Rick
This is interesting. I trying to gain more info on the significance of costs for non-backup type links. Say for instance a large local campus site with multiple say, 128k frame links out to field offices. I'm guessing you'd set the costs for the local site for 10 for no other reason than to have room for expansion. Would you set the costs differently for the field offices or does the fact that I've already setup a site connector that defines the link enough? Ken -----Original Message----- From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] ISTG and Link costs Joe, It's not really _IF_ ISTG is running - it is. It is a role that the KCC assigns and requires, and unlike the Bridgehead, you cannot control who the ISTG role holder is. As to costing - the cost is assigned to the link. The site link is created by you and creates the physical connection to AD that is already assumed by the KCC. It defines the protocol (RPC or SMTP) and the costing based on relative speed of other site links in your infrastructure. The KCC manages the connection objects - the replication topology will take into account the costing you have placed on your links - whenever possible. The lower cost will be favored over a higher cost when creating the connection objects. Site links - created and costed by you. Connection objects - created by KCC, and infulenced by site link costing. ISTG (Intersite Topology Generator) - with the KCC, creates and maintains the replication topology. HTH! Rick Kingslan - Microsoft Certified Trainer MCSE+I on Windows NT 4.0 MCSE on Windows 2000 MVP [Windows NT/2000 Server] "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --- Arthur C. Clarke -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] ISTG and Link costs If ISTG is running do you need to assign link costs between your sites? Does the ISTG handle all of this on its own, or does it consider link costs when it creates its replication model? Thx, Joe List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
