DFS Step-By-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008

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$pplies %o! Windows Server 2008

Tip

DFS is enhan&ed in Windows Server 2012' ()plore the (valuation Guide and download the Windows Server 2012 %rial'

%he Distributed File Syste* +DFS, te&hnoloies offer wide a rea networ. +W$/,-friendly repli&ation as well as si*plified# hihly available a&&ess to eoraphi&ally dispersed files' n

Windows Server 2008# DFS is i*ple*ented as a role servi&e of the File Servi&es role' %he Distributed File Syste* role servi&e &onsists of two &hild role servi&es!

DFS /a*espa&es

DFS epli&ation

f you are not fa*iliar with DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation in Windows Server 2008# we re&o**end that you read the do&u*ent titled verview of the Distributed File Syste*

Solution in 5i&rosoft Windows Server 2003 2 on the 5i&rosoft Web site +http!66o'*i&rosoft'&o*6fwlin.67in.d94:801,' %he overview des&ribes the benefits of DFS epli&ation

and the i*prove*ents it offers over File epli&ation Servi&e +FS,' For infor*ation about the enhan&e*ents of DFS introdu&ed in Windows Server 2008# see Distributed File Syste*

on the 5i&rosoft Web site +http!66o'*i&rosoft'&o*6fwlin.67in.d9108012,'

For infor*ation about DFS in Windows Server 2008 2# see the What;s /ew in Distributed File Syste* topi& in <hanes in Fun&tionality fro* Windows Server 2008 to Windows

Server 2008 2'

For a list of re&ent &hanes to this topi&# see the <hane =istory se&tion of this topi&'

$bout %his Guide

%his step-by-step uide provides syste* re>uire*ents# installation instru&tions# and step-by-step wal.throuhs for deployin DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation features in

Windows Server 2008 in a lab environ*ent'

ab e>uire*ents

%wo step-by-step se&tions are provided in this uide' %he followin bulleted lists outline the re>uire*ents for &o*pletin ea&h of the two step-by-step uides'

ab e>uire*ents for <o*pletin the Step-by-Step Guide to Deployin a /a*espa&e

%o &o*plete all of the tas.s in this se&tion# you need a *ini*u* of two servers &onfiured in the test lab as follows!

ne server *ust run Windows Server 2008' %his is the server on whi&h you will install the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in to perfor* the tas.s in this uide'

%he se&ond server *ust run Windows Server 2003 S?1 or Windows Server 2003 2 or Windows Server 2008'

%o &reate do*ain-based na*espa&es in these tas.s# you *ust have $&tive Dire&tory Do*ain Servi&es +$D DS, deployed in the test lab' @ou *ust also be a *e*ber of

the Do*ain $d*ins roup or have been deleated the ability to &reate do*ain-based na*espa&es' For *ore infor*ation about deleation# see Deleate 5anae*ent

?er*issions for DFS /a*espa&es'

%o deploy DFS epli&ation in the na*espa&e# you *ust have e)tended the s&he*a to in&lude the new DFS epli&ation obAe&ts in $D DS' For spe&ifi& &onfiuration

re>uire*ents# see the se&tion nstallin Windows Server 2008 and Distributed File Syste* later in this uide'

@ou &an &o*plete a subset of tas.s if you have a sinle server or if you do not have $D DS deployed in the test lab'

ab e>uire*ents for <o*pletin the Step-by-Step Guide to Deployin DFS epli&ation

%o &o*plete all of the tas.s in this se&tion# you need to &onfiure the test lab as follows!

@ou need a *ini*u* of three file servers' $ll three servers *ust have Windows Server 2003 2 or Windows Server 2008 and the DFS epli&ation servi&e installed' ne of

the servers *ust have the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in installed' Follow the pro&edures in nstallin Windows Server 2008 and Distributed File Syste* later in this uide to

install the servi&e and snap-in'

%he test lab *ust have $D DS installed' Dependin on the version of your s&he*a# you *iht need to e)tend the s&he*a usin the instru&tions des&ribed in pdatin

the $D DS s&he*a later in this uide'

Before beinnin either step-by-step se&tion# it is i*portant to review the followin re>uire*ents and li*itations of DFS epli&ation# as well as the i*itations and e>uire*entsse&tion of DFS epli&ation! Fre>uently $s.ed Cuestions +F$C,'

Servers in a repli&ation roup *ust be in the sa*e forest' @ou &annot enable repli&ation a&ross servers in different forests'

epli&ated folders *ust be stored on /%FS volu*es'

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$ntivirus software *ust be &o*patible with DFS epli&ation' <onta&t your antivirus software vendor to &he&. for &o*patibility'

DFS epli&ation *iht not wor. a&ross firewalls when repli&atin between bran&h offi&es without a virtual private networ. +?/, &onne&tion be&ause it uses the re*ote

pro&edure &all +?<, dyna*i& endpoint *apper' $dditionally# &onfiurin DFS epli&ation usin the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in does not wor. when a firewall is enabled'

%o enable DFS epli&ation to wor. throuh a firewall# you &an define a stati& port usin the Dfsrdia'e)e &o**and-line tool' For *ore infor*ation about usin DFS

epli&ation a&ross a firewall# see the i*itation and e>uire*ents se&tion in DFS epli&ation! Fre>uently $s.ed Cuestions +F$C,'

Gettin Started

%he followin se&tions provide instru&tions for installin Windows Server 2008 and the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in'

pdatin the $D DS s&he*a and fun&tional levels

%o use DFS epli&ation# the do*ain *ust use the Windows Server 2003 or hiher do*ain fun&tional level' %o use all fun&tionality of DFS /a*espa&es# your environ*ent *ust

*eet the followin *ini*u* re>uire*ents!

%he forest uses the Windows Server 2003 or hiher forest fun&tional level'

%he do*ain uses the Windows Server 2008 or hiher do*ain fun&tional level'

$ll na*espa&e servers are runnin Windows Server 2008'

f your environ*ent supports it# &hoose the Windows Server 2008 *ode when you &reate new do*ain-based na*espa&es' %his *ode provides additional features and

s&alability# and also eli*inates the possible need to *irate a na*espa&e fro* the Windows 2000 Server *ode' For infor*ation about *iratin a na*espa&e to

Windows Server 2008 *ode# see 5irate a Do*ain-based /a*espa&e to Windows Server 2008 5ode'

Note

For infor*ation about the *ini*u* re>uire*ents to use DFS /a*espa&es# see ?repare to Deploy DFS /a*espa&esE for infor*ation about the *ini*u* re>uire*ents to use

DFS epli&ation# see eview e>uire*ents for DFS epli&ation'

For instru&tions on how to update the $D DS s&he*a# see unnin $dprep'e)e'

$fter the s&he*a is updated as ne&essary# you &an install the DFS &o*ponents by usin the followin pro&edures'

nstallin Windows Server 2008 and DFS

Durin Setup# follow the on-s&reen pro*pts to install Windows Server 2008' efer to the se&tion ab e>uire*ents earlier in this uide for details about whi&h servers *ust run

Windows Server 2008 and whi&h servers &an run Windows Server 2003 2 or Windows Server 2003 S?1'

$fter Windows Server 2008 is installed# you &an install the DFS &o*ponents and open the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in by usin the followin pro&edures'

Note

%he *ethod below usin the Server Manager tool enables you to install DFS as a part of the file server role' %his *ethod also installs other file server tools# su&h as File Server

esour&e 5anaer and File Server 5anae*ent'

%o install DFS as part of the file server role

<li&. Start# point to All Programs# point to Administrative Tools# and then &li&. Server Manager'1'

n the &onsole tree of Server 5anaer# riht-&li&. the Roles node# and then &li&. Add Roles'2'

Follow the steps in the $dd oles Wiard# and supply the infor*ation des&ribed in the followin table'3'

Add Roles Wizard page What to enter

Before You Begin <li&. Next after you verify that the re>uire*ents listed on the pae have been *et'

Select Server Roles Sele&t the ile Services &he&. bo)'

ile Services <li&. Next'

Select Roles Services Sele&t the !istri"uted ile S#stem &he&. bo) to install both DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation'

%o install DFS /a*espa&es or DFS epli&ation individually# sele&t the &he&. bo) that &orresponds to the part of DFS that you want to install'

$reate a !S Namespace Sele&t the $reate a namespace later using the !S Management snap%in in Server Manager &he&. bo)'


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$onfirmation <li&. &nstall to install the file server role and DFS'

&nstallation Progress %his pae is auto*ati&ally repla&ed by the &nstallation Results pae when installation is &o*pleted'

