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DFS-Replication after a crash

Quantum2021 66 Reputation points
2021-02-09T20:59:51.207+00:00

We're using DFS-Replication for file replication between 2 file servers let's say A and B in a full mesh topology .
We're not using DFS-Namespace.

Server A which was set up as the primary during the DFS-R setup crashed but came back up after being down for about a week.

When server A crashed, I had paused the DFS-Replication in DFS replication schedule to avoid errors.

Now that server A is back online, is it safe to un-pause the replication? My concern is that DFS-R will sync the older files from server A to Server B and overwriting newer files with the older ones.

I'm assuming DFS-R will detect that the files are folder on server A and thus synchronize server B's to A's as B's is newer.

What would be the best step to take on this?

Thx in advance!

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Other

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