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Creating Site Links

By default, the creation of two sites in AD DS does not automatically create a connection linking the two sites. This type of functionality must be manually created, in the form of a site link.

A site link is essentially a type of connection that joins together two sites and allows for replication traffic to flow from one site to another. Multiple site links can be set up and should normally follow the WAN lines that your organization follows. Multiple site links also ensure redundancy so that if one link goes down, replication traffic follows the second link.

Creation of site links is another straightforward process, although you should establish in advance which type of traffic will be utilized by your site link: SMTP or ...