c

cc 
c cc  c

c
When you need to create and perform administrative tasks on sites, you would use the Active Directory
Sites and Services console. Because Active Directory utilizes sites during authentication and replication,
the management of sites in Active Directory is important and can be quite complicated. Through the use
of Active Directory Sites and Services, you can control the manner in which a directory is replicated within
a site and between sites. Active Directory Sites and Services allow you to configure connections between
sites, and then specify how replication should occur. When you open the Active Directory Sites and
Services console, you are presented with containers that can be used to create new sites, and to manage
the sites in your network environment.

The first site object, V


  , is created when you install the first domain controller in the
network. This site is connected with the server that was promoted to domain controller. You should
rename the site object to a name that has some significance in your organization.

The    
 
 contains site links. You would use this container to create connections
among sites. When you create a connection beneath the IP container, the connection would utilize the
IP transport protocol. Similarly, when you create a link beneath the SMTP container, those links utilize
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and not IP.

The  
 contains information on the subnets in the network. You would use this container
to group different subnets to form a site.


c
c c
c c c
c cc 
c cc
  c
0. Open Active Directory Sites and Services
2. Right-click Default-First-Site-Name, and select Rename from the shortcut menu.
3. Proceed to set a meaningful name for the site.


c
c ccc c
c cc 
c cc
  c
0. Open Active Directory Sites and Services
2. Right-click the Sites object, and then click New Site from the shortcut menu.
3. The New Object - (Site) dialog box appears next.
4. Enter a name for the site in the Name box.
5. Enter a site link object for the site in the Link Name box.
6. Click OK.

c
c


c
c
cc   c
ccc c cc 
c cc
  c
0. Open Active Directory Sites and Services
2. Expand the Sites node in the console tree, and click the site that contains the server that you
want to move.
3. Right-click the server, and then select Move from the shortcut menu.
4. When the Move Server windows appear, specify a new site for the server.
5. Click OK