Add DFS to a Win2008 server

We are going to replace a Windows 2003 server with a new server running
Windows 2008. The Windows 2003 server (svr1) has a copy of DFS on it. I
opened DFS mgmt console from sv1 and was able to add the Windows 2008 server
(svr3) as a new namespace server. The Software Distribution share has been
created on svr3 with read permission for everyone. But the File Replication
status shows "not eligible". And I got nothing copied over. What's problem
and how to fix it?

Thanks.

In my experience Name Space Servers are Domain Controllers. ON windows 2008
add DFS management on there but do not create a new name space. It asks you
this when you add the add/in. Then off to the right in the menu is add name
space and add replication folders. This will then get you set to manage
things from the new server in the future.

I created the shares on the new server first. The folders I want to be part
of DFS. The share permissions you set will stay but the "NTFS" security will
populate from the other folder targets so don't worry about setting them.

IMO.

Not eligble could mean that "AD" is not aware that this new member is now
active. ??? If your using domain named roots?

I've never seen that before. I sometimes wait about 15 minutres for all
members to become aware of each other and start their replication of data!

Make sure to limit bandwidth as to saturate the line!

"Chris" wrote:

> We are going to replace a Windows 2003 server with a new server running
> Windows 2008. The Windows 2003 server (svr1) has a copy of DFS on it. I
> opened DFS mgmt console from sv1 and was able to add the Windows 2008 server
> (svr3) as a new namespace server. The Software Distribution share has been
> created on svr3 with read permission for everyone. But the File Replication
> status shows "not eligible". And I got nothing copied over. What's problem
> and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks.

Kyle,
The problem is that I'm in a mixed windows 2003 and windows 2008
environment. All my current DFS root target on a file server, no domain
controller. I think windows 2008 server does DFS differently than Windows
2003. So I'm wondering if I can have mixed windows 2003 and 2008 in the same
DFS space.

Thanks.

"Kyle BLake" wrote:

> In my experience Name Space Servers are Domain Controllers. ON windows 2008
> add DFS management on there but do not create a new name space. It asks you
> this when you add the add/in. Then off to the right in the menu is add name
> space and add replication folders. This will then get you set to manage
> things from the new server in the future.
>
> I created the shares on the new server first. The folders I want to be part
> of DFS. The share permissions you set will stay but the "NTFS" security will
> populate from the other folder targets so don't worry about setting them.
>
> IMO.
>
> Not eligble could mean that "AD" is not aware that this new member is now
> active. ??? If your using domain named roots?
>
> I've never seen that before. I sometimes wait about 15 minutres for all
> members to become aware of each other and start their replication of data!
>
> Make sure to limit bandwidth as to saturate the line!
>
> "Chris" wrote:
>
> > We are going to replace a Windows 2003 server with a new server running
> > Windows 2008. The Windows 2003 server (svr1) has a copy of DFS on it. I
> > opened DFS mgmt console from sv1 and was able to add the Windows 2008 server
> > (svr3) as a new namespace server. The Software Distribution share has been
> > created on svr3 with read permission for everyone. But the File Replication
> > status shows "not eligible". And I got nothing copied over. What's problem
> > and how to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks.

On Wed, 20 May 2009 13:09:01 -0700, Chris <>
wrote:

>Kyle,
> The problem is that I'm in a mixed windows 2003 and windows 2008
>environment. All my current DFS root target on a file server, no domain
>controller. I think windows 2008 server does DFS differently than Windows
>2003. So I'm wondering if I can have mixed windows 2003 and 2008 in the same
>DFS space.

You can, I have 1 W2008 and 2 W2003 DFS name servers and 2 W2003 DCs (neither
DFS name servers). Targets are not relevant, they can be anything, even Unix as
long as it can accept a UNC connection.
>
>Thanks.
>
>"Kyle BLake" wrote:
>
>> In my experience Name Space Servers are Domain Controllers. ON windows 2008
>> add DFS management on there but do not create a new name space. It asks you
>> this when you add the add/in. Then off to the right in the menu is add name
>> space and add replication folders. This will then get you set to manage
>> things from the new server in the future.
>>
>> I created the shares on the new server first. The folders I want to be part
>> of DFS. The share permissions you set will stay but the "NTFS" security will
>> populate from the other folder targets so don't worry about setting them.
>>
>> IMO.
>>
>> Not eligble could mean that "AD" is not aware that this new member is now
>> active. ??? If your using domain named roots?
>>
>> I've never seen that before. I sometimes wait about 15 minutres for all
>> members to become aware of each other and start their replication of data!
>>
>> Make sure to limit bandwidth as to saturate the line!
>>
>> "Chris" wrote:
>>
>> > We are going to replace a Windows 2003 server with a new server running
>> > Windows 2008. The Windows 2003 server (svr1) has a copy of DFS on it. I
>> > opened DFS mgmt console from sv1 and was able to add the Windows 2008 server
>> > (svr3) as a new namespace server. The Software Distribution share has been
>> > created on svr3 with read permission for everyone. But the File Replication
>> > status shows "not eligible". And I got nothing copied over. What's problem
>> > and how to fix it?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

I found my problem. I have to add the role as windows 2003 file system with
file replication service. That's why the replication failed.

Thanks for all your help.

"DaveMills" wrote:

> On Wed, 20 May 2009 13:09:01 -0700, Chris <>
> wrote:
>
> >Kyle,
> > The problem is that I'm in a mixed windows 2003 and windows 2008
> >environment. All my current DFS root target on a file server, no domain
> >controller. I think windows 2008 server does DFS differently than Windows
> >2003. So I'm wondering if I can have mixed windows 2003 and 2008 in the same
> >DFS space.
>
> You can, I have 1 W2008 and 2 W2003 DFS name servers and 2 W2003 DCs (neither
> DFS name servers). Targets are not relevant, they can be anything, even Unix as
> long as it can accept a UNC connection.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >"Kyle BLake" wrote:
> >
> >> In my experience Name Space Servers are Domain Controllers. ON windows 2008
> >> add DFS management on there but do not create a new name space. It asks you
> >> this when you add the add/in. Then off to the right in the menu is add name
> >> space and add replication folders. This will then get you set to manage
> >> things from the new server in the future.
> >>
> >> I created the shares on the new server first. The folders I want to be part
> >> of DFS. The share permissions you set will stay but the "NTFS" security will
> >> populate from the other folder targets so don't worry about setting them.
> >>
> >> IMO.
> >>
> >> Not eligble could mean that "AD" is not aware that this new member is now
> >> active. ??? If your using domain named roots?
> >>
> >> I've never seen that before. I sometimes wait about 15 minutres for all
> >> members to become aware of each other and start their replication of data!
> >>
> >> Make sure to limit bandwidth as to saturate the line!
> >>
> >> "Chris" wrote:
> >>
> >> > We are going to replace a Windows 2003 server with a new server running
> >> > Windows 2008. The Windows 2003 server (svr1) has a copy of DFS on it. I
> >> > opened DFS mgmt console from sv1 and was able to add the Windows 2008 server
> >> > (svr3) as a new namespace server. The Software Distribution share has been
> >> > created on svr3 with read permission for everyone. But the File Replication
> >> > status shows "not eligible". And I got nothing copied over. What's problem
> >> > and how to fix it?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> --
> Dave Mills
> There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.
>