&nstallation Results /ote any errors# and then &li&. $lose to &lose the wiard'

se the followin pro&edure if the file server role has a lready been added'

%o install DFS if the file server role has already been added

<li&. Start# point to All Programs# point to Administrative Tools# and then &li&. Server Manager'1'

n the &onsole tree of Server 5anaer# riht-&li&. the iles Services node# and then &li&. Add Role Services'2'

Follow the steps in the $dd oles Servi&es Wiard# and supply the infor*ation des&ribed in the followin table'3'

Add Role Services Wizard

pageWhat to enter

Select Role Services Sele&t the !istri"uted ile S#stem &he&. bo) to install both DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation'

%o install DFS /a*espa&es or DFS epli&ation individually# sele&t the &he&. bo) that &orresponds to the part of DFS that you want to

install'

$reate a !S Namespace <li&. $reate a namespace later using the !S Management snap%in in Server Manager&he&. bo)'

$onfirmation <li&. &nstall to install the file server role and DFS'

&nstallation Progress %his pae is auto*ati&ally repla&ed by the &nstallation Results pae when installation is &o*pleted'

&nstallation Results /ote any errors# and then &li&. $lose to &lose the wiard'

Note

nstallin DFS 5anae*ent also installs 5i&rosoft '/(% Fra*ewor. 2'0# whi&h is re>uired to run the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in'

%o open the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in

<li&. Start# point to All Programs# point to Administrative Tools# and then &li&. !S Management'

@ou &an also use the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in hosted by Server 5anaer to *anae DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation'

verview of the DFS 5anae*ent Snap-in

%he DFS 5anae*ent snap-in is the raphi&al user interfa&e +G, tool for *anain DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation' %his snap-in is new and differs fro* the Distributed

File Syste* snap-in in Windows Server 2003' %herefore# before you bein usin DFS /a*espa&es and DFS epli&ation# you *iht want to review the &o*ponents of this snap-in#

whi&h are shown in the followin fiure and des&ribed in the se&tions that follow'


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<onsole %ree

%he &onsole tree has two nodes# /a*espa&es and epli&ation# fro* whi&h you &an *anae na*espa&es and DFS epli&ation'

/a*espa&es node

%he followin fiure shows the ele*ents under the /a*espa&es node in the &onsole tree'

$s the fiure shows# the /a*espa&es node &ontains the na*espa&es you &reate as well as any e)istin na*espa&es you add to the &onsole display' n the previous fiure#

one na*espa&e is shown# ''$ontoso(com'Pu"lic' nder ea&h na*espa&e is a hierar&hi&al view of folders' Folders that have tarets use a spe&ial i&on to differentiate the*

fro* folders that do not have tarets'

Note

f you are not fa*iliar with na*espa&e ter*inoloy# see the se&tion ntrodu&tion to /a*espa&es later in this uide'

epli&ation node

%he followin fiure shows the ele*ents under the epli&ation node in the &onsole tree'

$s the fiure shows# the epli&ation node &ontains the repli&ation roups you &reate as well as any e)istin repli&ation roups that you add to the &onsole display' $

repli&ation roup represents a roup of servers that parti&ipates in the repli&ation of data' For *ore infor*ation about repli&ation roups# see ntrodu&tion to DFS

epli&ation later in this uide'

Details ?ane

%he &ontents of the details pane &hane a&&ordin to what you have sele&ted in the &onsole tree' For e)a*ple# if you sele&t a na*espa&e in the &onsole tree# you see tabs

na*ed Namespace# Namespace Servers# !elegation# and Search in the details pane' f you sele&t a repli&ation roup# you see tabs na*ed Mem"erships# $onnections#

Replicated olders# and !elegation' @ou &an double-&li&. obAe&ts in the details pane to view their properties'

$&tion ?ane


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%he $&tion pane shows two types of tas.s! &o**on tas.s and tas.s that apply to the sele&ted obAe&t' f the $&tion pane is not visible# you &an open it usin the followin

steps! &li&. the )ie* *enu# &li&. $ustomize# and then &li&. the Action pane option in the $ustomize )ie* dialo bo)'

Step-by-Step Guide to Deployin a /a*espa&e

%he followin se&tions introdu&e na*espa&es and wal. you step-by-step throuh the pro&ess of deployin a na*espa&e in a test lab' %he tas.s in these se&tions are desined for

ad*inistrators who are new to DFS /a*espa&es as well as ad*inistrators who have e)perien&e usin DFS in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server' %hese tas.s wal.

you throuh deploy*ent steps and point out aspe&ts of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in that are new or sinifi&antly different fro* previous DFS *anae*ent tools'

f you have not used DFS in Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server# we re&o**end that you read the introdu&tion se&tion that follows to learn *ore about na*espa&es

before you bein the tas.s'

ntrodu&tion to /a*espa&es

DFS /a*espa&es enables you to roup shared folders lo&ated on different servers by transparently &onne&tin the* to one or *ore na*espa&es' $ namespace is a virtual view

of shared folders in an oraniation' When you &reate a na*espa&e# you sele&t whi&h shared folders to add to the na*espa&e# desin the hierar&hy in whi&h those folders appear#

and deter*ine the na*es that the shared folders show in the na*espa&e' When a user views the na*espa&e# the folders appear to reside on a sinle# hih-&apa&ity hard dis.'

sers &an naviate the na*espa&e without needin to .now the server na*es or shared folders hostin the data'

%he path to a na*espa&e is si*ilar to a niversal /a*in <onvention +/<, path of a shared folder# su&h as Server1?ubli&Software%ools' f you are fa*iliar with /< paths#

you .now that in this e)a*ple the shared folder# ?ubli&# and its subfolders# Software and %ools# are all hosted on Server1' /ow# assu*e you want to ive users a sinle pla&e to

lo&ate data# but you want to host data on different servers for availability and perfor*an&e purposes' %o do this# you &an deploy a na*espa&e si*ilar to the one shown in the

followin fiure' %he ele*ents of this na*espa&e are des&ribed after the fiure'

Namespace server' $ na*espa&e server hosts a na*espa&e' %he na*espa&e server &an be a *e*ber server or a do*ain &ontroller'

Namespace root' %he root is the startin point of the na*espa&e' n the previous fiure# the na*e of the root is ?ubli&# and the na*espa&e path is <ontoso?ubli&' %his

type of na*espa&e is .nown as a do*ain-based na*espa&e# be&ause it beins with a do*ain na*e +for e)a*ple# <ontoso, and its *etadata is stored in $D DS' $lthouh

a sinle na*espa&e server is shown in the previous fiure# a do*ain-based na*espa&e &an be hosted on *ultiple na*espa&e servers'

older' Folders help build the na*espa&e hierar&hy' Folders &an optionally have folder tarets' When users browse a folder with tarets in the na*espa&e# the &lient

&o*puter re&eives a referral that dire&ts the &lient &o*puter to one of the folder tarets'

older targets' $ folder taret is a /< path of a shared folder or another na*espa&e that is asso&iated with a folder in a na*espa&e' n the previous fiure# the folder

na*ed Tools has two folder tarets# one in ondon and one in /ew @or.# and the folder na*ed Training +uides has a sinle folder taret in /ew @or.' $ user who

browses to <ontoso?ubli&Software%ools is transparently redire&ted to the shared folder D/-S-01%ools or /@<-S-01%ools# dependin on whi&h site the

user is in'

/a*espa&e %ypes and 5odes

When &reatin a na*espa&e# you *ust &hoose one of the followin na*espa&e types!

$ stand-alone na*espa&e

$ do*ain-based na*espa&e

<hoose a stand-alone na*espa&e if any of the followin &onditions apply to your environ*ent!

@our oraniation does not use $&tive Dire&tory Do*ain Servi&es +$D DS,'

@ou need to &reate a sinle na*espa&e with *ore than "#000 DFS folders in a do*ain that does not *eet the re>uire*ents for a do*ain-based na*espa&e +Windows

Server 2008 *ode,'

@ou want to in&rease the availability of the na*espa&e by usin a failover &luster'

Note

%o &he&. the sie of a na*espa&e# riht-&li&. the na*espa&e in the DFS 5anae*ent &onsole tree# &li&. Properties# and then view the na*espa&e sie in the NamespaceProperties dialo bo)'

<hoose a do*ain-based na*espa&e if any of the followin &onditions apply to your environ*ent!


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@ou want to ensure the availability of the na*espa&e by usin *ultiple na*espa&e servers'

@ou want to hide the na*e of the na*espa&e server fro* users' <hoosin a do*ain-based na*espa&e *a.es it easier to repla&e the na*espa&e server or *irate the

na*espa&e to another server'

n addition# if you &hoose a do*ain-based na*espa&e# you *ust &hoose one of the followin na*espa&e *odes!

