What is the correct way to setup a sync between two servers wit

[alonzow]

Hello,
What is the correct way to setup a sync between two remote servers with robocoby so that if a file is removed in either server this will be reflected once the schedular is run?

We have two Windows 2003 Servers, not in the same location.
Thanks

 

[58sniper]

Why not setup DFS? It would be automatic.

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[alonzow]

Thank you for your response, it does make sense to setup a DFS, but my primary task for now is to figure out why the two servers are not syncing correctly when using robocopy, as I don't have error files at the present to track the problem, I wanted to find before hand if there was a correct way to do this.

Thanks

 

[58sniper]

What switches are you using in robocopy?

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[alonzow]

Hi,
Here is the scheduled command.

REM STAT 2007
for /F "tokens=1,2* delims=/" %%A IN ('echo %date%') DO set filename=%%C_%%B_%%A
for /F "tokens=1,2* delims=:," %%A IN ('echo %time%') DO set filename=%filename%_%%Ah%%B
set filename=%filename%_STAT2007.log
robocopy "D:\source" "\\destination" /xo /r:3 /w:2 /E /log:%filename% /v /ts /np /xf *.rsw *.ppl *.tpl *.osi *.3ds *.sim *.dat *.out *.dbs *.msh

REM STAT 2006
for /F "tokens=1,2* delims=/" %%A IN ('echo %date%') DO set filename=%%C_%%B_%%A
for /F "tokens=1,2* delims=:," %%A IN ('echo %time%') DO set filename=%filename%_%%Ah%%B
set filename=%filename%_STAT2006.log
robocopy "D:\source" "\\destination" /xo /r:3 /w:2 /E /log:%filename% /v /ts /np /xf *.rsw *.ppl *.tpl *.osi *.3ds *.sim *.dat *.out *.dbs *.msh

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Should I add the /MIR switch?

 

[itsp1965]

You may have answered your own question. Isn't the /MIR option used to mirror source/dest?

 

[58sniper]

Yes

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP