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Hi, Ned again – and surprisingly, talking about DFSR! From time to time a customer will ask us about the Deleted folder in a Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) content set. It never seems to have anything in it. Not to mention we have a
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Ned here again. When setting up Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) on Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008, it’s fairly common to hear the following from a customer: “I setup DFSR a few hours ago, but it does not seem to be configured
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Ned here again. With the release of Windows Server 2008, a number of customers have asked us whether or not they need to extend the Active Directory schema in order to use the new version of Distributed File System Replication (DFSR). The answer is, of
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Hi, Ned here again. You’ve probably already started reading about how Windows Server 2008 now supports using Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) technology to synchronize SYSVOL. This means that the legacy File Replication Service (FRS) is no longer
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Hi, Ned here again. Today I am going to explain the inner workings of DFSR pre-staging in Windows Server 2003 R2, debunk some myths, and hand out some best practices. Let’s get started. To begin, this is the last time I will say ‘ pre-staging’ . While
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Hi, Ned here. If you’re a regular reader of the Filing Cabinet , you’ve probably already read about all the new features for DFS Replication (DFSR) added in Windows Server 2008. If not, trot on over here and drink your fill. Just to summarize some of
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Hi, Ned here. Just a quick heads up - there is a new DFSR data recovery script posted on the File Cabinet blog. This allows you to restore data from the ConflictAndDeleted or PreExisting folders within DFSR, primarily during disaster recovery. As always,
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Hi, Ned again. Today I’d like to talk about troubleshooting DFS Replication (i.e. the DFSR service included with Windows Server 2003 R2, not to be confused with the File Replication Service). Specifically, I’ll cover the most common causes of slow replication
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Hi, Ned here. In the Directory Services support space here at Microsoft, we are often contacted by customers for disaster recovery scenarios. We’re also brought in for deeper forensic analysis of what lead to a problem. Today we’re going to talk about
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