Windows 2000 Server *ode

Windows Server 2008 *ode'

%he Windows Server 2008 *ode in&ludes support for a&&ess-based enu*eration and in&reased s&alability' %he do*ain-based na*espa&e introdu&ed in Windows 2000 Server

is now referred to as do*ain-based na*espa&e +Windows 2000 Server *ode,'

%o use the Windows Server 2008 *ode# the do*ain and na*espa&e *ust *eet the followin *ini*u* re>uire*ents!

%he do*ain uses the Windows Server 2008 do*ain fun&tional level'

$ll na*espa&e servers are runnin Windows Server 2008'

f your environ*ent supports it# &hoose the Windows Server 2008 *ode when you &reate new do*ain-based na*espa&es' %his *ode provides additional features and

s&alability# and also eli*inates the possible need to *irate a na*espa&e fro* the Windows 2000 Server *ode'

f your environ*ent does not support do*ain-based na*espa&es in Windows Server 2008 *ode# use the e)istin Windows 2000 Server *ode for the na*espa&e'

%he &hara&teristi&s of ea&h na*espa&e type and *ode are des&ribed in the followin table'

$haracteristicStand%Alone

Namespace!omain%"ased Namespace ,Windo*s -... Server Mode/

!omain%"ased Namespace ,Windo*s

Server -..0 Mode/

?ath to na*espa&e ServerName

\RootName

NetBIOSDomainName\RootName

DNSDomainName\RootName

NetBIOSDomainName\RootName

DNSDomainName\RootName

/a*espa&e infor*ation

storae lo&ation

n the reistry and in a

*e*ory &a&he on the

na*espa&e server

n $D DS and in a *e*ory &a&he on ea&h na*espa&e server n $D DS and in a *e*ory &a&he on ea&h

na*espa&e server

/a*espa&e sie

re&o**endations

%he na*espa&e &an

&ontain *ore than

"#000 folders with

tarets

%he sie of the na*espa&e obAe&t in $D DS should be less than

" *eabytes +5B, to *aintain &o*patibility with do*ain &ontrollers

that are not runnin Windows Server 2008' %his *eans no *ore than

appro)i*ately "#000 folders with tarets'

%he na*espa&e &an &ontain *ore than

"#000 folders with tarets

5ini*u* $D DS do*ain-

fun&tional level

$D DS not re>uired Windows 2000 *i)ed Windows Server 2008

5ini*u* supported

na*espa&e servers

Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2008

Support for a&&ess-b ased

enu*eration +if enabled,

@es# re>uires Windows

Server 2008 na*espa&e

server

/o @es

Supported *ethods to

ensure na*espa&e

availability

<reate a stand-alone

na*espa&e on a failover

&luster'

se *ultiple na*espa&e servers to host the na*espa&e' +%he

na*espa&e servers *ust be in the sa*e do*ain',

se *ultiple na*espa&e servers to host

the na*espa&e' +%he na*espa&e servers

*ust be in the sa*e do*ain',

Support for usin DFSepli&ation to repli&ate

folder tarets

Supported when Aoinedto $D DS do*ain

Supported Supported

Deployin a /a*espa&e

%he tas.s in this se&tion wal. you throuh the pro&ess of deployin a na*espa&e that loo.s si*ilar to the na*espa&e shown in the fiure that appears in ntrodu&tion to

/a*espa&es earlier in this uide'

%as. 1! <reate a /a*espa&e

n this tas.# you &reate a new na*espa&e usin the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in'

%o &reate a na*espa&e


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n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Namespaces node# and then &li&. Ne* Namespace'1'

Follow the steps in the /ew /a*espa&e Wiard and supply the infor*ation des&ribed in the followin table'2'

Ne* Namespace

Wizard pageWhat to enter

Namespace Server (nter the na*e of the server to host the na*espa&e' %he server &an be a do*ain &ontroller or a *e*ber server'

Namespace Name and

Settings

n Name# type Pu"lic'

Namespace T#pe f $D DS is deployed in your test lab and you are a *e*ber of the Do*ain $d*ins roup or have been deleated per*ission to &reate

do*ain-based na*espa&es# &hoose !omain%"ased namespace' therwise# &hoose Stand%alone namespace' For *ore infor*ation about

na*espa&e types# see /a*espa&e types and *odes earlier in this uide'

%o learn how a *e*ber of the Do*ain $d*ins roup &an deleate per*ission to &reate do*ain-based na*espa&es# see Deleate

5anae*ent ?er*issions for DFS /a*espa&es'

Revie* Settings and

$reate Namespace

<li&. $reate to &reate the na*espa&e'

$onfirmation <li&. $lose to &lose the wiard'

When the wiard finishes# your new na*espa&e will be added to the &onsole tree' Double-&li&. the Namespaces node# if ne&essary# to view your na*espa&e# whi&h should be

si*ilar to the followin fiure'

%o browse the new na*espa&e# t ype the followin &o**and in the un dialo bo)# substitutin either the server na*e +if you &reated a stand-alone na*espa&e, or the

do*ain na*e +if you &reated a do*ain-based na*espa&e, as appropriate!

'' server_or_domain 'Pu"lic

For infor*ation about how to *irate an e)istin na*espa&e to Windows Server 2008 *ode# see 5irate a Do*ain-based /a*espa&e to Windows Server 2008 5ode'

%as. 2! $dd a /a*espa&e Server

f you &reated a do*ain-based na*espa&e# perfor* this tas. to spe&ify an additional server to host the na*espa&e' Doin so in&reases the availability of the na*espa&e and

enables you to pla&e na*espa&e servers in the sa*e sites as users' f you &reated a stand-alone na*espa&e# you *ust s.ip this tas. be&ause stand-alone na*espa&es only

support a sinle na*espa&e server'

%o add a na*espa&e server

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. '' domain'Pu"lic# and then &li&. Add Namespace Server'1'

n Namespace server# type the na*e of another server to host the na*espa&e# and then &li&. 12 '2'

$fter you finish this pro&edure# &li&. the '' domain'Pu"lic na*espa&e in the &onsole tree and review the &ontents of the Namespace Servers tab in the details pane# whi&h

should loo. si*ilar to the followin fiure' /oti&e that two /< paths are listed' %he site of ea&h na*espa&e server is also displayed'

%as. 3! Deleate 5anae*ent ?er*issions

@ou &an deleate *anae*ent per*issions so that users who are not *e*bers of the Do*ain $d*ins roup &an &reate do*ain-based na*espa&es# and you &an deleate

*anae*ent per*issions so that users or roups &an *anae e)istin na*espa&es' n this se&tion# you will deleate per*issions to *anae the na*espa&e you &reated in

the previous tas.'

%o deleate per*ission to *anae an e)istin na*espa&e

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic# and then &li&. !elegate Management Permissions'1'

%ype the na*e of a user or roup that you want to *anae the na*espa&e# and then &li&. 12 '2'

$fter you finish this pro&edure# review the &ontents of the !elegation tab in the details pane' t should loo. si*ilar to the followin fiure'


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/oti&e that the user or roup you added shows ()pli&it in the 3o* Permission &s +ranted &olu*n' ()pli&it *eans that you &an re*ove the user or roup fro* the

deleation list by riht-&li&.in the user or roup# and then &li&.in Remove' $ny users or roups that show nherited have inherited *anae*ent per*issions fro* $D DS#

and you &annot re*ove the* fro* the deleation list usin the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in'

Note

%o deleate the ability to &reate do*ain-based na*espa&es# see Deleate 5anae*ent ?er*issions for DFS /a*espa&es'

%as. 4! $dd Folders to the /a*espa&e

n this tas.# you add three folders to the na*espa&e' %wo of the folders will have folder tarets' %he hierar&hy of the folders you will add is shown in the (le*ents of a

/a*espa&e fiure earlier in this uide'

%o &reate a folder na*ed Software in the na*espa&e

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic# and then &li&. Ne* older'1'

n Name# type Soft*are# and then &li&. 12 '2'

/ote that the previous pro&edure &reates a new folder in the na*espa&e to build depth in the na*espa&e hierar&hy' @ou are not spe&ifyin the na*e of an e)istin folder# nor

will you store data in this folder' %his folder will not have folder tarets that dire&t &lients to other servers'

$fter you finish this pro&edure# the Software folder is added to the &onsole tree as shown in the followin fiure' +@ou *iht need to double-&li&. the '' server_or_domain

