Configure Replication Priority

Use Replication Priority to set up a preferred list of Sites or a selected Site for file replication. With Replication priority, you can prioritize Sites within the preferred Sites list.

Organize priority based on site proximity or network conditions. For example, give priority to sites that are geographically close instead of on another continent. Also consider load-balancing when making your choices. The network at a particular site might be busy and unsuitable for additional traffic.

Once Replication Priority has been set up for a Site, any subsequent file replication (both on-demand and scheduled) uses the preferred list of Sites.

On the Server Console, select a Site by expanding the Workgroups node and then by expanding the workgroup the Site is in.
Optional: Right-click on a site and select Edit Site Description to give it a more descriptive name.
This can make it easier later when sorting site names in the priority list; for example, include the city name so that your site is named something like "MLDTVRPPUB3 (Chicago)".
Right-click on the site and select Manage Replication Priority.
On the Manage Replication Priority dialog, add Sites to the Prioritized section by using the Add button.
Prioritize Sites in the Prioritized section by using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
Click OK to save your changes.

Note: By default, there are no preferred Sites for any Site. In other words, for every site, the rest of the Sites in the environment appear in the Not Prioritized section by default.

Among the Sites that are in the Prioritized section, the one at the top of the list is the most preferred Site and the one at bottom of the list is the least preferred Site. If a file is not available at the most preferred Site or if that Site cannot be reached for some reason, the Site that is next in the list is approached for replication of the file. If none of the Sites in the Prioritized section have the file or cannot be reached for some reason, a site from the Not Replicated section is selected at random.

Replication Priority for a Site can be set up from any Site. It is not necessary to log into a Site to set up Replication Priority for that Site.

Note: When working in a Connected Workgroups environment, Ownership for administrative objects is needed to make changes to Replication Priority.

The preferred list for a Site can be quickly viewed in the Replication Priority table on the right by highlighting the Site under the Workgroups node.