Reduce the Workload on a PDC Emulator

• Reducing the number of client requests helps reduce the workload on a domain
controller
• To reduce the number of client requests that are processed by the PDC
emulator, you can adjust its weight or its priority in the DNS environment.
• To configure priority instead of LdapSrvWeight you can use
LdapSrvPriority

In the Registry Editor, navigate to

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters
Click Edit, click New, and then click DWORD value.

For the new value name, type LdapSrvWeight and press ENTER. (The value
name is not case sensitive.)

Double-click the value name you just typed to open the Edit DWORD Value
dialog box.

Enter a value from 0 through 65535.

Choose Decimal as the Base option.