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So I have a big problem at the moment. Trying to find a reliable solution for syncing 2 windows IIS servers. I need to keep the web content imaged on both. Now I have been trying to use Rsync to this point, but unfortunately file permission errors are a nightmare to manage this way.

I'm testing out dropbox, but the performance sucks. I'm more familiar with Linux stuff and I've used Rsync in the past but isn't there a native windows solution that will work?

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possible duplicate of Need a File Sharing and Syncing Solution – GregD Sep 1 '10 at 14:17
Are the servers on the same LAN? WAN? Totally disconnected? Since dropbox isn't cutting it - what are your performance goals? – Kara Marfia Sep 1 '10 at 14:51
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Using what you have you could use xcopy or robocopy (I don't remember only one or the other does it, or if both do) running in a scheduled task to copy just the differeces.

Alternately, you could set up a DFS location (or any mapped network location, really; mapped drive, etc) to host the shared files, and point IIS to the new folder location.

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Robocopy with the mirror command. Or rich copy (the robocopy gui) blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/archive/2009/03/22/… DFS imo is too slow as well. – Kvad Sep 3 '10 at 3:44
DFS may be slow (I actually haven't used it in some time), but it is automatic. You would have to set up a scheduled task manually to do the xcopy/robocopy. Another reason to use DFS is that it helps you scale; if you throw a new IIS server into the mix, you then have to continually add the scheduled tasks to it, or just point the new one towards the same DFS mount. – gWaldo Sep 3 '10 at 12:11
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I've used mirrorfolder and had very good luck with it. Lots of options for syncing your servers with it.

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