Tandberg Data NAS Hardware Viking FS-1500 - Manual (Page 110)

Tandberg Data Distributed File System
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7.6. Deploying DFS Replication (Step-by-Step
Guide)
The tasks in this section walk you through the process of deploying DFS
Replication, adding a member to a replication group, publishing a replicated
folder in a namespace, and creating a diagnostic report.
7.6.1. Create a Multipurpose Replication Group and Two
Replicated Folders
To enable DFS Replication, you use the New Replication Group Wizard to
specify the members, topology, and default schedule and bandwidth for the
replication group. In this task, you create a replication group named Data
Distribution and two replicated folders named Antivirus Signatures and LOB
Data.
IMPORTANT
When you create a new replication group, replication does not begin immediately.
The topology and DFS Replication settings must be replicated to all domain
controllers, and each member in the replication group must poll its closest domain
controller to obtain these settings. The amount of time this takes depends on
Active Directory replication latency and each member's long polling interval (60
minutes).
Before you enable replication, you will create two folders on one of the
servers to be added to the replication group. You will then add files to the
folders.
Create folders named Antivirus Signatures and LOB Data:
1. On one server, create two separate (non-overlapping) folders named
Antivirus Signatures and LOB Data. Add some files to each folder
but do not exceed the recommended limits described in "DFS
Replication limits" in DFS Management Help.
2. Optionally, you can create the same folders on the second server.
You can add the same files or different files from the primary
member. If you add the same files, the files will be used for
prestaging and will not be re-replicated. If you add files that don’t
exist on the primary member, those files will be moved to the
PreExisting folder on the second member. (This folder is in the
DfsrPrivate folder under the replicated folder’s local path.) If you
want to observe how the primary member's content becomes
authoritative during initial replication, use updated versions of the
files you added to the primary member. These updated files will be
moved to the Conflict and Deleted folder on the non-primary
members.