We want DFS-R to mirror one folder in the uk to another folder in the US, exact copies, 22 gigabytes, 400,000+ files.
Over a VPN connection.
The two servers are not in the same domain.
Will this work.
Yes
No
This situation is wearing thin now, and I dont know what to do, if I cant pull this off my future in the company does not bode well.
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There is a word doc posted on this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/w
Additionally, you could consider creating a two way external trust between the two domains to try to get this to replicate.
Here is some information related to creating trusts:
http://technet2.microsoft.
i would jump into DFS head first. i definitely recommend setting up a testbed and messing around with it first. here is a pretty good beginner article...http://www.windo
start > run > mmc > "ok" > add Distributed File System to the console
Check this link,
This guy is using what I am referring to.
http://www.windowsnetworki
DFS and DFS-R are not the same thing. DFS is the distrubted naming convention that refers client requests for a DFS link to an actual server and sharename. DFS does not imply replication of files. DFS is kind of like DNS for server UNC paths.
DFS-R is the replicaiton engine that is often used with DFS to replciate files between referal points for DFS namespaces. It is the successor to the FRS service- the primary new feature being block level replication which prevents an entoire file from being replicated if only a small portion of it changed.
DFS/DFS-R are not available in SBS 2003 R2 even though it is in Server 2003 R2. SBS 2003 R2 only has the prior DFS/FRS services available. DFS-R is (supposedly, I have not installed it yet) included in SBS 2008.
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by: northcidePosted on 2008-01-24 at 06:58:18ID: 20733529
thats exactly what DFS is for. i would suggest using Win2k3 R2 as if will synchronize at the bit level and will make for those syncs to make much more efficient use of your internet connections.