We are running DFS to map our network drives for our
domain. Does anyone know the Q article or how to setup a
backup server just in case the original DFS server goes
down?

how do you have your DFS setup now ?

"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:032101c34a58$b8f61ba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> We are running DFS to map our network drives for our
> domain. Does anyone know the Q article or how to setup a
> backup server just in case the original DFS server goes
> down?

you need to let the DC use FRS to copy the root DFS share to server two.
Its not a backup , but a full copy of the root DFS share.
if your sharing a lot of files, do the Replication off hours.
this doc will help you see what DFS across a domain does & how.
server two needs to use Replication to copy the root DFS share to server two, from server one.
Its not the same as just shaing a drive or a folder.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;812487


"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:013301c34ae5$3026ef10$(E-Mail Removed)...
> It's setup on one server right now, but the shares are on
> different servers. We want to basically have a backup one
> in case the first phyical server goes down.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >how do you have your DFS setup now ?
> >
> >"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:032101c34a58$b8f61ba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> We are running DFS to map our network drives for our
> >> domain. Does anyone know the Q article or how to setup
> a
> >> backup server just in case the original DFS server goes
> >> down?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Thanks Benn, I'll give it a try

>-----Original Message-----
>you need to let the DC use FRS to copy the root DFS share
to server two.
>Its not a backup , but a full copy of the root DFS share.
>if your sharing a lot of files, do the Replication off
hours.
>this doc will help you see what DFS across a domain does
& how.
>server two needs to use Replication to copy the root DFS
share to server two, from server one.
>Its not the same as just shaing a drive or a folder.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;812487
>
>
>"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:013301c34ae5$3026ef10$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It's setup on one server right now, but the shares are
on
>> different servers. We want to basically have a backup
one
>> in case the first phyical server goes down.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >how do you have your DFS setup now ?
>> >
>> >"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:032101c34a58$b8f61ba0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> We are running DFS to map our network drives for our
>> >> domain. Does anyone know the Q article or how to
setup
>> a
>> >> backup server just in case the original DFS server
goes
>> >> down?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>