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Ashish Gupta
Apr 07, 2017Copper Contributor
DFSR delete the file before replication
Hi,
In our environment, we have two sites and both sites have two files servers. Like,
Site 1 - ServerS101, ServerS102
Site 2- ServerS201, ServerS202
With this, there are three replication groups which I have created. It was all working fine till last month, but all sudden it has started showing some problems.
Let say, there is replication group and all fours servers are the member of it. I create a new excel file on one server and it replicates to other member servers without any problem. But, if I edit the same file, then first it deletes the file from all member servers and then replicates the updated file on all member servers.
As far as i know about DFSR behavior, if a file gets updated, then it replicates only the updated content on all other member servers without deleting the existing file.
Please help me in fixing this problem and let me know if you need more information.
Thanks,
Ashish
RDC is not involved here. The behavior you are describing is an interop problem between application behaviors in Office and with DFSR. Office operates differently than almost any user app on Earth in how it constantly locks, swaps, replaces files.
Did recreating file servers (I don;t know what this means) solve the issue? You need to reopen this case, MS Support should not have closed it, they should have escalated it.
- NedPyle
Microsoft
Hi. Did you apply this hotfix already? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3150126/replicated-files-are-deleted-on-all-the-other-dfsr-nodes-in-windows-server-2012-r2
- Ashish GuptaCopper Contributor
Yes, it is already installed but still has the same problem. Btw, this update has been superseded by its July update. Still, the issue is not fixed.
- NedPyle
Microsoft
Then it's not an issue I'm familiar with, and I recommend you open a case with MS Support. It could be a new bug.