Create foreign sites

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To create foreign sites

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.

2. On the View menu, click Show Services Node.

3. In the console tree, right-click MsmqServices.

   Where?

   • Active Directory Sites and Services/Services/MsmqServices.

4. Click New Foreign Site.

5. In the New Object – Foreign Site dialog box, type a name for the new site under Foreign site name.

Notes

• To open Active Directory Sites and Services, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Sites and Services.

• A routing link defines the route for connectivity between any two sites, including a foreign site and a non-foreign site. A site gate is a Message Queuing routing server or one of several such servers through which the message traffic between two sites is configured to pass. For more information, see Related Topics. To provide connectivity to a foreign site, you must perform the following task:

• Create a routing link between the foreign site and a Windows Server 2003 family or Windows 2000 Message Queuing (non-foreign) site that contains a Message Queuing server running a connector application. For more information, see Related Topics.

  1. Define this Message Queuing server as a site gate for the routing link. For more information, see Related Topics.

  2. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.

  3. On the View menu, click Users, Groups, and Computers as containers, and then click Advanced Features.

  4. In the console tree, right-click the msmq object of the computer running the connector application.

  5. Click Properties.

  6. On the Sites page, select the foreign site under All sites, and then click Add to add this site to the list of sites where this server resides and to add it to the foreign site.

• To delete a foreign site, in the Active Directory Sites and Services console tree, right-click the name of the foreign site under Sites, and then click Delete. Before deleting a foreign site, you may need to refresh the list of sites. To do this, right-click Sites, and then click Refresh.

Information about functional differences

• Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring cross-platform messaging
Configuring routing links
Routing with Message Queuing servers
Foreign computers and sites
Intersite routing
Set permissions for routing link objects
Working with MMC console files