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Define 'Primary'. &nbsp;Unless you're doing hub-and-spoke replication, DFS doesn't really differentiate between target servers. &nbsp;This has more to do with the topology you implement than how DFS works.
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Define 'Primary'.  Unless you're doing hub-and-spoke replication, DFS doesn't really differentiate between target servers.  This has more to do with the topology you implement than how DFS works.

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Primary - The authoritative server that the second server in the group accepts changed files from.<br />
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You specify a Primary replication member when setting up a replication group. &nbsp;There has to be a primary member or how would DFS know which direction the replication should occur?<br />
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I just want to know how you check this in DFS, if there is a way?
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Primary - The authoritative server that the second server in the group accepts changed files from.

You specify a Primary replication member when setting up a replication group.  There has to be a primary member or how would DFS know which direction the replication should occur?

I just want to know how you check this in DFS, if there is a way?

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Yes, there is a primary server initially, and if you only replicate one way, well just look at your topology and you can see which server is primary. &nbsp;Most people set up two-way replication so changes on either side are propogated to the other. &nbsp;In that topolgy (or a ring or a full mesh) there is no &quot;primary&quot;.
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Yes, there is a primary server initially, and if you only replicate one way, well just look at your topology and you can see which server is primary.  Most people set up two-way replication so changes on either side are propogated to the other.  In that topolgy (or a ring or a full mesh) there is no "primary".

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Hi All,<br />
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Does anyone know how in Windows 2003 Server R2 to check which server is the Primary member in a replication group in DFS?<br />
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I know when you set the group up you specifiy which server is to be the primary but how do you check on pre-existing groups? Can this be queried via vbscript?<br />
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Thanks!
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Hi All,

Does anyone know how in Windows 2003 Server R2 to check which server is the Primary member in a replication group in DFS?

I know when you set the group up you specifiy which server is to be the primary but how do you check on pre-existing groups? Can this be queried via vbscript?

Thanks!

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