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Mirror directories between servers in IIS?

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I have two web servers that are hosted in two different locations. I have a number of files that I would like to share between the two servers. Both servers run the latest version of IIS.

Currently whenever I make changes to certain files on my first web server I have to manually copy those files onto the other server. Is there any way to "mirror" a directory from one web server onto another? Ideally when I update the files on one web server I would like them to be updated automatically on my other server (even if there is a delay of a few hours that would be better than nothing). Thanks!

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pettersk

In fact you also have (at least) a third and a fourth method with MS technology:

A) Using BITS - Background Intelligent Transfer Service, but you do have to have BITS installed and
enabled on both webservers - don't know if you have the option of installing it or getting it installed.

A very good article on BITS is here:
http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-tools/using-bits-to-upload-files-with-.net/

Some MS information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/bits/bits/setting_up_the_server_for_uploads.asp?frame=true

B) Using plain old fashioned FTP and some scripts to do the job

pettersk

There is even the option of using RSYNC:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync

Although this is a Unix/Linux thing originally there are several utilities providing this on Windows and you could even use Cygwin to accomplish this .... depening on the environment and control/access you have to the webservers....