'Pu"lic root to display the Software folder'

/e)t# you add two folders with tarets to the na*espa&e' @ou &reate one folder na*ed %ools within the Software folder# and you &reate another folder na*ed %rainin Guides

dire&tly under the root na*ed ?ubli&'

%o &reate a folder na*ed %ools in the na*espa&e

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Soft*are folder# and then &li&. Ne* older'1'

n Name# type Tools'2'

<li&. Add to add a folder taret'3'

<li&. Bro*se to open the Bro*se for Shared olders dialo bo)'4'

n Server# enter the na*e of the server that will host the %ools shared folder'"'

<li&. Ne* Shared older':'

n the $reate Share dialo bo)# in the Share name bo)# type Tools# and then enter the lo&al path where you want the shared folder to be &reated' f the folder does

not e)ist# you are pro*pted to &reate it' <li&. 12 to &lose all dialo bo)es'

H'

$fter you finish this pro&edure# the %ools folder is added to the &onsole tree as shown in the followin fiure' +@ou *iht need to double-&li&. the Software folder to display

the %ools folder', /oti&e the i&on ne)t to the %ools folder and how it d iffers fro* the Software folderIs i&on' %his i&on appears ne)t to all folders that have tarets to

differentiate the* fro* folders that do not have tarets'

/ow# sele&t the %ools folder and review the &ontents of the older Targets tab in the details pane' /oti&e there is a sinle path shown' %his *eans that only one server hosts

the folder taret that &orresponds to the %ools folder' f that server be&o*es unavailable# the shared folder is also unavailable'

%o in&rease the availability of the %ools folder# you &an add a se&ond folder taret'

%o add a se&ond folder taret to the %ools folder

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Tools folder# and then &li&. Add older Target'1'

<li&. Bro*se to open the Browse for Shared Folders dialo bo)'2'

n Server# enter the na*e of another server that will host the %ools shared folder' Be sure to enter a different server fro* the one you spe&ified in the previous3'


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pro&edure'

<li&. Ne* Shared older'4'

n the $reate Share dialo bo)# in the Share name bo)# type Tools# and then enter the lo&al path where you want the shared folder to be &reated' f the folder does

not e)ist# you are pro*pted to &reate it' <li&. 12 to &lose all dialo bo)es'

"'

@ou are pro*pted to &hoose whether to &reate a repli&ation roup for these folder tarets' For now# &li&. No' @ou will enable DFS epli&ation on this folder in a later

tas.'

:'

%o &reate a folder na*ed %rainin Guides in the na*espa&e

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic# and then &li&. Ne* older'1'

n Name# type Training +uides'2'

<li&. Add to add a folder taret'3'

<li&. Bro*se to open the Browse for Shared Folders dialo bo)'4'

n Server# enter the na*e of the server that will host the %rainin Guides shared folder'"'

<li&. Ne* Shared older':'

n the $reate Share dialo bo)# in the Share name bo)# type Training +uides# and then enter the lo&al path where you want the shared folder to be &reated' f the

folder does not e)ist# you are pro*pted to &reate it' <li&. 12 to &lose all dialo bo)es'

H'

When you finish these pro&edures# your na*espa&e will loo. li.e the followin fiure'

%as. "! ena*e and 5ove a Folder

@ou &an use the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in to rena*e folders or *ove folders to another lo&ation in the na*espa&e' %his is useful if you need to &hane a folder na*e or

restru&ture the na*espa&e'

n this tas.# you rena*e the %rainin Guides folder to %rainin De*os and *ove it to the Software folder' <urrently# your na*espa&e should loo. si*ilar to the followin

fiure'

%o rena*e the %rainin Guides folder

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Training +uides folder# and then &li&. Rename older'1'

n the Rename older dialo bo)# in Ne*name# type Training !emos'2'

%o *ove the %rainin De*os folder

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# &li&. the Training !emos folder# and then dra it to the Soft*are folder'

$fter you finish these pro&edures# your na*espa&e should loo. li.e this!

%as. :! epli&ate a Folder in the /a*espa&e sin DFS epli&ation

n this tas.# you enable DFS epli&ation on the %ools folder' f you re&all fro* %as. 4! $dd Folders to the /a*espa&e# you &reated two folder tarets for the %ools folder'Be&ause users &an be dire&ted to either one of the folder tarets# you need to ensure that the &ontents of the folders are .ept syn&hronied'

f you are fa*iliar with File epli&ation Servi&e +FS, in Windows Server 2003# you .now that FS is only supported in do*ain-based na*espa&es' n Windows Server 2008# you

&an use DFS epli&ation in both stand-alone and do*ain-based na*espa&es' %herefore# you &an &o*plete this tas. reardless of the type of na*espa&e you &reated in

%as. 1! <reate a /a*espa&e'


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&mportant

%o perfor* this tas.# you need to have $D DS deployed in your test lab environ*ent# and you *ust be a *e*ber of the Do*ain $d*ins roup or have been deleated the

ability to &reate repli&ation roups to perfor* this tas.'

&mportant

$fter you &o*plete this tas.# repli&ation does not bein i**ediately' %he topoloy and DFS epli&ation settins *ust be repli&ated to all do*ain &ontrollers# and ea&h

*e*ber in the repli&ation roup *ust poll its &losest do*ain &ontroller to obtain these settins' %he a*ount of ti*e this ta.es depends on $D DS repli&ation laten&y and

the lon pollin interval +:0 *inutes, on ea&h *e*ber'

%o enable DFS epli&ation on the %ools folder

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Tools folder# and then &li&. Replicate older'1'

Follow the steps in the epli&ate Folder Wiard and supply the infor*ation in the followin table'2'

Replicate older Wizard page What to enter

Replication +roup and Replicated older

Name

$&&ept the defaults'

Replication 4ligi"ilit# $&&ept the defaults'

Primar# Mem"er f the folder tarets are e*pty# &hoose either *e*ber' f both folder tarets &ontain &ontent# &hoose the *e*ber that has

the *ost up-to-date &ontent'

Topolog# Selection Sele&t ull mesh(

Replication +roup Schedule and

Band*idth

Sele&t Replicate continuousl# using the specified "and*idth'

Revie* Settings and $reate Replication

+roup

<li&. $reate to &reate the repli&ation roup'


Replication !ela# <li&. 12 to &lose the dialo bo) that warns you about the delay in initial repli&ation'

$fter you finish the previous pro&edure# naviate to the Replication node in the &onsole tree' /oti&e that a new repli&ation roup has been &reated# as shown in the followin

fiure'

f you are not fa*iliar with DFS epli&ation ter*inoloy# a replication group is a set of servers# .nown as *e*bers# that parti&ipates in the repli&ation of one or *ore repli&ated

folders' $ replicated folder is a folder that is .ept syn&hronied on ea&h *e*ber' When you enable DFS epli&ation on a folder with tarets# the servers that host the folder

tarets be&o*e *e*bers of the repli&ation roup# and the folder tarets are asso&iated with the repli&ated folder' %he na*e of the repli&ation roup *at&hes the na*espa&e

path +<ontoso'&o*?ubli&Software%ools,# and the na*e of the repli&ated folder *at&hes the folder na*e +%ools,'

Fro* the Replication node# you &an *anae aspe&ts of DFS epli&ation# su&h as the s&hedule and bandwidth usae# file and subfolder filters# and the topoloy +a fra*ewor.

of repli&ation paths between *e*bers,' n the Replicated olders tab in the details pane# you &an also view the na*espa&e path that &orresponds to the repli&ated folder# as

shown in the followin fiure'

f you naviate ba&. to the Tools folder in the Namespaces node# noti&e that the Replication tab in the details pane shows that the %ools folder is bein repli&ated usin DFS

epli&ation'


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f one of the folders tarets &ontained data when you enabled DFS epli&ation# you &an verify that repli&ation has &o*pleted by &li&.in the older Targets tab# riht-&li&.in

the folder taret that initially held no data# and then &li&.in 1pen in 4xplorer' $fter the initial repli&ation delay# the files in this folder taret should *at&h the files in the

taret that initially held the data'

$nother way to view the status of repli&ation is to &reate a dianosti& report' @ou will do this in the followin tas.'

%as. H! <reate a Dianosti& eport

n this tas.# you &reate a dianosti& report to &he&. the status o f repli&ation' %he type of dianosti& report you &reate in this tas. is a health report' %he health report is an 'ht*l

file that shows the health of repli&ation and repli&ation effi&ien&y' %his report in&ludes error and warnin events# repli&ation statisti&s# ba&.loed files# and other infor*ation

for ea&h *e*ber of the repli&ation roup'

%o &reate a dianosti& report

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# under the Replication node# riht-&li&. the domain ?ubli&Software%ools repli&ation roup# and then &li&.

