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 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 Replicate every field, enter the new replication interval, specified in minutes.
8. Click OK.

To modify the replication schedule 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.

1. On the General tab, click the Change Schedule… button.
   The Schedule for 'SitelinkName' appears:

1. Exclude 60-minute time periods from the replication schedule.
2. Click OK when done.
3. Back in Active Directory Sites and Services, click OK to save the new replication schedule for the Active Directory site link.