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SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication

Brief Description
How to upgrade an existing domain and migrate replication of the SYSVOL folder to DFS Replication to improve the performance, scalability and reliability of SYSVOL replication.

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File Name:SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide - FRS to DFS Replication.doc
Version:September 2009
Date Published:9/2/2009
Language:English
Download Size:416 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K

Overview

To improve the performance, scalability and reliability of SYSVOL replication, use DFS Replication (DFS-R) to replicate the SYSVOL folder, which stores Group Policy objects and logon scripts. To do so, you can either create a new domain that uses the Windows Server 2008 domain functional level, or you can use the procedure that is discussed in this document to upgrade an existing domain and migrate replication to DFS Replication.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2
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