Someone correct me if I'm wrong but isn't replication of SYSVOL handled by AD replication already?
> On Feb 10, 2014, at 1:22, "Aakash Shah" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had some questions and need some advice regarding recovering from a “dirty > shutdown” on both/all of DCs in a domain that are using DFS-R for both the > SysVol folder as well as a file share. > > Background > I am helping a new environment that is experiencing problems where Group > Policies are not applying correctly. Upon closer inspection, I learned that > DFS-R is not correctly replicating the contents of Sysvol. > > Setup > · 2 Windows Server 2012 Standard (not R2) Domain Controllers at 2008 > R2 domain and forest functional levels. > · Sysvol replication is being done by DFSR (both server’s DFSR > migration state is at “eliminated”) > · Both DCs are also file servers and use DFSR to replicate the “My > Documents” file share between the two servers. > > Error Messages and Symptoms > · Event ID 2213 started to appear on 5/4/2013 on DC1, and on > 4/30/2013 on DC2 about once a month in pairs for both the C: and D: > indicating: > “The DFS Replication service stopped replication on volume D:. This occurs > when a DFSR JET database is not shut down cleanly and Auto Recovery is > disabled. To resolve this issue, back up the files in the affected replicated > folders, and then use the ResumeReplication WMI method to resume replication.” > > · GPMC reports that the GPO versions are not in sync. > > · The Sysvol folders do not have the same number of GPO folders. > > Potential Resolution > From the event log as well as some reading I’ve done, it appears that I need > to back up the Sysvol files and run the following for each of the 2 volumes: > wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrVolumeConfig where > volumeGuid="GUID" call ResumeReplication > > And since it’s been more than 60 days, it appears that I will need to change > MaxOfflineTimeInDays to allow this server to perform the recovery process. > > Questions > 1. Am I on the right track to solve this problem (with what I mentioned > in the “Potential Resolution” area, or are there different steps that I > should be taking? If there is any other information that I need to be aware > of, please let me know. > > 2. Since both/all of the DCs have this problem, will running these > commands pose any problems? I assume that I will need to run these commands > on both DCs? I plan to run them about a day apart. > > 3. Since this server is also a file server that has a file share being > replicated with DFS-R, will I need to take any special precautions during > this recovery? > > Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thanks! > > -Aakash Shah >
