AutoMetric
Provides the AutoMetric of the network in the cluster. The following table summarizes the attributes of the AutoMetric property.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Data type |
DWORD |
| Access |
Read/write |
| Structure |
CLUSPROP_DWORD |
| Minimum |
0 |
| Maximum |
1 |
| Default |
1 |
Remarks
The AutoMetric property determines whether the cluster service is allowed to automatically adjust the network Metric property. If the Metric property is set to a value then the AutoMetric property is set to 0. To allow the cluster to adjust the Metric automatically, set the AutoMetric property to 1. The cluster service selects the network path with the lowest sum of metrics.
Examples
The property value portion of a property list entry for AutoMetric can be set with the following example code:
DWORD AutoMetricData = 0;
CLUSPROP_DWORD AutoMetricValue;
AutoMetricValue.Syntax.dw = CLUSPROP_SYNTAX_LIST_VALUE_DWORD;
AutoMetricValue.cbLength = sizeof(DWORD);
AutoMetricValue.dw = AutoMetricData;
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
None supported |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter |