There are a couple ways that replicated folders can be created; #1 Under the namespace, once you've created the 2nd folder target you automatically get prompted to create "a replication group for the new folder targets". And if you
select OK the "New Replicated Folders Wizard" starts. #2 Under the Replication node in the DFS console, once you've created a new Replication Group, on the right you can click on "New Replicated Folders", and again, the same "New
Replicated Folders Wizard" starts. Same wizard, same steps, either way. But the results are slightly different.
When I setup our DFS initially, I chose the 2nd method. After first creating all the namespaces, and the associated Folder Targets, I didn't want to get a new Replication Group for each namespace folder. So I created one Replication Group, and
then ran the replication wizard. We only replicate between 2 servers. So under the replication node I see the replication group, and on the right, many pairs of replicated folders.
Where this method differs, the replicated folders don't appear as part of the namespace. By that I mean, if you click on a namespace folder on the left (in the console), on the right under the Replication tab there is nothing. Which means DFS
targets and replicated folders are independent of each other.... you can have 2 folders configured to replicate that are not DFS targets.
So my question is; what are the implications of this? Can any problems arise from this?
For example:
Namespaces
\\MyOrg.com\Shared
DeptA
|----- \\ServerA\Share1
|----- \\ServerB\Share1
Replication
ReplicationGroupA
|----- \\ServerA\Share1
|----- \\ServerB\Share1
And if i click on the Replication group name, and on the right the Replicated Folders tab, under the Publication Status nothing is published. I have the namespace for DeptA defined, and it works. But why wasn't that published when I created the
replication for those 2 folders?