You can assign destination cost factors to network address ranges or default cost factors to servers or LAN Area objects.
These cost factors let WAN Traffic Manager compare the cost of traffic with certain destinations and manage it using WAN policies.
Launch NWAdmin.
Highlight the server or the LAN Area object that will be the source of traffic.
Choose Object > Details.
Choose the Cost page.
If you want to assign a default cost to the server or LAN Area object, enter it in the Default Cost field.
The cost must be a non-negative integer. If supplied, the default cost will be assigned to all destinations on the server or in the LAN Area object that do not fall within a destination address range with an assigned cost. For example, you might specify the cost in monetary units, such as dollars, or packets per second.
If you want to assign a cost to a destination address range, click Add.
Choose TCP/IP or IPX/SPX.
Specify the start address and end address of the range, in appropriate format for TCP/IP or IPX/SPX.
Specify the cost as a non-negative integer.
Click OK.
Click OK again at the LAN Area Object Cost page or at the Server Object Cost page.
Before new cost factors become effective, you must either enter the WANMAN REFRESH IMMEDIATE command at the server console or reload wtm.nlm.
For information about a sample policy that restricts traffic based on cost factor, see COSTLT20.WGM Group.
For information about how to modify a policy, see Modifying WAN Policies.