Questions tagged [dfs-r]
DFS (Distributed File System) Replication is a file replication technology originally shipped with Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system.
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Does DFS-R actually write 100%+change to a file on the receiving server(s)?
I am analyzing DFS-R on Windows 2003 R2 and have come across a horrendous thing.
It appears that when you append a small amount of data to a large (existing) file, the write cost on the server for ...
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ASP.NET, reaching the limits of DFSR, and file storage sharding
We run a popular web app, and our backend file storage exists on a file server, replicated to another file server for failover with DFSR. We are reaching the theoretical limits of DFSR, and therefore ...
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Windows DFS-R conflict handling between multiple locations
i´m experimenting with the DFS-Replication possibilities in Windows Server 2008 R2.
Basic structure is this
TestOffice 1
- Fileserver
TestOffice 2
- Fileserver
Central server location
- Fileserver
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DFS-R + Volume Shadow Services - Run VSS at all locations or one?
I have 4 servers, one at each office location, each sharing read/write copies of 1.5TB of data. Changes are replicated 24/7 between all 4 servers via DFS-R. All servers run Windows 2008 R2.
I'm ...
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DFS - Initial Replication
Im setting up three servers with DFS, it is Image servers attached to webservers, where the images is displayed. It's about 350gb of pictures on each server, but they are slightly out of sync.
Now ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 DFSR Backlog Troubleshooting - Where to look for the cause of the problem?
Windows Server 2008 R2 DFS Backlog Troubleshooting
dfsrdiag indicates our target server has hundreds of thousands of backlogged transactions.
Our authoritative source server indicates it has no ...
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what happens to dfs when the domain controller is offline?
Windows Server 2008 R2
DFS Replication across two locations
If the domain controller is offline what happens?
Are users still able to access the DFS namespace?
Does replication still occur?
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DFS Replication not "snappy" enough (Missing files)
I have two Domain Controllers.
DC01 usually contains everything and is doing great (AFAIK), however DC02 is constantly "missing" files that are clearly visible on DC01 and should have been replicated ...
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MSSQL Datafile on DFSR
I have 2 Storage Server use DFS-R to sync the content.
MSSQL Server using UNC path the connect to the DFS-R namespace for datafiles.
Now the problem is MSSQL with lock the datafile while server is ...
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Change DFS Replication scheduled time?
Is it possible to change the scheduled time for DFS replication between replication partners on Windows Server 2008?
We have a backup that runs hourly and interferes with the replication. I then get ...
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Using Domain Controller from Azure VM
I have setup a couple or Windows 2012 instances on Azure VM. I am trying to configure DFS-R, which requires the instances to be members of a domain.
I signed up for Azure Active Directory, which ...
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Rebooting a DFS Server
Server A and B have DFS-R.
If I want to reboot Server B and all clients connect to server A, do I need to disable folder targets for Server B still?
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DFS keeps constantly replicating almost all files
We have always had problems with DFS, but recently it has gotten worse with no apparent cause and it's becoming harmful. We have one master server and DFS connections to other four servers. The four ...
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Distributed File System Replication Error
We are getting the:
The DFS Replication service stopped replication on the folder with the following local path: C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain. This server has been disconnected from other partners for 339 ...
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Why ping-ing to the internal AD domain name sometimes responded by different domain controllers in totally different subnets?
Folks,
I have a single forest Active Directory domain, called DOMAIN.COM.
AD Site 1 - 10.10.1.0/24 subnet
SITE1DC1-VM
SITE1DC2-VM
SITE1-DFSR-VM
SITE1PC1
SITE1PC2
SITE1PC3
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SITE1PCN
AD Site 2 - 10....
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What is the safest way to turn off DFSR, when one node has been powered off for months
We have two file servers that are standalone. We use DFSR to replicate data from server 1 to server 2.
Server 2 has been powered down for some time now, and I am hesitant to turn it back on, in case ...
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Do DFS logs contain folder permission changes?
