Hello,

We have a client that is placing 6 new servers on their network in
diferent branches.
They have a share that they always want to be exactly the same on all
servers( if they update it they want to replicate for all servers).
Can DFS be used for this?

Thanks

DFS-R (R for replication), to be exact, if you want all shares in all 6
servers to have the same data.

if you want all clients to be using the same PATH to access the folder, then
use DFS-N (N for namespace).



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Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
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"Filipe Matias" <filipe.matias@unitek.pt> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> We have a client that is placing 6 new servers on their network in
> diferent branches.
> They have a share that they always want to be exactly the same on all
> servers( if they update it they want to replicate for all servers).
> Can DFS be used for this?
>
> Thanks

Jabez Gan [MVP] wrote:
> DFS-R (R for replication), to be exact, if you want all shares in all 6
> servers to have the same data.
>
> if you want all clients to be using the same PATH to access the folder,
> then use DFS-N (N for namespace).
>
>
>
Does DFS-R require much bandwidth? This is to be implemented using 512Kb
WAN links but only 2 or 3 files are changed per day.

No, DFS-R doesn't need much bandwidth. it uses a compression algorithm where
only the changed bits of the files will be transferred (instead of
transferring the whole file all over again).

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Jabez Gan
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.msblog.org


"Filipe Matias" <filipe.matias@unitek.pt> wrote in message
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> Jabez Gan [MVP] wrote:
>> DFS-R (R for replication), to be exact, if you want all shares in all 6
>> servers to have the same data.
>>
>> if you want all clients to be using the same PATH to access the folder,
>> then use DFS-N (N for namespace).
>>
>>
>>
> Does DFS-R require much bandwidth? This is to be implemented using 512Kb
> WAN links but only 2 or 3 files are changed per day.

Jabez Gan [MVP] wrote:
> No, DFS-R doesn't need much bandwidth. it uses a compression algorithm
> where only the changed bits of the files will be transferred (instead of
> transferring the whole file all over again).
>
Well, i put together a lab and have been testing( in a local lan for
now)DFS-R and N. My only question at the moment is: I update a file in
my main server and it replicates to all servers. If thet file is open in
one of the servers what will happen to the file?

If the file is locked, correct me if I'm wrong (it's been a while since I
got this question), the file will not get replicated.

--
Jabez Gan
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.msblog.org


"Filipe Matias" <filipe.matias@unitek.pt> wrote in message
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> Jabez Gan [MVP] wrote:
>> No, DFS-R doesn't need much bandwidth. it uses a compression algorithm
>> where only the changed bits of the files will be transferred (instead of
>> transferring the whole file all over again).
>>
> Well, i put together a lab and have been testing( in a local lan for
> now)DFS-R and N. My only question at the moment is: I update a file in my
> main server and it replicates to all servers. If thet file is open in one
> of the servers what will happen to the file?

Jabez Gan [MVP] wrote:
> If the file is locked, correct me if I'm wrong (it's been a while since
> I got this question), the file will not get replicated.
>
Thanks for all your help Jabez. It is amazing that MS does not include
DFS in its MOC

You are always welcome, Filipe.

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Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.msblog.org


"Filipe Matias" <filipe.matias@unitek.pt> wrote in message
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> Jabez Gan [MVP] wrote:
>> If the file is locked, correct me if I'm wrong (it's been a while since I
>> got this question), the file will not get replicated.
>>
> Thanks for all your help Jabez. It is amazing that MS does not include DFS
> in its MOC