$reate !iagnostic Report'

1'

Follow the steps in the Dianosti& eport Wiard and supply the infor*ation in the followin table'2'

!iagnostic Report


T#pe of !iagnostic

Report or Test


Path and Name $&&ept the defaults'

Mem"ers to &nclude $&&ept the defaults'

1ptions (nsure that Yes5 count "ac6logged files in this report is sele&ted# sele&t the server that has the *ost up-to-date files fro* Reference

Mem"er# and then sele&t the $ount the replicated files and their sizes on each mem"er &he&. bo)'

Revie* Settings and

$reate Report

<li&. $reate to &reate the dianosti& report'

$onfirmation %he wiard &loses auto*ati&ally# and the dianosti& report appears'

eview the health report &reated for the %ools r epli&ation roup' n parti&ular# ta.e a loo. at the followin se&tions!

/ote the DFS epli&ation bandwidth savins' %his savins will &hane over ti*e as files a re added and &haned'

eview any errors or warnins# if any# for the *e*bers' %hese are typi&ally event lo errors that appear in the *e*ber;s respe&tive DFS epli&ation event lo'

n the infor*ational se&tion for ea&h *e*ber# review the repli&ated folder status +the status will be /or*al after initial repli&ation is &o*plete, and other infor*ation'

/oti&e that the pri*ary *e*ber will show different statisti&s fro* the non-pri*ary *e*berE this is be&ause data oriinated fro* the pri*ary *e*ber and repli&ated tothe non-pri*ary *e*ber durin initial repli&ation'

%he Dianosti& eport Wiard &reates the health report by default' /ote that you &an set the wiard to perfor* the followin operations as well!

un a propaation test'

<reate a propaation report'

$ propaation test *easures repli&ation proress by &reatin a test file in a repli&ated folder' $ propaation report provides infor*ation about the repli&ation proress for the

test file &reated durin a propaation test'

%as. 8! <hane =ow %arets $re rdered in eferrals

n this tas.# you &hane settins that opti*ie how tarets are ordered in referrals' f you are not fa*iliar with referrals# a referral is a list of tarets that a &lient &o*puter

re&eives fro* a do*ain &ontroller or na*espa&e server when the user a&&esses a na*espa&e root or folder with tarets in the na*espa&e' %he referral tells the &lient whi&h

servers host the asso&iated root taret or folder taret' So# for e)a*ple# when a &lient naviates to server_or_domain ?ubli&# the &lient re&eives a root referral that &ontains a

list of root tarets on the na*espa&e servers' When the &lient then naviates to the %ools folder# whi&h has folder tarets# the &lient re&eives a folder referral that &ontains a list

of folder tarets that &orrespond to the %ools folder'

When a &lient re>uests a referral# the DFS servi&e ta.es into a&&ount the site of the &lient and the site of the taret and provides a referral with tarets that are ordered


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a&&ordin to the &urrent referral orderin *ethod' By default# tarets in a &lientIs site are listed first in a referral in rando* order# followed by a list of tarets outside of the

&lientIs site# sorted by lowest &ost'

%o fine-tune how tarets outside of a &lientIs site are ordered# you &an &hane the orderin *ethod for an entire na*espa&e or for individual folders with tarets' <hanin

the orderin *ethod is an i*portant &onsideration in na*espa&es whose tarets span sites' For e)a*ple# there *iht be situations in whi&h you want to prevent the &lient

fro* a&&essin tarets outside of its own site' f so# you &an &onfiure the na*espa&e root or folder with tarets so that &lients re&eive referrals only for tarets w ithin their

own site'

%o further opti*ie how tarets are listed in referrals# you &an set taret priority# whi&h overrides the orderin *ethod' For e)a*ple# you &an spe&ify that a taret is always first

or last in a referral# reardless of the &lientIs site# or you &an spe&ify that a taret is always first or last a*on the tarets that have the sa*e &onne&tion &ost' ne &o**on

s&enario for usin taret priority is when you have a hot standby server that is &onsidered the server of last resort' n this s&enario# you &an spe&ify that the standby server

always appears last in referrals# and &lients will fail over to this server only if all the other servers fail or be&o*e unavailable due to networ. outaes'

n the followin pro&edures# you verify the referral orderin *ethod for the na*espa&e and &hoose taret priority of a folder taret'

%o verify the referral orderin *ethod for a na*espa&e

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic# and then &li&. Properties'1'

n the Referrals tab# in 1rdering method# verify that 7o*est cost is sele&ted'2'

n the lowest &ost orderin *ethod# also &alled least e)pensive taret sele&tion or site &ostin in previous do&u*entation# tarets in a referral are ordered as follows!

%arets in the sa*e site as the &lient are listed in rando* order at the top of the referral'1'

%arets outside of the &lientIs site are listed in order of lowest &ost to hihest &ost' eferrals with the sa*e &ost are rouped toether and within ea&h roup the tarets

are listed in rando* order'

2'

%his *ethod ensures that &lients do not traverse e)pensive wide area networ. +W$/, lin.s to a&&ess tarets when lower-&ost tarets are available' %his orderin *ethod wor.s

in both stand-alone and do*ain-based na*espa&es# as lon as all na*espa&e servers and all do*ain &ontrollers are runnin Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008'

Note

f you do not want &lients to a&&ess folder tarets outside of their site# you &an override the orderin *ethod for individual folders' %o do this# riht-&li&. a folder with

tarets in the &onsole tree# &li&. Properties# &li&. the Referrals tab# and then &li&. 4xclude targets outside of the client8s site' /ote that if no sa*e-site tarets are

available# the &lient fails to a&&ess the folder be&ause no folder tarets are returned in the referral'

n the ne)t pro&edure# you &hane the p riority of one of the folder tarets of the %ools folder'

%o &hane the priority of a folder taret

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# &li&. the Tools folder'1'

n the details pane# on the older Targets tab# riht-&li&. one of the folder tarets# and then &li&. Properties'2'

n the Advanced tab# &li&. 1verride referral ordering# and then &li&. 7ast among all targets'3'

%as. J! Browse the /a*espa&e

n this tas.# you browse the na*espa&e you &reated and view the referrals in the &lientIs referral &a&he as you browse portions of the na*espa&e' iewin referrals &a&hed on

the &lient is useful in troubleshootin s&enarios' %he followin pro&edures assu*e you are perfor*in these tas.s fro* a &lient &o*puter runnin Windows K? or

Windows Server 2003'

%o browse to the na*espa&e root and view the root referral

<li&. Start# &li&. Run# type '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic# and then &li&. 12 '

Windows ()plorer opens and your view of the na*espa&e loo.s si*ilar to the followin fiure!

1'

n Windows ()plorer# &li&. the olders button to display the ?ubli& root in the folder tree'2'

n the folder tree# riht-&li&. Pu"lic# and then &li&. Properties to open the Properties dialo bo)'3'

n the !S tab# review the paths listed under Referral list' %hese are the root tarets in the root referral that the &lient re&eived when it a&&essed '' server_or_domain

'Pu"lic' %hese should *at&h the root tarets you &reated earlier in this uide' %he taret *ar.ed $&tive is the taret &urrently &onne&ted to your &lient &o*puter'

4'

<li&. 12 to &lose the dialo bo)'"'


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%o browse to the %ools and %rainin De*os folders and view their folder referrals

n Windows ()plorer# double-&li&. the Soft*are folder' @ou should see two folders# Tools and Training !emos'1'

Double-&li&. the Tools folder to open it'2'

n the folder tree# riht-&li&. the Tools folder# and then &li&. Properties'3'

n the !S tab# review the paths listed under Referral list' %hese are the folder tarets in the folder referral that the &lient re&eived when it a&&essed

'' server_or_domain'Pu"lic'Soft*are'Tools' %hese should *at&h the folder tarets you &reated earlier in this uide' %he taret *ar.ed Active is the taret &urrently

&onne&ted to your &lient &o*puter# whi&h should be a different taret fro* the one you *ar.ed as 7ast among all targets when you set the taret priority'

4'

<li&. 12 to &lose the dialo bo)'"'

<li&. the Training !emos folder in the folder tree to open it':'

iht-&li&. the Training !emos folder in the folder tree# &li&. Properties# and then &li&. the !S tab' /oti&e that only one folder taret is listed in the referral list'

@our &lient &o*puter is &urrently &onne&ted to this folder taret'

H'

