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"Domain System Volume" replication group schedule

Hello,

I recap this thread to ask you to clarify some aspects of the DFSR Replication of the SYSVOL:

Hello,

I recap this thread to ask you to clarify some aspects of the DFSR Replication of the SYSVOL:

  1. Does the replication schedule follow the ADDS Replication (the replication time configure in IP Site Link) as @Alvwan wrote in the mentioned thread?
    I had a similar issue by a client. In my troubleshooting steps I demoted the Domain Controller in site B and promoted back. The Sysvol was replicated successfully, but, after the first replication, new changes to the sysvol contents in site A were not replicated to domain controller in site B. Additionally, no errors appeared in Event viewer.
    So I tried to change the ADDS IP site link replication time. Then, I replicated AD and launched the command Update-DfsrConfigurationFromAD.
    Were my actions correct to solve an issue that the sysvol replication between site occurs only if I force it? Effectively, after I made these configurations, a new folder created inside the sysvol folder of a domain controller in Site A, immediately replicated in the domain controller in SiteB.

  2. What is the default schedule of the Domain System Volume replication group?

  3. Is there any way to check and alter the Domain System Volume replication group schedule?

So, I ask your help to understand why the issue seems to be solved with these two actions and give me some docs articles that help me to clarify.

Thanks and kind regards.

Enrico Giacomin






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Should be 180 minutes between sites by default. You can right click then click Edit Replication Group Schedule to change it.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/plan/determining-the-interval

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Thank you Patrick,

your indication is correct for other DFS replication group, not for the Domain System Volume Replication group

The article you linked refers to Active Directory Replication, not to Sysvol DFS Resplication.

Anyway, thank you for your contribution.

Enrico

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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?

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your indication is correct for other DFS replication group, not for the Domain System Volume Replication group

Not sure what is meant, you can define it here.

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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?

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LimitlessTechnology-2700 answered

Hello Enrico G,

Thank you for your question.

Please follow these steps, it will help you:

Syntax

Get-DfsReplicationGroup
[[-GroupName] <String[]>]
[-IncludeSysvol]
[[-DomainName] <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]




The Get-DfsReplicationGroup cmdlet retrieves existing replication groups.

A replication group is a set of servers, or members, that participate in the replication of one or more folders. A replicated folder is kept synchronized among the members of a replication group. The Distributed File System (DFS) Replication Get-* cmdlets are useful for pipeline operations or inventory.

For more information please go through this link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dfsr/get-dfsreplicationgroup?view=windowsserver2019-ps


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Thanks,

Bharti B

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EnricoGiacomin-3164 answered

IPSiteLink replication time
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But this is not related to SYSVOL DFS Replication Group

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Youcannot see or edit the replication group schedule for the GUI

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And the

get-dfsreplicationGroup command does not show any output. (We only hade the DOmain System Volume replication group.


Best regards,

Enrico


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I think what DSPatrick was saying is that DFSR uses the AD replication topology for SYSVOL replica set while a standard DFSR replicate folder is customizable



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Looks like something is broken. The underlying folder on the DCs that were migrated (FRS to DFSR) will be Sysvol_DFSR but the share name for all is Sysvol

The folder name and share name for new DCs will be Sysvol

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