Folder Replication DFS

[hostingrfx]

Hi Guys, we want to backup some data using DFS.

we have 1 drive / Share on 1 server which we want to replicate on the same server but on a different drive. is there anyway to automate this ??

 

[acl03]

I'm not sure if that's possible (replication locally), but you do need enterprise version of windows server to have two DFS roots on a single server.

Thanks,
Andrew

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[ELBUBLITZ]

DFS alone cannot be used to backup data. It only replicates it to another server/drive so then it can be backed up by tape. For instance if someone on the source server deletes a bunch of data that wasn't intended those deletion of files will be replicated to the other DFS server. So if someone screws up it gone gone on both ends.