I have a DFS server sharing files and want to see when an admin gave read/write/full control to a user in a DFS share. Is there any way I can view this?
I have checked in C:\Windows\Debug but the log ...
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DFS just not replicating?
I have been using DFS quite a lot in the past always to good success.
Now I have a funny issue and I am lost.
2008 R2 Sp1 on both ends.
Same domain.
There is a folder on A that is replicated. It has ...
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Can someone correct me about Windows 2008 DFS implementation
I have 2 two Windows 2003 file servers using DoubleTake at the moment. They are in an 2003 AD domain. And each server has it's own disk set. It is time to replace the servers...
I want to use Windows ...
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Rsync or DFS-R for remote backup over slow links of Windows 2003 R2 SP2?
I need to backup many sites over slow, high latency satellite links. We are talking pings of 650ms to each site. I can get a dump of the initial data by sending out USB disk to site and restoring it ...
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Best practice of what folders must not go to DFS-Replication File server?
I'm using The existing Windows Server 2016 DFS-Replicated file servers across 10 different locations.
Each site offices in different regions and countries across the globes are replicated.
However, ...
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DFS - Basic operation - remove folder target
I'm new to DFS management and I need to know the proper way to delete a target(shared) folder from all the servers.
Stop replication and then delete all the copies of the folder in the different ...
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DFS synchronisation over slow internet connection
I am configuring DFS replication on 2 servers connected over a VPN. The VPN is over a ADSL line with 0.06mb upload speed.
server1 - 192.168.1.2
server2 - 192.168.2.2
Both servers can see each other ...
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Where is the documentation for mixing DFS-R between Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2?
First question - is it possible to use DFS-R between an original Windows 2012 server and a newer Windows 2012 R2 server?
Second question - R2 introduces many enhancements in DFS-R, one assumes these ...
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DFS Synchronization between truecrypt mounted volumes?
I setup DFS synchronization between two server in my network and it's working fine, But DFS is unable to sync my true-crypt container because of it's mounted every time and in mounted position the ...
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No SYSVOL\NETLOGON on 2012 STD DC Server
I have 2 2012 servers.
I found out there's no share of neither SYSVOL nor NETLOGON on the BDC.
I'm getting many 5002:
The DFS Replication service encountered an error communicating with partner QA-...
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Is there any reason for me to to setup a DFS Namespace and shares if I want to use DFS-R to keep 2 folders in sync?
I am using DFS-R to keep 2 folders in sync. If I do not need a single share path for these folders, is there any reason or advantage for me to setup a DFS Namespace as well?
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DFS Replication complaining about being disconnected, but there is only one DC
I'm seeing this error in my event log on my (only) domain controller:
The DFS Replication service stopped replication on the folder with the following local path: C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain. This ...
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DFS Replication encounters two errors - Not enough space and rpc server error
I've recently installed the DFSR service on my DC1 and DC2. Both connected via IPVPN.
Configured it as needed, but there are two problems.
Something in the replication is not going as it should be, ...
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Windows workstations go offline when one Domain Controller restarts
We run a small wired LAN with 3 DCs (W2k8) and about 25 workstations (most of which are XP SP3, some are 7 SP1.)
People use roaming profiles with folder redirection for Desktop & My Documents, ...
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DFS trying to replicate back to source folder?
I'm not very familiar with how DFS works, and since someone else administers the servers in question I don't know what the DFS setup looks like. I'm just wondering if something is possible.
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DFS-R pre-populated target folders STILL overwrite. How to avoid that?
I have 2 servers that I'm testing with, before I do this in live environment. Server 2003 R2, fully patched.
I have 20 gig of data on server1 and I want to replicate that to a folder on server2. If ...
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DFS replication initial step problem
I just setup DFS on my network and it's working fine, and now I'm trying to setup DFS-R on a test folder, but then at the end of the procedure (all went fine, selected my 2 folders, primary folder, ...
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What is the delay for DFSR before it begins sending a file or files?