%as. 10! %est Failover

n this tas.# disable the networ. &ard or turn off the server that hosts one of the root tarets for the '' domain'Pu"lic na*espa&e' Do the sa*e for a server that hosts one of

the folder tarets for the %ools folder' $fter the networ. &ards are disabled or the servers are turned off# repeat the pro&edures in %as. J! Browse the /a*espa&e' %he

pro&edures should wor. be&ause another server &ontinues to host the '' domain'Pu"lic na*espa&e and the %ools folder'

Step-by-Step Guide to Deployin DFS epli&ation

%his se&tion wal.s you throuh the p ro&ess of deployin DFS epli&ation in a test lab' $lthouh it is not ne&essary to have &o*pleted the tas.s in Step-by-Step Guide to Deployin

a /a*espa&e# it is helpful to &o*plete the previous se&tion first so that you have an e)istin na*espa&e in whi&h to publish a repli&ated folder'

ntrodu&tion to DFS epli&ation

DFS epli&ation is the state-based# *ulti*aster repli&ation enine in Windows Server 2008' $lthouh so*e DFS epli&ation &on&epts and pro&esses are si*ilar to the &on&epts

and pro&esses in File epli&ation Servi&e +FS,# there are several i*portant differen&es that you should be aware of before you deploy DFS epli&ation'

DFS epli&ation <on&epts

First# letIs review the basi& &on&epts of DFS epli&ation' %hese &on&eptsLrepli&ation roups# &onne&tions# *e*bers# and repli&ated foldersLare illustrated in the followin

fiure'

$s this fiure shows# a replication group is a set of servers# .nown as members# that parti&ipates in the repli&ation of one or *ore repli&ated folders' $ replicated folder is a

folder that is .ept syn&hronied on ea&h *e*ber' n the previous fiure# there are two repli&ated folders# ?roAe&ts and ?roposals' $s data &hanes in ea&h repli&ated folder# the

&hanes are repli&ated a&ross connections between the *e*bers' %he &onne&tions between all *e*bers for* the repli&ation topology '

<reatin *ultiple repli&ated folders in a sinle repli&ation roup si*plifies the pro&ess of deployin repli&ated folders# be&ause the topoloy# s&hedule# and bandwidth

throttlin for the repli&ation roup are applied to ea&h repli&ated folder' %o deploy additional repli&ated folders# you &an use a short wiard to define the lo&al path and

per*issions for the new repli&ated folder' (a&h repli&ated folder also has its own settins# su&h as file and subfolder filters# so that you &an filter out different files and

subfolders for ea&h repli&ated folder'

%he repli&ated folders stored on ea&h *e*ber &an be lo&ated on different volu*es in the *e*ber# and the repli&ated folders do not need to be shared folders or part of a

na*espa&e# thouh the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in *a.es it easy to share repli&ated folders and optionally publish the* in an e)istin na*espa&e' @ou will do both in one of

the tas.s later in this uide'

For *ore infor*ation about DFS epli&ation# see DFS epli&ation! Fre>uently $s.ed Cuestions +F$C,''

What to ()pe&t Durin nitial epli&ation

When you first set up repli&ation# you *ust &hoose a pri*ary *e*ber' <hoose the *e*ber that has the *ost up-to-date files that you want repli&ated to all other *e*bers of

the repli&ation roup# be&ause the pri*ary *e*ber;s &ontent is &onsidered authoritative' %his *eans that durin initial repli&ation# the pri*ary *e*ber;s files will always win

the &onfli&t resolution that o&&urs when the re&eivin *e*bers have files that are older or newer than the sa*e files on the pri*ary *e*ber'

%he followin e)planations will help you better understand the initial repli&ation pro&ess!

nitial repli&ation does not bein i**ediately' %he topoloy and DFS epli&ation settins *ust be repli&ated to all do*ain &ontrollers# and ea&h *e*ber in the

repli&ation roup *ust poll its &losest do*ain &ontroller to obtain these settins' %he a*ount of ti*e this ta.es depends on $D DS repli&ation laten&y and the lon


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pollin interval +:0 *inutes, on ea&h *e*ber'

nitial repli&ation always o&&urs between the pri*ary *e*ber and the re&eivin repli&ation partners of the pri*ary *e*ber' $fter a *e*ber has re&eived all files fro*

the pri*ary *e*ber# then that *e*ber will repli&ate files to its re&eivin partners as well' n this way# repli&ation for a new repli&ated folder starts fro* the pri*ary

*e*ber and then proresses out to the other *e*bers of the repli&ation roup'

When re&eivin files fro* the pri*ary *e*ber durin initial repli&ation# the re&eivin *e*bers that &ontain files that are not present on the pri*ary *e*ber *ove

those files to their respe&tive Dfsr?rivate?re()istin folder' f a file is identi&al to a file on the pri*ary *e*ber# the file is not repli&ated' f the version of a file on the

re&eivin *e*ber is different fro* the pri*ary *e*berIs version# the re&eivin *e*ber;s version is *oved to the <onfli&t and Deleted folder and re*ote differential

&o*pression +D<, &an be used to download only the &haned blo&.s'

%o deter*ine whether files are identi&al on the pri*ary *e*ber and r e&eivin *e*ber# DFS epli&ation &o*pares the files usin a hash alorith*' f the files are

identi&al# only *ini*al *etadata is transferred'

$fter the initialiation of the repli&ated folder# the pri*ary *e*ber desination is re*oved' nitialiation ta.es pla&e after all files that e)ist before DFS epli&ation

pi&.s up the &onfiuration are added to the DFS epli&ation database' %he *e*ber that was previously the pri*ary *e*ber is then treated li.e any other *e*ber and

its files are no loner &onsidered authoritative over those of other *e*bers that have &o*pleted initial repli&ation' $ny *e*ber that has &o*pleted initial repli&ation is

&onsidered authoritative over *e*bers that have not &o*pleted initial repli&ation'

Deployin DFS epli&ation

%he tas.s in this se&tion wal. you throuh the pro&ess of deployin DFS epli&ation# addin a *e*ber to a repli&ation roup# publishin a repli&ated folder in a na*espa&e# and

&reatin a dianosti& report'

%as. 1! <reate a 5ultipurpose epli&ation Group and %wo epli&ated Folders

%o enable DFS epli&ation# you use the Ne* Replication +roup Wizard to spe&ify the *e*bers# topoloy# and default s&hedule and bandwidth for the repli&ation roup' n

this tas.# you &reate a repli&ation roup na*ed Data Distribution and two repli&ated folders na*ed $ntivirus Sinatures and B Data'

&mportant

When you &reate a new repli&ation roup# repli&ation does not bein i**ediately' %he topoloy and DFS epli&ation settins *ust be repli&ated to all do*ain &ontrollers#

and ea&h *e*ber in the repli&ation roup *ust poll its &losest do*ain &ontroller to obtain these settins' %he a*ount of ti*e this ta.es depends on $D DS repli&ation

laten&y and ea&h *e*ber;s lon pollin interval +:0 *inutes,'

Before you enable repli&ation# you will &reate two folders on one of the servers to be added to the repli&ation roup' @ou will then add files to the folders'

<reate folders na*ed $ntivirus Sinatures and B Data

n one server# &reate two separate +non-overlappin, folders na*ed $ntivirus Sinatures and B Data'1'

$dd so*e files to ea&h folder# but do not e)&eed the re&o**ended li*its des&ribed in the What are the supported li*its of DFS epli&ation7 entry of DFS

epli&ation! Fre>uently $s.ed Cuestions +F$C,''

2'

ptionally# &reate the sa*e folders on the se&ond server' @ou &an add the sa*e files or different files fro* the pri*ary *e*ber' f you add the sa*e files# the files

will be used for prestain and will not be re-repli&ated' f you add files that donIt e)ist on the pri*ary *e*ber# those f iles will be *oved to the ?re()istin folder on

the se&ond *e*ber' +%his folder is in the Dfsr?rivate folder under the repli&ated folderIs lo&al path', f you want to observe how the pri*ary *e*ber;s &ontent

be&o*es authoritative durin initial repli&ation# use updated versions of the files you added to the pri*ary *e*ber' %hese updated files will be *oved to the

<onfli&t and Deleted folder on the non-pri*ary *e*bers'

3'

/e)t# &reate a repli&ation roup to repli&ate files between the two servers'

%o &reate a repli&ation roup and two repli&ated folders

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Replication node# and then &li&. Ne* Replication +roup'1'

Follow the steps in the /ew epli&ation Group Wiard and supply the infor*ation in the followin table'2'

