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DFS Configuration/Replication Issue

Anonymous
2024-02-23T17:00:23+00:00

Hello!

I inherited a domain based DFS configuration as such:

DFS Namespace: \Companyname.com\shared

Folder Target: \Companyname.com\shared\Public

Folder Targets:

\Server1\Public$ - This server is running 2008 and this is the one I need to replace. I am also not sure why the folder target path has a "$" after it. The public share resides on the C drive of this server.

\Server2\Public - This is a 2019 server. The public share on this server resides on a separate disk, the D Drive.

\Server3\Public - This is a 2019 server. The public share on this server resides on a separate disk, the D Drive.

I am in the process of building a new server to replace the 2008 server. I began seeding some data for testing purposes and then identified an anomaly with what I think is a replication issue but I am having trouble figuring it out.

If I make a new folder on a sub folder within "Public", from the namespace path (\Companyname.com\shared\Public), it only replicates to \Server3\Public and not the other servers. If I make a folder from \Server3\Public, it shows up on the namespace (\Companyname.com\shared\Public) but not the other servers. If I make a new folder on \Server2\Public or \Server1\Public, it never shows up on the namespace, \Server3\Public, etc. The just live on the server where they were placed.

Another challenge I have in all of this is that our user based doesnt use mappings via GPO to the namespace. They have been trained since day 1 to use \Server1\Public shortcuts and manual mappings as the means of saving stuff. Of course they can retrained and I am planning on addressing this but keep that in mind.

I will create some screenshots of replication here shortly. I greatly appreciate any help that someone can provide.

Windows for business Windows Server Directory services Active Directory

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-26T04:17:54+00:00

    Hello KevinV_630,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

    1.Based on the description "\Server1\Public$ - This server is running 2008 and this is the one I need to replace. I am also not sure why the folder target path has a "$" after it.", please check have you set this public folder as hidden folder.

    2.Based on the description "If I make a new folder on a sub folder within "Public", from the namespace path (\Companyname.com\shared\Public), it only replicates to \Server3\Public and not the other servers. If I make a folder from \Server3\Public, it shows up on the namespace (\Companyname.com\shared\Public) but not the other servers.", it seems \Companyname.com\shared\Public syncs with \Server3\Public, and \Server3\Public syncs with \Companyname.com\shared\Public.

    3.Based on the description "If I make a new folder on \Server2\Public or \Server1\Public, it never shows up on the namespace, \Server3\Public, etc. The just live on the server where they were placed.", it seems the the namespace and \Server3\Public is in sync, but the namespace and \Server3\Public do not sync with \Server2\Public or \Server1\Public (as mentioned in point 2).

    I hope the information above is helpful.

    If you have any question or concern, please feel free to let us know.

    Best Regards,
    Daisy Zhou

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