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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Issues with Server 2012 using DFSR running on Hyper-V 2012
We have a number of Server 2012 systems, all of which run virtualised on Hyper-V 2012 server. We are having problems with two such virtual instances, both of which are used as file servers, whereby ...
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DFSR files appearing on destination before they finish replicating
We have a DFS environment. If we have a 100MB file for example that we put in the DFS share, it will appear very quickly on the destination server at another site even though with the bandwidth ...
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Replicate the same source folder to multiple end points, with a different schedule for each end point
I'm trying to make a set of folders (about 8 gig) that get updated monthly to replicate out to nine branch locations. They are connected via VPN back to head office with 1.5Mbit aDSL links.
I've got ...
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DFSR File Filters on Server 2008 R2
I've got a serverfarm which utilizes DFSR for file and folder replication. I'm familiar with File and Folder Filters on the replicated folders for the group. I'm curious if these can be set per ...
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DFS-R (2008 and R2) 2 node server cluster, all file writes end in conflictAndDeleted
Both servers in a 2 server cluster are reporting event 4412 20,000 times per day. If I sit in the conflictAndDetected folder I can observe files appearing and disappearing. Users report that their ...
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Windows 2008 DFS issue - files dissapear
I have farm with 3 servers: 2 web and 1 DB. All servers are identical Windows 2008 R2 fresh installation.
2 servers running IIS7 websites and connect 3rd server as a back end DB.
IIS servers running ...
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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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DFS-R - Set server as master
I would like to set up a 2 server DFS-R for web content. The website is a Learning Management System that holds a few TB of videos and documents. The front end of the website is a Windows Load Balance ...
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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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Weird Active Directory behavior after ADMT migration
We have multiple sites with multiple DC's. Since performing the migrations we have been experiencing all sorts of problems with DFSR etc.
We have multiple objects in the AD ..
DCNAME
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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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DFSR: Break large replication group into multiple smaller replication groups?
Is there a way to break a very large replication group into smaller replication groups while avoiding a huge backlog while it re-syncs or verifies the files in each smaller replication group?
I have ...
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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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PAL Threshold Files for DFSR
I know I can create my own threshold files in the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool, but I was wondering if there are already any out there that are specific to DFS or can process DFSR ...
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Syncing media folders between (windows) servers
We are running a load balanced cluster of three web servers, all running Windows 2008. On these machines we are hosting a bunch of e-commerce sites, all with several thousands articles. This adds up ...
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Windows 2008 R2 DFS Replication Report
Today, I resolved a long standing SYSVOL Replication in my domain.
The domain has started as 1 DC domain for a long time until I join the company and start building second DC
Then suddenly the ...
