Active Directory Administration Cookbook

Using Active Directory Sites and Services

To modify the cost for an Active Directory site link using Active Directory Sites and Services, perform these steps:

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc).
2. In the left navigation pane, expand the Sites node.
3. In the left navigation pane, expand the Inter-Site Transports node.
4. Select either IP or SMTP.
5. In the main pane, select the site link that you want to manage.
6. Right-click the site link and click Properties in the menu.
7. On the General tab, in the Cost: field, enter the new cost for the site link.
8. Click OK.

To modify the replication interval using Active Directory Sites and Services, perform these steps:

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc).
2. In the left navigation ...