ActiveDirectorySite Class

.NET Framework (current version)

The ActiveDirectorySite class defines a set of domain controllers that are well-connected in terms of speed and cost. A site object consists of a set of one or more IP subnets.

Namespace: System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory::ActiveDirectorySite

Syntax

C++

[DirectoryServicesPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, 
	Unrestricted = true)]
public ref class ActiveDirectorySite : IDisposable

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ActiveDirectorySite(DirectoryContext^, String^)	Initializes a new instance of the ActiveDirectorySite class, using the specified DirectoryContext object.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AdjacentSites	Gets a read-only collection of sites that are connected through a common site link with this site object.
	BridgeheadServers	Gets a read-only collection of bridgehead servers for this site.
	Domains	Gets all domains in the site.
	InterSiteTopologyGenerator	Gets or sets the directory server that serves as the inter-site topology generator.
	IntraSiteReplicationSchedule	Gets or sets the default setting for the replication schedule for the site.
	Location	Gets or sets the location of the site.
	Name	Gets the name of the site.
	Options	Gets or sets the site options.
	PreferredRpcBridgeheadServers	Returns a collection of directory servers that are designated as preferred bridgehead servers for the RPC transport.
	PreferredSmtpBridgeheadServers	Returns a collection of directory servers that are designated as preferred bridgehead servers for the SMTP transport.
	Servers	Returns a read-only collection of directory servers in the site.
	SiteLinks	Gets a read-only collection of site links that involve this site.
	Subnets	Returns a writable collection of subnets in the site.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Delete()	Deletes the current site.
	Dispose()	Releases all resources used by the object.
	Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the unmanaged resources used by the object and optionally releases the managed resources.
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	FindByName(DirectoryContext^, String^)	Returns a site based on a site name.
	GetComputerSite()	Gets the site that this computer is a member of.
	GetDirectoryEntry()	Gets the DirectoryEntry object for this site.
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Save()	Writes any changes to the object to the Active Directory Domain Services store.
	ToString()	Returns the name of the site.(Overrides Object::ToString().)

Security

DirectoryServicesPermission

Demand value: LinkDemand

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.