hi, just wondering if there is a 'double take' style replication to a remote server built into server 2008? thanks for any help

Windows Server has a capability called the Distributed File System that will replicate information. However, it replicates on file closure. And it is a file replication system, not a volume replication like DoubleTake. For SQL databases, SQL 2005 contains a database mirroring technology, but that is part of SQL, not Windows Server 2008. So, to give you a yes/no answer, the answer is "no", Windows Server 2008 does not have a DoubleTake capability built into the operating system. tgc

ok thanks tim for your help.

Hi, I agree with Tim. Windows has DFS to replicate data with remote server. Briefly, DFS replication has the following feature: DFS Replication uses many processes to keep data synchronized on multiple servers. Any change that occurs on one member is replicated to all other members of the replication group. DFS Replication detects changes on the volume by monitoring the update sequence number (USN) journal, and DFS Replication replicate starts only after the file is closed. Only the changed blocks are replicated, not the entire file . DFS Replication uses a conflict resolution heuristic of last writer wins for files that are in conflict (that is, a file that is updated at multiple servers simultaneously) and earliest creator wins for name conflicts DFS Replication is self-healing and can automatically recover from USN journal wraps, USN journal loss, or loss of the DFS Replication database. More information about DFS, please refer to the following: ============= Distributed File System http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/1f0d326d-35af-4193-bda3-0d1688f90ea71033.mspx?mfr=true Step-by-Step Guide for the Distributed File System Solution in Windows Server 2003 R2 http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/cf810bb7-51ed-4535-ab0d-86a7cd862e601033.mspx?mfr=true Hope this helps. Best wishes --------------Morgan Che

Hello morgan, thanks for the help, i will check the links out.