DFS Replication: Survival Guide
DFS Replication is a multiple-master replication engine that can replicate data between multiple servers over limited-bandwidth network connections.
Blogs
TechNet/MSDN
- DFS Management
- DFS Replication Improvements in Windows Server 2012
- DFSR AD Attributes on MSDN
- TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) (Level 300)
- SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication
- Branch Office Infrastructure Solutions v3 (BIOSv3) Getting Started Guide
- BIOSv3 Architecture Guide
- BIOSv3 Service Design Guides
- Branch Office TechCenter
- Microsoft Distributed File System IT Value Card
- What's New in DFSR in Windows Server 2008 R2
- [[DFSR performance objects, their counters, corresponding WMI classes, and using WMIC or vbscript to view them]]
- Designing Distributed File Systems
- Windows Server 2003 R2 Product Help for DFSR
- DFSR Replication: Frequently Asked Questions
- DFSR WMI Classes
- DFSR Sample Scripts
- DFSR on MSDN
- File Services and Storage FAQ
- Windows Server 2003 R2 Reviewer's Guide
- Dfsrdiag.exe ReplicationState’: What’s DFSR up to?
Hotfixes
- 968429 List of currently available hotfixes for Distributed File System (DFS) technologies in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2
- 958802 List of currently available hotfixes for Distributed File System (DFS) technologies in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2003 R2
- 917622 Hotfix rollup package for Distributed File System Replication in Windows Server 2003
- 967357 Some files are missing on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer after a DFSR replication
- 931685 Replicated files are copied over the network when you use the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication feature on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer
- 944804 Distributed File System Replication in Windows Server 2003 R2 performs unnecessary replication when an antivirus application is installed
- 948833 Distributed File System Replication may not replicate a folder on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer if the folder was previously a member of a replication group that was removed
- 978994 Error message when you try to migrate the SYSVOL share from the FRS to the DFSR service in a Windows Server 2008 domain: "The parameter is incorrect"
Discussion Group/Forums
KB Articles
- 977518 You receive DFSR event ID 2212 after you restart the DFSR service in Windows Server 2008
- 976921 A DFSR propagation report logs the following error on a Windows Server 2008 domain controller: "Cannot open test file on the member The network path was not found."
- 974774 Files are replicated with DFSR between servers even though file contents are unchanged
- 973836 The DFSR Diagnostics Report shows "sharing violations" events in Windows Server even though the files have already been replicated
- 972105 SYSVOL migration to DFSR unnecessarily replicates or conflicts files in Windows Server 2008
- 969688 A SYSVOL share migration from FRS to the DFSR service fails on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 if a disjoint namespace is configured in the domain
- 968733 The SYSVOL share migration from FRS to DFSR fails on Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta-based servers if a disjoint namespace is configured
- 967336 A newly promoted Windows 2008 domain controller may fail to advertise after completion of DCpromo
- 961879 How to recover from a DFSR database crash on designated primary member
- 959210 DFSR may not operate correctly when used in conjunction with FSRM file screens
- 958893 How to Configure DFSR Logging
- 958876 When you try to update a file that has a newer version on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based DFSR server, the operation fails, the original file is deleted from the replication partners, and event 4412 and event 4502 are logged
- 957556 Repair options that you can use to recover if you accidentally make an incorrect Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) member authoritative in a Windows Server 2003 R2 environment
- 957555 Error event IDs 2014 and 2004 and other Error events may be logged when you try to perform a replication on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based server that has DFSR installed
- 954968 Subfolder file content on an upstream member does not match subfolder file content on downstream members in a DFSR configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
- 953527 An event ID 6002 that references Distributed File System replication is logged several times a day on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer
- 951003 How to configure DFSR file-type compression in Windows Server 2008
- 947726 How to use the Backup program to prestage data before DFSR synchronization in Windows Server
- 943661 Replication may fail after a "dirty" system shutdown on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer that has DFSR installed
- 925027 Error message when you add a member to a DFSR group on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2: "The domain of the distinguished name cannot be determined"
- 920728 How to automatically assign administrative rights for all DFS replication groups in a domain on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2 or Windows Vista
- 919633 You may receive an error message when you try to run the DFS Management snap-in on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer
- 911604 Delegating DFS replication in Windows Server 2003 R2
- 832017 Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system
- 2001271 Domain Controller rename does not rename all AD DFSR SYSVOL objects
Downloads
- DFS Replication Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
- DFS Replication Service Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
- Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7
- Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2003 R2 Administration Tools Pack (x86)
- FRS to DFS Replication