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DFS Replication possible with two standalone Server2008R2 boxes? All DC's are old Server2003 and

Hi all I dearly hope someone can help. It would be enormously useful if I could set-up DFS replication between two Server 2008R2 boxes. Replication of the data is the priority really it need to be at both site A and B the data is WDS images of machines.

I thought I was home and dry until I got the below...

"domain_name: The Active Directory Domain Services schema on the domain controller dc_name cannot be read. This error might be caused by a schema that has not been extended, or was extended improperly. Schema version 30 is not supported."

So I did some research and established what the problem is. We need to upgrade the Schema which is unfortunately not a viable option. Is there any method by which I can simply force the two servers to replicate their data using the DFS management console regardless of our old legacy setup?

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BigRedRPB

As mentioned, you can update the schema without updating the DCs to 2008 R2. There is no licensing cost for this option and it is a requirement for using DFS-R. Once the schema is up to date, you're good to go and DFS-R is a beautiful thing.

Is the schema update not viable because you don't want to include your AD Admins in this setup or is there another reason?