[THIN] Re: File Replication in Win2K

  • From: Francois <francois0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:42:06 +0100

Good morning all,

I'm a bit concerned after reading this post.
We're using dfs to replicate profiles and data over 2 file servers and 
(luckily?) haven't had any problems (yet? :-) ).

Can someone tell me why it's recommended to use it with read-only data or 
can someone point me where to look for such information?

Thanks in advance

Francois


At 10:12 22/10/2002 -0700, Jim Hathaway wrote:

>Yes, DFS would certainly not be a good idea in this instance.=20
>
>It sounds like what you need would be a process that copies the user
>profile on user log off to both servers.=20
>
>You might look into a log off script that could do this for you, however
>this would add to the amount of time a user has to wait for the log off.
>
>
>Theatrically, I would probably go after it with a login script that
>creates a file in the user profile or on their homeshare on login, which
>designates their %loginserver%.=20
>
>On log off, the log off script would read this variable and copy the
>profile to the server that was not their %loginserver% as your failsafe.
>
>
>Would take a bit of work to setup, but with Kix I know it wouldn't take
>too long.
>
>HTH
>
>J
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Minero Hector B DLVA [mailto:MineroHB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
>Sent: Tuesday October 22, 2002 9:40 AM
>To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: [THIN] Re: File Replication in Win2K
>
>
>I am planning to replicate profiles (2 GB)
>I've read several documents that advise to use DFS for read-only data.
>
>What I want is to have the profiles stored on 2 Domain Controllers and
>then
>use a Terminal Services Profile:
>%logonserver%\profiles\%username%
>
>This seems to work, but I need to make sure that profile information is
>updated as required.  I am not sure if replication will do this job
>since
>assume that 1 server will be the export server and another the import
>server.
>Anyone using this kind of setup?
>
>At the worst case, I can continue to use 1 DC for profiles and configure
>File replication to the other DC once at night.
>This will at least give me something.
>
>__________________________________
>Hector Minero
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Hathaway [mailto:JimH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:25 PM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] Re: File Replication in Win2K
>
>
>
>Depends on how much that data is accessed and changed . . but have you
>looked at DFS?
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/datacenter/help/default.asp?url=3D=
>
>3D=3D
>
>/windows2000/en/datacenter/help/sag_DFconceptMng.htm
>
>J
>=3D20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Minero Hector B DLVA [mailto:MineroHB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20
>Sent: Tuesday October 22, 2002 9:17 AM
>To: Thin (E-mail)
>Subject: [THIN] File Replication in Win2K
>
>
>Is it possible to configure File Replication of a directory between 2
>Win2K
>Domain Controllers?
>I've checked TechNet and I found some informaiton about the SYSVOL
>share,
>but no luck finding a procedure for=3D20
>replicating other directories.
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>__________________________________
>Hector Minero
>NSWCDD Code K55
>Ph:(540)653-8859
>Fax:(540)653-8575
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