Robocopy is a program that copies files and as I recall, can be scheduled. But what if I understand the requirements properly, that's not all you really need. It sounds like the files get used by users on both sides of the pond and potentially, what you may really need is a library type application. The deciding point is whether or not the users want access to the same files or not for update. Do they need to check-in and check-out document for document control? Or is this all just read-only information for them to consume? If just to read the information, then you are looking for a product with the characteristics of being able to keep the information in synch within a given time period.
DoubleTake could probably do this for you, but it's not really supposed to do just that. It's more of a side benefit from what I've seen. Robocopy could do it, but it may not be able to handle the synchronization timelines if too tight for the bandwidth. DFS is capable of doing this, but you'd want to check it out and understand that it has some limitations. Many will tell you to stay away, while others will swear by it. YMMV is the bottom line since the product devs will tell you it absolutely can do this. Before you go any further, can you let us know what the client usage requirement is? If they use the documents in a library function, then none of the previous mentioned items will likely make you happy IMHO. Al -----Original Message----- From: Rimmerman, Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 12:50 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS use question Would that work ok on an all Win2000 domain on Win2000 servers? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS use question Have you checked out the latest features in the Robocopy that comes w/ Windows 2003 Reskit? Very cool stuff... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:51 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS use question What would you all recommend instead? NSI DoubleTake? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS use question I concur... especially considering the restore time in the event that replication screws up and critical information is pushed off to a Staging area, inaccessible to the user. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS use question With all due respect to those that absolutely think that FRS v1 is hot, I'm quite pleased that there has been this level of success with it. However, even Microsoft admits that FRS is....well, broken. It gets better with each QFE, Service Pack and HotFix, but the basics are just flat broken. I'm not sure that I'd recommend it for anything remotely critical. But, to each his own. Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT, CISSP Microsoft MVP: Windows Server / Directory Services Windows Server / Rights Management Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone WebLog - www.msmvps.com/willhack4food -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of E Brown Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DFS use question This is not out of the realm of FRS. I work with some folks that sync 240+GB between 12 servers using T-1 as well.. There are some tuning factors that should be followed: What is DFS topology? Make sure you using dfs & frs tuning docs. Setup Ultrasound to monitor... Let me know if you need more details. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, Russ Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 7:06 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ActiveDir] DFS use question We have one of our largest sites in England and another large site in the US, with at least a full T-1 between the two sites. We have a share with about 70GB of data in it, that both sites regularly need to access. Would this be something we could use DFS for with automatic replication, or is this way out of DFS's range? And if it's out of the range of DFS, how are others solving this issue? A program like Veritas Storage Replicator, or NSI DoubleTake? Or will DFS suffice? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail is confidential, may contain proprietary information of the Cooper Cameron Corporation and its operating Divisions and may be confidential or privileged. 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