I am not sure what is happening but when I put a simple txt file on my root dfs server file share. its not replicating out to remote sites.

any idea?

What replication mechanism are you using FRS or any other third party tool? if DFSR used try to force and check the backlogs

http://www.windowstricks.in/2015/04/force-dfs-replication-force-dfsr-members-to-replicate-on-windows-server-2008-and-2012.html

how cna i tell if I am using fro or dfsr? I know the dfs servers are still on 2003

Hi JonDoe,

As far as I know, FRS is only supported in domain-based namespaces. In Windows Server 2003 R2, we could use DFS Replication in both stand-alone and domain-based namespaces.

Windows Server 2003 R2 includes a new replication technology call DFS-R to spread the data among DFS member servers. If you have configured with DFSGUI.msc to use NTFRS.exe replicating data, when we just upgrade the operation system to Windows Server 2003 R2, the existing FRS service won't be automatically replaced with DFS.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc737358%28v=WS.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

According to your description, it's server 2003, right? Or Windows Server 2003 with SP1?

In Windows Server 2003 with SP1, you could with Distributed File System

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc736868(v=ws.10).aspx

Best Regards,

Mary Dong

my dfs servers are 2003 with sp1 but i think its using frs not dfs-r. 

so all I am doing is

in my HQ site, I put a test.txt doc in the dfs folder

but its not replicating to remote sites