Todd, There can be problems with manually designating a BH for replication - there is no automatic failover if the BH becomes unavailable. You must manually designate another server as being the BH for the replication sites.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodt echnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/server/dssite_make_bridgehead.asp (Though the above is stated as Server 2003, it applies to 2000 as well) IOW - unless you have a specific need or lots (read - 100's) of sites, the KCC works well. Have you read through the Branch Office Design Guide? Even for environments that are not as large as what is dealt with in those guides, the experience is invaluable. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodt echnol/AD/windows2000/deploy/adguide/default.asp Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 7:56 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > I have a question about peoples experience disabling Site > Link Transitivity. > > I am trying to achieve a hub and spoke design where the spoke > sites only replicate with the Hub's. This is to reduce the > complexities of configuring firewalls in our enterprise but > also to optimize replication so it is easier to see where > replication failures are occurring, etc. I want to verify > what I believe is the affect of disabling site link > transitivity. If we disable Site Link Transitivity, will it > stop a spoke DC from replicating directly to another spoke > DC, and only allow it to replicate where it has direct site > links? Also if we really wanted to get controlling about who > replicates and where. Would people suggest making GC's > Replication Bridge Heads, so that they get targeted more frequently? > > Thanks, > > Todd Myrick > 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/