Ne* Replication +roup Wizard

pageWhat to enter

Replication +roup T#pe Sele&t Multipurpose replication group'

Name and !omain n Name of replication group# type !ata !istri"ution'

Replication +roup Mem"ers <li&. Add to sele&t at least two servers that will parti&ipate in repli&ation' %he servers *ust have the DFS epli&ation Servi&e installed'

Topolog# Selection Sele&t ull mesh'


Band*idth



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Primar# Mem"er Sele&t the *e*ber that has the *ost up-to-date &ontent that you want to repli&ate to the other *e*ber'

olders to Replicate <li&. Add to enter the lo&al path of the B Data folder you &reated earlier on the first server' se the na*e 71B !ata for the

repli&ated folder na*e' epeat this pro&edure and enter the lo&al path of the Antivirus Signatures folder'

7ocal Path of 71B !ata on 1ther

Mem"ers

n this pae# you spe&ify the lo&ation of the B Data folder on the other *e*bers of the repli&ation roup' %o spe&ify the path#

&li&. 4dit# and then in the 4dit dialo bo)# &li&. 4na"led# and then type the lo&al path of the B Data folder'

7ocal Path of Antivirus

Signatures on 1ther Mem"ers

n this pae# you spe&ify the lo&ation of the $ntivirus Sinatures folder on the other *e*bers of the repli&ation roup' %o spe&ify the

path# &li&. 4dit# and then in the 4dit dialo bo)# &li&. 4na"led# and then type the lo&al path of the $ntivirus Sinatures folder'

Revie* Settings and $reateReplication +roup



Replication !ela# <li&. 12 to &lose the d ialo bo) that warns you about the delay in initial repli&ation'

$fter you finish the /ew epli&ation Group Wiard# &li&. the new repli&ation roup na*ed !ata !istri"ution lo&ated under the Replication node in the &onsole tree as shown

in the followin fiure!

/oti&e the four tabs in the details pane! Mem"erships# $onnections# Replicated olders# and !elegation' (a&h of these tabs displays different details about the sele&ted

repli&ation roup# its *e*bers# and its repli&ated folders' eview the followin details about ea&h tab'

n the Mem"erships tab# noti&e that entries on the tab are sorted by repli&ated folder and that there are two repli&ated folders listed' For e)a*ple# the rows under the

Replicated older9 Antivirus Signatures headin are the *e*bers that host the $ntivirus Sinatures repli&ated folder' Double-&li&. a *e*ber to view per-*e*ber#

per-repli&ated folder properties on the +eneral# Replicated older# Staging# and Advanced tabs' For e)a*ple# on the Advanced tab# you &an view the lo&ation and

sie of the stain folder and <onfli&t and Deleted folder on the sele&ted *e*ber'

n the $onnections tab# two &onne&tions are listed' (a&h &onne&tion is a one-way repli&ation path# so repli&ation between two *e*bers re>uires two &onne&tions that

repli&ate data in the opposite dire&tion' (a&h &onne&tion has a s&hedule and other settins# su&h as a &he&. bo) for enablin or disablin re*ote differential

&o*pression +D<,' Double-&li&. a &onne&tion to view its settins'

n the Replicated olders tab# noti&e that two repli&ated folders are listed and that they are not published in a na*espa&e' Double-&li&. a repli&ated folder to view its

properties# su&h as file and subfolder filters'

n the !elegation tab# review the default users and roups ranted per*issions to *anae the repli&ation roup' $ny users or roups shown as nherited have

inherited *anae*ent per*issions fro* $D DS# and you &annot re*ove the* fro* the deleation list usin the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in'

%as. 2! $dd a /ew 5e*ber to a epli&ation Group

n this tas.# you add a third server to the Data Distribution repli&ation roup and spe&ify where one of the two repli&ated folders# $ntivirus Sinatures# will be stored on the

new *e*ber' @ou;ll use a new feature in DFS epli&ation to spe&ify that the B Data repli&ated folder is not repli&ated to the new *e*ber' @ou also will &reate a &usto*

s&hedule that applies only to the &onne&tions to and fro* the new *e*ber'

&mportant

epli&ation does not bein i**ediately on the new *e*ber' %he DFS epli&ation settins for the new *e*ber *ust be repli&ated to all do*ain &ontrollers# and ea&h

*e*ber in the repli&ation roup *ust poll its &losest do*ain &ontroller to obtain these settins' %he a*ount of ti*e this ta.es depends on $D DS repli&ation laten&y# the

short pollin interval +" *inutes, on the new *e*ber# and the lon pollin interval +:0 *inutes, on e)istin *e*bers'

%o add a new *e*ber to the Data Distribution repli&ation roup

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the !ata !istri"ution repli&ation roup# and then &li&. Ne* Mem"er'1'

Follow the steps in the Ne* Mem"er Wizard and supply the infor*ation in the followin table'2'

Ne* Mem"er



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Ne* Mem"er (nter the na*e of the server to add to the repli&ation roup' %he server *ust have the DFS epli&ation Servi&e installed'

$onnections nder Availa"le mem"ers# &li&. a *e*ber# and then &li&. Add' epeat this step to add the se&ond *e*ber' %he new *e*ber will repli&ate

dire&tly with both e)istin *e*bers'

Replication

Schedule

Sele&t $ustom connection schedule# and then &li&. 4dit Schedule' n the (dit S&hedule dialo bo)# &li&. !etails to e)pand the s&hedule# and then

sele&t the entry that beins Sunda# :-9.. AM and then &li&. 4dit' n the 4dit Schedule dialo bo)# under Band*idth usage# &li&. :-0 M"ps'

7ocal Path of

Replicated olders

Sele&t the Antivirus Signatures repli&ated folder# &li&. 4dit# &li&. 4na"led# and then enter the lo&al path of the repli&ated folder to be &reated on

the new *e*ber' When you &lose the 4dit 7ocal Path dialo bo)# noti&e that the B Data repli&ated folder shows ;!isa"led<# whi&h *eans that

this repli&ated folder will not be repli&ated to the new *e*ber' Be&ause you want only the $ntivirus Sinatures folder to be repli&ated to the new

*e*ber# you &an inore the warnin *essae that appears'

Revie* Settings

and $reate

Mem"er

<li&. $reate to add the new *e*ber to the Data Distribution repli&ation roup'


Replication !ela# <li&. 12 to &lose the d ialo bo) that warns you about the delay in initial repli&ation'

$fter you finish the wiard# &li&. !ata !istri"ution in the &onsole tree# and then review the &ontents of the $onnections tab' t should loo. si*ilar to the followin fiure!

/oti&e that in the Schedule T#pe &olu*n# &onne&tions to and fro* the new *e*ber show $ustom $onnection Schedule instead of Replication +roup Schedule' %hese

show $ustom $onnection Schedule be&ause you &hose a &usto* s&hedule when you added the new *e*ber' <reatin &usto* s&hedules for individual &onne&tions enables

you to fine-tune the repli&ation interval and bandwidth used when repli&atin to spe&ifi& *e*bers' $lthouh it isnIt obvious in the user interfa&e# ea&h &onne&tion *ar.ed

$ustom $onnection Schedule is a separate s&hedule' @ou &an *odify one s&hedule *ar.ed $ustom $onnection Schedule# but the other &usto* s&hedules are not affe&ted'

Note

%o &hane how the ite*s are rouped# &li&. a &olu*n headin' For e)a*ple# to roup the ite*s by s&hedule type# &li&. the Schedule T#pe headin'

(ntries *ar.ed Replication +roup Schedule use the default repli&ation s&heduleE this s&hedule is applied to all &onne&tions in the repli&ation roup that do not have a

&usto* s&hedule' %o *odify the default repli&ation s&hedule# riht-&li&. the !ata !istri"ution repli&ation roup in the &onsole tree# &li&. Properties# and then &li&. 4dit

Schedule' %o &hane a &onne&tion s&hedule fro* a &usto* &onne&tion s&hedule to the repli&ation roup s&hedule or vi&e versa# on the $onnections tab in the details pane#

double-&li&. the &onne&tion# &li&. the Schedule tab# and then &li&. Replication group schedule or $ustom connection schedule'

%as. 3! Share and ?ublish epli&ated Folders in a /a*espa&e

When you &reated repli&ated folders in the previous tas.s# you spe&ified the lo&al path of a folder on ea&h *e*ber of the repli&ation roup' nless the lo&al path on ea&h

server was previously shared# users &annot a&&ess the repli&ated folders after they are &reated' %o *a.e repli&ated folders available to users# you *ust share the* and#

optionally# publish the* in an e)istin na*espa&e'

n this tas.# you publish the B Data repli&ated folder in the '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic na*espa&e that you &reated in the DFS /a*espa&es step-by-step se&tion' f you did

not &o*plete the previous step-by-step se&tion or do not have a na*espa&e in your test lab# s.ip this pro&edure'

