11.10.1 ProblemYou want to modify the cost for a site link. 11.10.2 Solution11.10.2.1 Using a graphical user interface
11.10.2.2 Using a command-line interfaceCreate an LDIF file called modify_site_link_cost.ldf with the following contents. Replace <LinkName> with the name of the site you want to modify. dn: cn=DEFAULTIPSITELINK,cn=IP,cn=inter-site transports,cn=sites,cn=configuration,<ForestRootDN> changetype: modify replace: cost cost: <LinkCost> - Then run the following command: > ldifde -v -i -f modify_site_link_cost.ldf 11.10.2.3 Using VBScript' This code modifies the cost attribute of a site link ' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------ strLink = "<SiteLink>" ' e.g. DEFAULTIPSITELINK intCost = <LinkCost> ' e.g. 200 ' ------ END CONFIGURATION --------- set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE") set objLink = GetObject("LDAP://cn=" & strLink & _ ",cn=IP,cn=Inter-site Transports,cn=sites," & _ objRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext") ) objLink.Put "cost", intCost objLink.SetInfo WScript.Echo "Successfully modified link: " & strLink 11.10.3 DiscussionThe cost attribute is one of the most important attributes of siteLink objects. cost is used by the KCC to determine what connection objects should be created to allow domain controllers to replicate data. cost is inversely proportional to bandwidth. The lower the cost, the greater the bandwidth. The number you use for the cost is also arbitrary; the default is 100. You could use 100-1,000 as the range for your site link costs, or you could use 1-10. The actual number isn't important, it is relative based on the other site links. |