I have heard rumor there could be an hour delay between when I could drop a file in the source folder and when it actually begins transmission to the destination. However, I can't find this in any ...
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DFS Replication on Lan (with multiple subnets)
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want to replicate a folder on 2 machines
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we have 2 windows 2003 servers (for this purpose) in a domain and each of these servers has 2 network cards; and each server have 2 ips, ...
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Migrate a DFSR Server to a new one. Currently in a Hub-Spoke Configuration
Is there an easy way to migrate the Hub to a new server. My current one is running out of space. Do I need to redesign the configuration or can I do a migration to the new server.
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Exchanging data with Windows XP workstations in a corporate network
We have Windows XP workstations that are used to exchange data with other computers on the network. USB media isn't an option. Equipment on both ends of the link expect a Windows share (SMB).
For ...
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DFS-R not working, error 1753
I would like to ask you about your opinions. I have two servers (both WS 2019, which are not domain controllers) where DFS replication is not working (at all). I'm getting error 1753: "There are ...
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Hosting single intranet from multiple IIS servers
We have multiple physical locations at our company and each one has its own physical server, subnet, domain controller, Active Directory site etc.
I want to set up an intranet site on IIS that can be ...
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DFS Replication slow to a single server
This is a proper head-scratcher...
A customer has a domain with eight DCs. Two (including the PDC) are Hyper-V VMs in our datacentre, four are vSphere VMs at national site offices (not RODCs) and the ...
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Restore-DfsrPreservedFiles on a remote machine
I'm trying to restore preexisting files on a DFS share on Server2012r2. No matter what I do, I get this response. This occurs even if I use -RestoreToPath or if I try to run it with the local admin ...
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FRS to DFSR migration stuck, 1 DC only
I only have one 2008 R2 DC on this domain (domain level 2008), and, I am needing to migrate FRS to DFSR as I need to join a 2019 server to the same domain and then demote the old one.
However, I'm ...
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DFS namespace does not show files on servers
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2x Windows server 2012R2 (pwl-dfs01 and pwl-dfs02)
DFS namespaces and Replication installed
Replication configured (s:\hosting) as "Full Mesh" topology for both pwl-dfs01 and pwl-dfs02
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DFSR Replicate folder wizard targets incompatible error
I have the following setup:
DFS namespace host: Windows 2008 R2 Standard server (Server1)
Source folder: NetApp CIFS filer share advertising DFS capabilities mapped to the above DFS hosting server (...
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Parallel life of DFS shared files?
That's a weird one.
We have 3 servers (Windows Server 2012 R2) with DFS-N and DFS-R sharing and syncing same folders between themselves. We have those folders mapped on clients as network drives like ...
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Rebuild Active Directory on a Exchange Server and a File Server
We have 5 Domain Controllers over 2 sites:
Site A: DC01, FILE01, EXCHANGE01
Site B: FILE02, EXCHANGE02
FILE01/2 use DFS-R and EXCHANGE01/2 replicate (both Exchange 2007 SP1 servers)
DC01 was ...
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DFSR Replication service corrections after server crash
I need to set up a system of at least two servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 (main and standby) in a domain. The two servers are synchronized at all times, so that the standby can take over in ...
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DFS replication monitoring under a non-administrative account
I have a DFS replication set up on two Windows Server 2012 machines in a domain, the DFS consists of one namespace, two servers, several replication groups each containing one folder. I have been ...
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DFSR fails before initialization. Event ID: 4010, 3006, 2010, 4004
I have a 2 server DFSR configuration where I am attempting to replicate two shares between them. ServerA (2008R2) is the primary and ServerB(2012R2) is the receiver, both are DCs. The RepFolder on ...
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DFS initial replication - not enough storage is available to process this command (target on Synology NAS)
On a Windows 2003 SBS server, I am trying to replicate a share via DFS to a Synology File Server.
In the Configure Replication Wizard, the target has a red X across it with the message "Unknown: Not ...
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