Re: DFS - files replicated between offices?



Thanks have you heard any rumors on a release date for SP2?
"Blue" <Blue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I don't think there is a short answer for this. DFS can be a little tricky
> to configure properly. MS has several white papers on this topic. If you
> are
> not familiar with DFS I would suggest you read these over and get a good
> understanding of it before implementing in production. You should set it
> up
> in a lab first and play with it. If you don't have time for that, then you
> might even consider bringing in a local consultant to help you with it.
>
> There are several things you will want to consider such as the bandwidth
> between sites, the size of the folder to replicate (size of data), typical
> size of files that will be repliacted, replication schedule and whether
> you
> should use W2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition. DFS replication can be a
> pain if it is not configured properly.
>
> I use it at my company and all in all it works fairly well, however we
> have
> had some issues. I understand that the Windows 2003 R2 version of DFS is
> supposed to be much better.
>
> Good luck!
>
> "boe" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've never done any file replication of specific folders between servers.
>> We have a file server (windows 2003) on the same domain as the file
>> server
>> in our LA office. How do I specify that I'd like specific folders to
>> replicate so they don't have to copy the files directly to our NY or our
>> LA
>> office since it takes a long time for the file transfer from the desktop.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>


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