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File Replication is failing between domain controllers

I just found out that my FRS between my DC's is failing every night. See attached. Where do I begin to fix this?
file-replication.txt

abhijitwaikar

There could be many reasons for the File Replication Service the experience problems replicating.

check this: http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=13508&eventno=349&source=ntfrs&phase=1

Lester_Clayton

Seems like you have DNS issues. Can you just verify that both of your domain controllers can talk to a valid DNS server, and that this DNS server is a Domain Controller in the same domain?

Do some NSLOOKUP tests on both servers, to ensure it can resolve the other server.

FRS needs to do SRV record lookups, and if you're all using a third party DNS server, it's not going to work.

Amit

Do you see FRS event ID 13509, if you see this ID that means don't need to worry else stop the file replication service and start it again. Also run the repadmin /replsum and check result.

J.R. Sitman

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@Lester Clayton. I'm not a DNS expert or even close. How do I test if they can talk to each other. Details please. Both my DC's are DNS servers.
Anything else you want me to do, please send detailed steps. I'd really appreciate it.

abhijitwaikar

Just run dcdiag /q , netdiag /q, repadmin /replsum and ipconfig /all on both server and post the result.

Also check if there is any 13568 error event on any one of the server.

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J.R. Sitman

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Here are the results. the first 4 are from the 2003 DC, the 5-7 are the 2008 DC. On the 2008 netdiag stated it was an invalid command.

No 13568 on 2003 but yes on 2008

frs1.png
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frs4.png
frs16a.png
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J.R. Sitman

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Here are the NSlookup results. Not good. The first 3 are from the 2008, next are 2003 server
nslookup.png

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abhijitwaikar

For safer side, Before performing any provided step please do take a system state or %systemroor%\SYSVOL folder backup.

J.R. Sitman

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Can I just copy the folder to another location?

J.R. Sitman

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I'm backing them up with Arcserve

abhijitwaikar

Backing up or copying the folder are the valid options.

J.R. Sitman

ASKER

thanks, I'll do both

J.R. Sitman

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It failed on the 2008 server bvecause of disk space. I clear up space and now I'm getting the 13516 event. How do I test that this is actually fixed?

And thanks for the "simple" instructions

J.R. Sitman

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Thanks to all. The program that was getting the FRS is now working so all is good. I love Experts-Exchange