11.17. Configuring a Domain Controller to Cover Multiple Sites
Problem
You want to configure a domain controller to cover multiple sites, which will cause clients in those sites to use that domain controller for authentication and directory lookups.
Solution
Using a graphical user interface
Run
regedit.exe
from the command line or Start → Run.In the left pane, expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SYSTEM → CurrentControlSet → Services → Netlogon → Parameters.
If the SiteCoverage value does not exist, right-click on Parameters in the left pane and select New → Multi-String Value. For the name, enter SiteCoverage.
In the right pane, double-click on the value and on a separate line, enter each site the server should cover.
Click OK.
Using a command-line interface
> reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters /v[RETURN] "SiteCoverage" /t REG_MULTI_SZ /d <Site1
>\0<Site2
>
Using VBScript
' This code configures a domain controller to cover multiple sites. ' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------ strDC = "<DomainControllerName
>" ' e.g. dc01 arrSites = Array("<Site1>
","<Site2>
") ' Array of sites to cover ' ------ END CONFIGURATION --------- strNTDSReg = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters" const HKLM = &H80000002 set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strDC & "\root\default:StdRegProv") objReg.SetMultiStringValue HKLM, strNTDSReg, _ "SiteCoverage", _ arrSites WScript.Echo "Site coverage set for " & strDC
Discussion
It is perfectly valid to have a site that does not contain ...
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