do I even need a namespace for this?

hello,
looking to use DFS-R to synchronize one folder between a handful of server
2008 machines... do I even need to create a namespace for this?

James,
Yes, if you decide to use DFS-R I think you will need to create a namespace.
If you like you can outline your environment to forum and what you goals are
and you nay get some ideas on how to proceed with DFS deploymwnt in your
environment

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"James" <> wrote in message
news:...
> hello,
> looking to use DFS-R to synchronize one folder between a handful of server
> 2008 machines... do I even need to create a namespace for this?

looks like I don't need to. I just setup repl between 2 test machines
without creating a namespace... looks like the 'namespace' and 'replication'
features of DFS can be used seperately or together. Very nice, considering I
only need to replicate a single share between a few servers

"James" <> wrote in message
news:...
> hello,
> looking to use DFS-R to synchronize one folder between a handful of server
> 2008 machines... do I even need to create a namespace for this?

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:15:52 GMT, "robertgabos via WinServerKB.com" <u49766@uwe>
wrote:

>yah thats true. dfs-r doesnt require a dfs namespace server. only if you plan
>on allowing client systems to access the replicated folders, then it helps
>otherwise clients will only be accessing 1 of the shared replication folders.
>which is ok in some scenarios but not all.
>
>actually i dont think you even need shared folders for dfs-r to replicate. i
>could be wrong on this, i havent tested it. maybe i will once i bring up my
>vm test lab. but dfs-r uses compressed rpc for replication from what i have
>read. its not a client server file sharing technology like smb/cifs.
>the shared folders and dfs is just for clients to access the same data.
You are not wrong. I had a setup for Home Folders where the folders with stored
on D:\HOME\Department\username. The shares were to D\Home\Department but the
replication was D:\Data (thus picking up all departments in a single replication
group.)

>
>James wrote:
>>looks like I don't need to. I just setup repl between 2 test machines
>>without creating a namespace... looks like the 'namespace' and 'replication'
>>features of DFS can be used seperately or together. Very nice, considering I
>>only need to replicate a single share between a few servers
>>
>>> hello,
>>> looking to use DFS-R to synchronize one folder between a handful of server
>>> 2008 machines... do I even need to create a namespace for this?
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There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

thank you, I appreciate the info.

"robertgabos via WinServerKB.com" <u49766@uwe> wrote in message
news:925ddd57b01ad@uwe...
> yah thats true. dfs-r doesnt require a dfs namespace server. only if you
> plan
> on allowing client systems to access the replicated folders, then it helps
> otherwise clients will only be accessing 1 of the shared replication
> folders.
> which is ok in some scenarios but not all.
>
> actually i dont think you even need shared folders for dfs-r to replicate.
> i
> could be wrong on this, i havent tested it. maybe i will once i bring up
> my
> vm test lab. but dfs-r uses compressed rpc for replication from what i
> have
> read. its not a client server file sharing technology like smb/cifs.
> the shared folders and dfs is just for clients to access the same data.
>
> James wrote:
>>looks like I don't need to. I just setup repl between 2 test machines
>>without creating a namespace... looks like the 'namespace' and
>>'replication'
>>features of DFS can be used seperately or together. Very nice, considering
>>I
>>only need to replicate a single share between a few servers
>>
>>> hello,
>>> looking to use DFS-R to synchronize one folder between a handful of
>>> server
>>> 2008 machines... do I even need to create a namespace for this?
>
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> Message posted via http://www.winserverkb.com
>