Data Synchronization on Win03 Servers

**cryingvalor** · 03-01-2007, 01:25 AM

- hey guys does windows 2003 server has the capability to synchronize data with another win03 server. we have file 2 servers which we would like to synchronize their data for fault tolerance.

crazijoe · 03-01-2007, 06:37 AM

Normally you would setup drives in a RAID array for fault tolerance. Not across servers. Using a scenario as what you have described will use up resources, waste hard drive space and increase network traffic.
Your best solution would be to setup a RAID 5 array on a single server and implement a backup strategy.

**cryingvalor** · 03-01-2007, 06:02 PM

- thanks

- but the main reason why i want to synchronize data between 2 servers is that in our network we only have 1 file server the main server. i want to synchronize the data between our main server and the secondary server so that in case the entire main server is down our users can still access their files in the secondary server.
- can this be possible?

crazijoe · 03-02-2007, 06:17 AM

I don't think it is possible on server but I may be wrong. You may have to look at third party apps for that. But I still think that with all that replication traffic, it will just saturate your network and network performance will be hindered.
I think your better off with setting up a RAID 5 array. If a drive goes bad, it wil not bring down the array. Slap a new drive in it's place and it will start rebuilding itself on the fly without out interruptions. Users can still access files if a drive fails.

**cryingvalor** · 03-02-2007, 07:21 PM

- i have read an article about publishing shared files on the active directory and using DFS since active directory replicates its self to different domains if 1 domain is down the other domain can process the users request like nothing happens, users can still access their file. is this true?

crazijoe · 03-05-2007, 09:33 AM

We do not use DFS or FRS on our domain so I don't have much of any experience with it just from what I have read and tested with.
DFS might be something you want to investigate in. You can read more about it here.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx

**cryingvalor** · 03-06-2007, 06:42 AM

-Thanks a lot

03-01-2007, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
cryingvalor TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 510 OS: XP2,WIN03,UBUNTU,CentOS,Bayanihan,FEDORA 8	Data Synchronization on Win03 Servers - hey guys does windows 2003 server has the capability to synchronize data with another win03 server. we have file 2 servers which we would like to synchronize their data for fault tolerance.

03-01-2007, 06:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Normally you would setup drives in a RAID array for fault tolerance. Not across servers. Using a scenario as what you have described will use up resources, waste hard drive space and increase network traffic. Your best solution would be to setup a RAID 5 array on a single server and implement a backup strategy. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software Last edited by crazijoe; 03-01-2007 at 06:40 AM.

03-02-2007, 06:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	I don't think it is possible on server but I may be wrong. You may have to look at third party apps for that. But I still think that with all that replication traffic, it will just saturate your network and network performance will be hindered. I think your better off with setting up a RAID 5 array. If a drive goes bad, it wil not bring down the array. Slap a new drive in it's place and it will start rebuilding itself on the fly without out interruptions. Users can still access files if a drive fails. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

03-05-2007, 09:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	We do not use DFS or FRS on our domain so I don't have much of any experience with it just from what I have read and tested with. DFS might be something you want to investigate in. You can read more about it here. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

03-01-2007, 06:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
cryingvalor TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 510 OS: XP2,WIN03,UBUNTU,CentOS,Bayanihan,FEDORA 8	- thanks - but the main reason why i want to synchronize data between 2 servers is that in our network we only have 1 file server the main server. i want to synchronize the data between our main server and the secondary server so that in case the entire main server is down our users can still access their files in the secondary server. - can this be possible?

03-02-2007, 07:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
cryingvalor TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 510 OS: XP2,WIN03,UBUNTU,CentOS,Bayanihan,FEDORA 8	- i have read an article about publishing shared files on the active directory and using DFS since active directory replicates its self to different domains if 1 domain is down the other domain can process the users request like nothing happens, users can still access their file. is this true?

03-06-2007, 06:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
cryingvalor TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 510 OS: XP2,WIN03,UBUNTU,CentOS,Bayanihan,FEDORA 8	-Thanks a lot