How to Troubleshoot the File Replication Service and the Distributed File System

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SUMMARY
This article discusses how to troubleshoot the File Replication service (FRS) and the istributed !ile syste" ( !s). The "ain e"phasis# however# o! this article is to discuss a $eneral procedure which can help you to troubleshoot FRS proble"s.

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%ou "ay observe that FRS has stopped replicatin$ content on your syste". This behavior "ay occur because o! "any potential causes. &! your syste" e'periences FRS proble"s# you can per!or" the !ollowin$ $eneral procedure to troubleshoot these proble"s( ). *hec+ !or !ree dis+ space on *o"puter , (source directory# sta$in$ directory# and database partition) and *o"puter (destination partition# preinstall partition# and database partition). .oo+ !or the !ollowin$ events in /vent Viewer( /vent id()01)) atabase is out o! dis+ space. /vent id()0122 Sta$in$ directory is !ull. ,n outbound partner that has not connected !or a while can cause this. elete the connection and stop and restart FRS to !orce deletion o! the sta$in$ !iles. For additional in!or"ation about how to "ove the database to a lar$er volu"e# clic+ the article nu"ber below to view the article in the 2icroso!t 3nowled$e -ase( 22)490 5ow to Relocate the 6TFRS 7et atabase and .o$ Files 2. *reate a test !ile on *o"puter - and veri!y its replication to *o"puter ,. 0. Veri!y that both *o"puter , and *o"puter - are available on the networ+. -ecause FRS uses the !ully 8uali!ied do"ain na"e (FQ 6) o! the replica "e"bers# an appropriate !irst chec+ is to use a pin$ co""and speci!yin$ the !ully 8uali!ied na"e o! the proble" replicas. Fro" *o"puter ,# send a pin$ co""and with *o"puter -9s FQ 6. Fro" *o"puter -# send a pin$ co""and to *o"puter ,9s FQ 6. Veri!y that the addresses returned by the pin$ co""and are the sa"e as the addresses returned by an ipcon#i$ %all co""and by "eans o! the co""and line o! the destination co"puter. :. ,ccess the Services ad"inistrative console by !ollowin$ these steps( a. *lic+ Start# and then clic+ Run. b. &n the Open bo'# type( services&msc *on!ir" that FRS runs on both co"puters. &! the service is not runnin$# review the FRS container o! /vent Viewer (located in the /ventvwr."sc !ile) on the co"puter e'periencin$ the proble". Veri!y re"ote procedure call (R;*) connectivity between *o"puter , and *o"puter -. ,n appropriate test "ay be to open /vent Viewer on *o"puter - !ro" *o"puter , (which uses R;*). *hec+ FRS event lo$s on both co"puters. &! /vent & )014< is present# there "ay be a proble" with the R;* service on either co"puter or with creatin$ a secure connection between *o"puter , and *o"puter -. >se the ,ctive irectory Sites and Services console to veri!y the replication schedule on the 'onnection ob?ect. /nsure that replication is enabled between *o"puter , and *o"puter - and that the connection is enabled. The 'onnection ob?ect is the inbound connection under *o"puter ,9s "TFRS(M M) R ob?ect !ro" *o"puter -. For Syste" Volu"e (S%SV@.)# the 'onnection ob?ect resides in the SitesASiteBna"eAServersAServerBna"eA6tds Settin$sA*onnectionBna"e !older. For !s# view the connection lin+s in ,ctive irectory (, ) >sers and *o"puters. @pen , >sers and *o"puter# clic+ *iew !ro" the "enu and ensure that ,dvanced Settin$s are selected. Co to the Syste" container. The location o! the 'onnection ob?ects are in the Syste"AFile Replication ServiceA FS Volu"es !older. Veri!y whether or not the !ile on the ori$inatin$ server is loc+ed (cannot be accessed) on either co"puter. &! the !ile is loc+ed on *o"puter - so that FRS cannot read the !ile# FRS cannot $enerate the sta$in$ !ile# which delays replication. &! the !ile is loc+ed on *o"puter , so that FRS cannot update the !ile# FRS continues to retry the update until it succeeds. The retry interval is 04 to =4 seconds. Veri!y whether or not the source !ile had been e'cluded !ro" replication. *on!ir" that the !ile is not /ncryptin$ File Syste" (/FS) encrypted# a 6TFS !ile syste" (6TFS) ?unction# or e'cluded by a !ile or !older !ilter on the ori$inatin$ replica "e"ber. &! any o! these situations are true# FRS does not replicate the !ile or directory. &! all o! the previous conditions are "et# you "ay have to e'a"ine the lo$ !iles that are created !or FRS. The lo$ !iles are located in the DSyste"rootDA ebu$ !older. The !ile na"es are listed !ro" 6tFrsB44).lo$ to 6tFrsB441.lo$.

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