Chris Stauffer at myITForum.com

Connecting Child Sites To parent sites in and out of same domain

Connecting a site that is not on the Host Domain

1. Create a local security File on the Server to communicate with
   1. Place account in SMS_SiteToSiteConnection_(SiteCode)
2. Try to ping the child server
   1. If ping fails because host is not found, make an entry in the host file so the name can be resolved it should look like this

         i. IP Address (Space) FQDN (Space) Servername

1. Create Security Key’s
1. Exchange Keys
1. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693690.aspx 

                        i. Place keys in inboxes\Hman

1. Create an Address (Standard Sender Address) account
   1. Under Site Settings àaddresses
2. Add Parent Site to Child Site
   1. Check sender and Hman log and look for errors
3. Replace SMS_Def.Mof and Configuration.Mof with Enterprise Standard Mof Files
4. Monitor Replication
   1. Explain what is happening to the Admin

Connecting a site that is on the Host Domain

1. Place Child Server account in SMS_SiteToSiteConnection_(SiteCode)
2. Try to ping the child server

1. If ping fails because host is not found, make an entry in the host file so the name can be resolved it should look like this

                     i. IP Address (Space) FQDN (Space) Servername

1. Security Keys are not necessary because site will be set to automatically exchange keys.
2. Create an Address (Standard Sender Address) account

1. Under Site Settings àaddresses

1. Add Parent Site to Child Site

1. Check sender and Hman log and look for errors

1. Replace SMS_Def.Mof and Configuration.Mof with Enterprise Standard Mof Files
2. Monitor Replication
   1. Explain what is happening to the Admin