Folder replication between two shares

You can use Robocopy...

Example can be found here: http://burpee.smccme.edu/studenthowtos/robocopy.htm

Such file replication is normally done via DFS which is mainly used on bigger infrastructure. Here we are talking about single file which you want to get updated to another share.

Take one example and let me ask you questions on that to understand the requirement.

You have Server 1 and Server 2 where folders are shared. You have got one file on Server 1 which you are updating which should get updated/replicated to Server 2.

- Are you going to update the file from Server 1 only? Or You going to make changes to the file from Server 2 also?
- If this is from Server 1 to Server 2 then we can achieve this by using simple copy command and schedule it to run every hour. So when ever the file is updated it will be saved on Server 1, Job will get executed to copy the same file every hour to Server 2.

Take a look at SyncBack (http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html). There is a free version that is quite powerful and can also be scheduled.

Ideally I don't want to use robocopy or a third party tool, I seem to remember having done something similar with scheduled replication on NT years ago, but cannot remember.

To answer the questions:
I have one server, with two shares for two groups of users
Neither group has access to the other's share.
We have a single holiday scheduler in Excel (this has to stay for many reasons)
Group 1 has the holiday scheduler on their share Group 2 has not
The holiday scheduler must contain both Groups
We do not want to update two schedulers for obvious reasons
User only updates one scheduler, no back to back sync needed.
Group 2 share scheduler could be read only

The goal is that when holiday scheduler on Group 1 share needs to be updated it automatically updates the same on Group 2 share on

How can this be achieved? Copy or repl?

I would not recommend this setup.

One reason, what happens if the file gets update in both shares at the same time.. One user is going to loose his/hers work when the file gets copied/replicated.

Why can't this be done using a single file share?

DirkMare

The users are working for two different entities, without going too much into detail it is not an option, we also have only one user that updates the excel file, so not an issue.

I will lock it down for read only anyway, so it is fool proof.

I understand that there are better solutions out there but I have a user that is not going to change and 2 files is where it is at.

Could you point me in the right direction?

Hi Dirk

Thanks that is great, once I have done that how do I setup the replication between the two files?

Cheers
Capt.

Sorry all, I have been off ill...hence the delay.

Thanks Dirk I will pursue this action when I return to work.

many thanks