%o share the B Data repli&ated folder and publish it in a na*espa&e

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# under the Replication node# &li&. the !ata !istri"ution repli&ation roup'1'

n the details pane# &li&. the Replicated olders tab# riht-&li&. the 71B !ata repli&ated folder# and then &li&. Share and Pu"lish in Namespace'2'

Follow the steps in the Share and Pu"lish Replicated older Wizard and supply the infor*ation in the followin table'3'

Share and Pu"lish

Replicated older Wizard

page

What to enter


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Pu"lishing Method Sele&t Share and pu"lish the replicated folder in a namespace'

Share Replicated olders For ea&h *e*ber that shows =Shared older Needed> in the Action &olu*n# sele&t the *e*ber# and then &li&. 4dit to &reate the new

shared folder and adAust shared folder per*issions if ne&essary' f the Action &olu*n shows $reate shared folder9 71B !ata or 4xisting

Shared older# you &an &li&. Next'

Namespace Path n Parent folder in namespace# type '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic'Soft*are'

Revie* Settings and Share

Replicated older

<li&. Share to share the repli&ated folders and publish the B Data repli&ated folder in the na*espa&e'


$fter you finish the wiard# review the &onsole tree and the Replicated olders tab in the details pane' First# noti&e in the &onsole tree that an B Data folder was added to

the na*espa&e and the folder i&on indi&ates that the folder is repli&ated# as shown in the followin fiure'

/e)t# review the na*espa&e path listed in the Replicated olders tab# whi&h should loo. si*ilar to the followin fiure'

@ou &an see that the B Data repli&ated folder is published in a na*espa&e but the $ntivirus Sinatures repli&ated folder is not' %o a&&ess the B Data folder in the

na*espa&e# in the Run dialo bo)# type '' server_or_domain'Pu"lic'Soft*are'71B !ata'

Note

f you want to stop publishin the B Data repli&ated folder in the na*espa&e# you &an riht-&li&. the repli&ated folder and then &li&. Remove from Namespace'

%as. 4! <reate a epli&ation Group for <olle&tion ?urposes

n this tas.# assu*e that you have a hub server in a &entral hub or data &enter lo&ation and a bran&h server in a re*ote offi&e' %he bran&h server &ontains folders na*ed

?roAe&ts and ?roposals that are very i*portant to the bran&h offi&e# but there is a &on&ern that the ba&.ups perfor*ed at the bran&h offi&e are perfor*ed in&orre&tly' @ou want

to ba&. up the ?roAe&ts and ?roposals folders fro* the data &enter to ensure that the ba&.ups are su&&essful'

%o a&&o*plish this oal# you will set up a repli&ation roup for data &olle&tion purposes' %his type of repli&ation roup &onsists of two *e*bers and one repli&ated folder for

ea&h folder that you want to ba&. up fro* the hub server at the data &enter' %he per*issions that are set on the repli&ated folders on the bran&h server will be applied to the

repli&ated folders on the hub server' @ou spe&ify a sinle folder on the hub server under whi&h subfolders for the repli&ated folders will be &reated' %his enables you to ba&. up

*ultiple repli&ated folders fro* a sinle lo&ation on the hub server'

&mportant

When you &reate a new repli&ation roup# repli&ation does not bein i**ediately' %he topoloy and DFS epli&ation settins *ust be repli&ated to all do*ain &ontrollers#

and ea&h *e*ber in the repli&ation roup *ust poll its &losest do*ain &ontroller to obtain these settins' %he a*ount of ti*e this ta.es depends on $D DS repli&ationlaten&y and ea&h *e*ber;s lon pollin interval +:0 *inutes,'

%o &reate a repli&ation roup to repli&ate the ?roAe&ts and ?roposals folders fro* a bran&h server to ahub server

n Windows ()plorer or fro* the &o**and pro*pt# &reate a folder na*ed Pro?ects and a folder na*ed Proposals on a server that will a&t as the bran&h server' %he

folders should be separate folders +that is# not nested in one another,'

1'

$dd so*e files to the Pro?ects and Proposals folders on the bran&h server'2'

n Windows ()plorer or fro* the &o**and pro*pt# &reate a folder na*ed Branch@Bac6ups on a server that will a&t as the hub server' Do not put data in this folder'3'

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# riht-&li&. the Replication node# and then &li&. Ne* Replication +roup'4'

Follow the steps in the Ne* Replication +roup Wizard and supply the infor*ation in followin table'"'

Ne* Replication +roup Wizard page What to enter


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Replication +roup T#pe Sele&t Replication group for data collection'

Name and !omain n Name of replication group# type Branch Bac6ups'

Branch Server %ype the na*e of a server that will a&t as the bran&h server'

Replicated olders <li&. Add' n the Add older to Replicate dialo bo)# type the lo&al path of the ?roAe&ts folder you &reated in Step 1' epeat this

step for the lo&al path of the ?roposals folder'

3u" Server %ype the na*e of a server that will a&t as the hub server' %his is the server where you &an ba&. up the ?roAe&ts and ?roposals

folders usin ba&.up software'

Target older on 3u" Server n Target folder# type the path of the folder you &reated in Step 3'


Band*idth


Revie* Settings and $reate

Replication +roup(



Replication !ela# <li&. 12 to &lose the dialo bo) that warns you about the delay in initial repli&ation'

$fter you finish the wiard# &li&. the Branch Bac6ups repli&ation roup in the &onsole tree and view the Mem"erships tab in the details pane' /oti&e that two repli&ated

folders were &reated# Pro?ects and Proposals# as shown in the followin fiure!

n the previous fiure# noti&e that the path of the ?roAe&ts and ?roposals repli&ated folders on server B-08 +the hub server, are both within the < !Bran&hMBa&.ups folder' %his

enables you to ba&. up both repli&ated folders fro* a sinle lo&ation on the hub'

%as. "! <reate a Dianosti& eportn this tas.# you &reate a dianosti& report to &he&. the status o f repli&ation' %he type of dianosti& report you &reate in this tas. is a health report' %he health report is an 'ht*l

file that shows the health of repli&ation and repli&ation effi&ien&y' %his report in&ludes error and warnin events# repli&ation statisti&s# ba&.loed files# and so forth for ea&h

*e*ber of the repli&ation roup'

%o &reate a dianosti& report

n the &onsole tree of the DFS 5anae*ent snap-in# under the Replication node# riht-&li&. the Branch Bac6ups repli&ation roup# and then &li&. $reate

!iagnostic Report'

1'

Follow the steps in the Dianosti& eport Wiard and supply the infor*ation in the followin table'2'

!iagnostic Report


T#pe of !iagnostic

Report or Test


Path and Name $&&ept the defaults'

Mem"ers to &nclude $&&ept the defaults'

1ptions (nsure that Yes5 count "ac6logged files in this report is sele&ted# sele&t the server that has the *ost up-to-date files fro* Reference

Mem"er# and then sele&t the $ount the replicated files and their sizes on each mem"er &he&. bo)'

Revie* Settings and

$reate Report

<li&. $reate to &reate the dianosti& report'

$onfirmation %he wiard &loses auto*ati&ally# and the dianosti& report appears'

eview the health report &reated for the Bran&h Ba&.ups repli&ation roup' n parti&ular# ta.e a loo. at the followin se&tions!

/ote the DFS epli&ation bandwidth savins' %his savins will &hane over ti*e as files a re added and &haned'


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<o**unity $dditions

eview any errors or warnins# if any# for the *e*bers' %hese are typi&ally event lo errors that appear in the *e*ber;s respe&tive DFS epli&ation event lo'

n the infor*ational se&tion for ea&h *e*ber# review the repli&ated folder status +the status will be /or*al after initial repli&ation is &o*plete, and other infor*ation'

/oti&e that the pri*ary *e*ber will show different statisti&s fro* the non-pri*ary *e*berE this is be&ause data oriinated fro* the pri*ary *e*ber and repli&ated to

the non-pri*ary *e*ber durin initial repli&ation'

%he Dianosti& eport Wiard &reates the health report by default' /ote that you &an also set the wiard to perfor* the followin operations!

un a propaation test'

<reate a propaation report'

$ propaation test *easures repli&ation proress by &reatin a test file in a repli&ated folder' $ propaation report provides infor*ation about the repli&ation proress for the

test file &reated durin a propaation test'

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