DFS Part 2

Question 1

What are three key facts of the staging folder?

Answer 1

• DfsrPrivate\Staging folder holds files ready to be replicated
• Default quota is 4.9MB
• Oldest files are purged at 90% until it reaches 60%

Question 2

What are key facts about the DfsrPrivate\ConflictandDeleted folder?

Answer 2

• Default quota size is 660MB
• ACLs are preserved
• Only members of local administrators group can access it
• Log of conflict files is called ConflictandDeletedManifest.xml

Question 3

How do you change the settings of the staging folder?

Answer 3

Membership tab > Replicated folder > Properties > Staging

Question 4

How do you change the quota size of the conflictanddeleted folder?

Answer 4

Memberships > folder properties > Advanced tab

Question 5

What is the limitation for DFSR cloning?

Answer 5

Cannot be done for SYSVOL or read-only replicas

Question 6

What is the structure of the dfsr database?

Answer 6

A database and a volume configuration xml

Question 7

How do you stop replication from automatically resuming when the database unexpectedly stops?

Answer 7

Registry key HKey_Local_Machine\System\ CurrentControlSet\Services\DFSR\Parameters\StopReplicationOnAutoRecovery (DWORD) to 1.

Question 8

How do you resume unexpected shutdown recovery of a replicated database?

Answer 8

wmic /namespace:\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrVolumeConfig where volumeGuid=“” call ResumeReplication

Question 9

How do you configure dfsr to automatically perform a shuttdown recovery?

Answer 9

wmic /namespace:\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrmachineconfig set StopReplicationOnAutoRecovery=FALSE