Determine whether the server is a preferred bridgehead server

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

Preferred bridgehead servers are distinguished by a property on the Server object that adds the server to the preferred bridgehead server list for the IP transport.

Administrative Credentials

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Domain Users group.

To view the list of preferred bridgehead servers

  1. Click Start, click Run, type the following command and then press ENTER:

    adsiedit.msc

  2. In ADSI Edit, expand the Configuration Container and then expand **CN=Configuration,DC=**ForestRootDomainName, CN=Sites, and CN=Inter-Site Transports.

  3. Right-click CN=IP and then click Properties.

  4. In the Attributes box, double-click bridgeheadServerListBL.

  5. If any preferred bridgehead servers are selected in any site in the forest, the Values box displays the distinguished name for each server object that is currently selected as a preferred bridgehead server.