Robert, Looks to me as though you have a good start on an action plan for optimizing your inter-site replication topology. Obviously, the first part is to know what you have, the capabilities, etc. Then, because we are dealing with the Network Topology, delaing with this in much the same way that router link costing in handled greatly enhances the success.
It also helps if you enlist the aid of your network engineer(s) (if you aren't already doing that role too!) because this process is the parallel in AD to the physical structure of your network. It also helps to manually assign your bridgeheads - typically this would be a more powerful computer as it will now be responsible for more. Good article to review for this can be found here: http://www.mcpmag.com/Features/article.asp?EditorialsID=297 Good luck! Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] Microsoft Certified Trainer MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --- Arthur C. Clarke > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] KCC > > > > Hi All, > > My KCC keeps adding links between extremely slow sites. I may > be wrong (probably I am) but should the KCC not detect slow > links and automatically create the best replication > structure? My KCC is generally making the slowest site DCs > bridgehead servers for sites that are only linked via a > hub/spoke network topology. > > Note: I have gone into the properties of my subnets and > unticked the bridge all sites option. > > If I create site links for all of my sites... do I do it as follows? > > i.e. > > say I have 4 sites :- UK, DE, MX, SG. Do I create a matrix > structure as my sites are linked hub/spoke through the UK (at > present)? > > UK-MX value 10 > UK-DE value 10 > UK-SG value 10 > > DE-MX value 100 > DE-UK value 10 > DE-SG value 100 > > etc? > > TIA, > > > Robert Rutherford > MIS Department - DEK > +44 (0)1305 208232 > +44 (0)7970 122362 > > > > ******************************************************************** > This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are in > commercial confidence and intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this E-mail in error please notify the > Administrator by E-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of > DEK Printing Machines Ltd., or its affiliates. > ******************************************************************** > This footnote signifies that this message has been > checked for viruses using Norton and McAfee. > ******************************************************************** > > 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/
