 searchFlags: fPRESERVEONDELETE 
 mapiID: 32957
 isMemberOfPartialAttributeSet: TRUE
 systemFlags: FLAG_SCHEMA_BASE_OBJECT | 
  FLAG_ATTR_REQ_PARTIAL_SET_MEMBER 
 schemaFlagsEx: FLAG_ATTR_IS_CRITICAL

Version-Specific Behavior: First implemented on Windows 2000 Server operating system.

The schemaFlagsEx attribute was added to this attribute definition in Windows Server 2008 operating system.