DFS Cloning - how to get this working
hello,
i ran problem i'm hoping able me with.
next year installing 2 servers in 2 offices. servers replace our current file servers. our current file servers run windows server 2003, , new ones run server 2012 r2.
with current setup, data on server-2003-a backed server-2003-b each evening using following robocopy command (initiated on server 2003-b):
robocopy \\server-2003-a ip address\homedir d:\homedir /sec /mir /log:something.txt /w:3 /r:2 /ndl /np
with new servers want implement dfs replication, current servers not have dfs installed.
and gets tricky.
the recommended way, know works fine, pre-seed data copying 1 of servers another, both of servers ending in same replication group. want different. want copy:
- server-2003-a server-2012-a
- server-2003-b server-20012-b
and use server-2012-a , server-2012-b in replication.
i ran test. used robocopy command on both server-2003 machines:
robocopy.exe "d:\homedir\something" \\server-2012\e$\homedir\something /e /b /copyall /r:6 /w:5 /xd dfsrprivate /tee
(i know /xd parameter not needed @ point believe it's irrelevant).
afterwards compared file hashes on both server-2012 machines. have feared, file hashes different. @ point pre-seeding data seems pointless.
is copying data on wan link way working? or there workaround this?
kind regards,
wojciech
hi rozanw,
migrate file server 2012r2 dfs requirement @ least windows server 2003 service pack 2 , , please try following step step official method use windows server migration tools migrate.
the related kb:
migrate file , storage services windows server 2012 r2
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn479292.aspx
install, use, , remove windows server migration tools
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134202.aspx
i’m glad of you!
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