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Windows Server Forum / Windows Server 2003 / DFS and FRS / November 2004FRS Excluding Folders
Hello All, Is there a way to exclude a subfolder in FRS. I am looking to exclude a sub folder more than 1 level down. e.g. Images/TestImages Thanks! Right from the FRS technical reference. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techref/en -us/Default.asp?url=/Resources/Documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/ w2k3tr_frs_how.asp Filters exclude subfolders (and their contents) or files from replication. You exclude subfolders by specifying their name, and you exclude files by using wildcard characters to specify file names and extensions. By default, no subfolders are excluded. Because filtering occurs at the USN journal, filters act as exclusion filters only for new files and folders added to a replica set. They have no effect on existing files in the replica set.  SignatureGlenn L CCNA, MCSE (2000,2003) + Security > Hello All, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! and for how to do it............... You can use ADUC. Select VIEW Advanced Features. Then expand domain..system..file replication service. In here you will find the replica set object. For example "domain system volume" right click the replica set and select properties. You configure the filters on the "replica set" tab. SignatureGlenn L CCNA, MCSE (2000,2003) + Security > Right from the FRS technical reference. > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techref/en -us/Default.asp?url=/Resources/Documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/ w2k3tr_frs_how.asp [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Thanks! Thanks Glenn, I added a filter for the images/TestImages folder using the DFS snap in (under the replication tab). This does not seem to be working and new files within the folder are being replicated. Any idea? Thanks > Right from the FRS technical reference. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techref/en -us/Default.asp?url=/Resources/Documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techref/en-us/ w2k3tr_frs_how.asp > Filters exclude subfolders (and their contents) or files from replication. > You exclude subfolders by specifying their name, and you exclude files by [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Thanks! Folder filters are name-based like file filters. This means that if you want to not replicate a folder named "TestImages" someplace in your tree, all folders with the name "TestImages" will get filtered. There's really no way that you can tell FRS that you only want the "images\testimages" folder in particular to not replicate. If you are willing to have all folders named TestImages not replicate, you can set the filter to just "TestImages" and leave it at that. You still have to contend with the following. 1) File filters are case-sensitive (I believe folder filters as well) though the underlying file system is case-insensitive (but case preserving). 2) If you set the filter in Active Directory, there may be AD replication latencies and FRS polling latencies before FRS sees the configuration change. You can do an "ntfrsutl sets <machine name>" and look for the folder filter. If it shows your filter, then FRS has picked up the change. 3) Filters don't work on files/folders already seen by FRS. In other words, only new files/folders will be filtered. Existing ones will continue to replicate. You will need to manually delete the existing folders and allow those deletions to replicate. If you have a specific folder that you do not want to replicate, there is a workaround. You can take advantage of the fact that FRS does not replicate reparse points (junctions). You can create a folder outside of your replica set to hold the TestImages folder's data. You can then set up a junction / link / reparse point to point from within your replica set to this other folder. The linkd.exe utility will let you create the link. The problem with this is that it's a little difficult to maintain, and it has to be done on each server that is a member of the replica set. --Richard Please post FRS related questions to microsoft.public.windows.server.dfs_frs and prefix the subject line with "FRS:" to make it easier to spot. Note that FRS is used to replicate SYSVOL on domain controllers and DFS root and link targets. For additional FRS resources, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/frs. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. >Thanks Glenn, > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> > >> > Thanks! |
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