Yes. FRS today would trigger the
replication of the entire file with a change to that file. There are also
issues with open files. You coulod configure a less frequent replication
schedule but...
Diane
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Flesher
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Experiences with DFS.....
Well,
to give a little more info, we have 1,000,000+ files on our NAS. This machine is
accessed pretty hard by ~1,000 users, housing .pst files and eudora data store
files. If you are saying that each time there is a change in a file, it is
replicated, would it constantly replicate email data files each time an email
comes to the user? That could get ugly.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ayers, Diane
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 10:52 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Experiences with DFS.....We looked at a DFS / FRS combo and quickly rejected it based on the problems with FRS. For data replication, FRS is a PoS (to be brutally honest). MS needs to start from scrtach on that one. Any efficient data replication scheme would utilize a block level or some other low level replication process and not be based on file level replication. A single change to, say a 10 MB file, should not trigger the replication of the entire 10 MB file.We're looking at several third party replication tools but the jury is still out on the optimal solution.Diane-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Brent Westmoreland
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Experiences with DFS.....Yes,
You need to become familiar with the FRS registry settings and the staging directory. Try these links to get you started:
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBI/tip4100/rh4104.htm
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBL/tip5900/rh5973.htm
Also,
definitely consider moving your staging directory to a large volume follow the instructions in KB291823.
On Mar 11, 2004, at 11:00 AM, Chris Flesher wrote:
We are thinking of using DFS in order to add redundancy to our NAS offerings. My main question is does anyone have experience using DFS to replicate/keep in sync large amounts of info, i.e. 200+GB, between two or more servers?As always, thank you for the help.Chris FlesherThe University of ChicagoNSIT/DCS1-773-834-8477Brent WestmorelandBMW Group - Data Center AmericasBusiness: 864.989.6567
