Re: Need help configuring Hub an Spoke replication model

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From: Albert (Leeflang_at_technica.nl)
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: 24 Mar 2004 04:38:33 -0800

There's only one domain, so that can't be the issue. Is there in this
case also some concern about the KCC and the <automaticly generated>
connections ?

n.b: Thanx for the fast reply !

"Dmitry Korolyov [MVP]" <d k@removethispart.mail.ru> wrote in message news:<#QnYBOSEEHA.2976@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> Yes, you need to create and configure site links so that branch office sites
> are only linked to the head office site.
>
> Be aware if you have more than one domain and DCs for some domain are placed
> in different branch offices with no DC in the head office - they will not be
> able to replicate until you create a site link bridge.
>
> --
> Dmitry Korolyov [d k@removethispart.mail.ru]
> MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory
>
> "Albert" <Leeflang@technica.nl> wrote in message
> news:95e155c5.0403230616.7eddef39@posting.google.com...
> For one of my clients i want to configure a hub and spoke model for
> active directory replication.
> The situation is as follows:
> There is one Head Office (HO) with 2 Dc's. One of them holds the
> master roles.
> There are 3 Branch Offices (BO) each with 1 Dc.
> In active directory sites and services are 4 sites configured with the
> subnets defined.
> In sites and services the replication partner of 1 BO Dc, is another
> BO Dc. This is costing to much bandwith.
> How can i configure the replication for the BO's to only replicate
> from one of the HO's Dc's ???
> The connectors as they are showing in sites and services are
> automaticly generated.
> There is only one defaultsitelink including all sites. Is it neccesary
> to configure multiple site links?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> - There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary and those
> who don't. -
>
> --

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