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by josep_m

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On a net there are two Windows 2000 Servers, domain controllers, one the principal, and the other secondary.
The users/passwords/profiles are duplicated, and if the principal is off, the secondary works OK.
The users on the clients (Windows 2000 Pro) have the "My documents" folder on the principal server.
It's possible to duplicate on the secondary DC the files? I want the copy is syncronized automatically, and if the principal server is Off the user can access to files on secondary server. Then, when the principal go on, the files must be replicated.
What is the path to make that? It's possible with Windows 2000 Server? I need some stuff more?

Thanks a lot

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by parbo

Folder synchronization only works for files that you open. If the other files are not on the secondary server yet the wont get there unless you copy them over. The best would be to duplicate the my docs folder to the secondary server and then you can do the synchronization. Or you can schedule a back up of these folders to the secondary server everyday. If I remember right replication is best used for small amounts of data like replication of profiles, security databases and such not for backing up data between servers.

Hope this helps...

by josep_m

I want that if principal server is off, automatically clients go to suplementary and read/write files from It.
It's that possible to make?

by maximk

This is not possible out-of-the-box with Windows 2000 Server edition. These types of High Availability scenarios require Windows 2000 Advanced Server configured on a Cluster Server. You can get more information on this topic at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/administration/cluster/clusterfp.asp.

Obviously, you can create your own batchfiles to copy all information from one server to another, but this will always require manual intervention to 'fail-over' to the other fileserver...

by josep_m

And with a Cluster Server is possible that?
The problem is how to duplicate folders and files for security purposes. A mirror or raid redundant system radicate on the same server, and if the power suply crashes, the information is not available.
Iwant the information duplicated on 2 differents servers, and if something happens to one of them, then the second make the job

by frobo

This seems to be a work for Robocopy, you can sync two folders on diffrent Servers with it. It's capable to copy only changes and diffrens between the two servers.

you will find it in your resourcekit for w2k.

regards

Frobo

by josep_m

Yes, I know that there are utilities for synchronize folders (like CopyTo), what I'm looking for a more sofisticated approach: the second copy will be automatically used if something happens to the first copy. This must be implemented on the OS core. I don't know if Windows 2000 have this feature (If It's necessary, I will install Advanced Server).
I'm looking for a similar system that a raid/mirror but on 2 diferents machines.

by frobo

Hi here a second,
how about Vinca CoStandbyServer from Legato ?
All you need is that Software and extra Disks, cause it functions like RAID1.

www.vinca.com

Frobo

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