Sync data between 3 servers automatically

_{Monday, May 29, 2017 8:06 AM}

Hi Team,

I want to sync the data between 3 servers automatically. I know this can be done through DFS replication.

However, I would like to know whether we have another option to do so.

I tried Robocopy and it copies only the files. Please let me know if anyone have any idea.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Sivakumar Thayumanavan

_{Monday, May 29, 2017 11:20 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

You don't mention the type of data and the size of it but Robocopy should work in this situation.  It gives you a lot of flexibility with the range of switches it has available.  E.g. you could use the /mir switch to get an identical data copy (files, and directory structures, etc.) from source -> destination.  However, if you want to regularly run data copies you'd need to set up scheduled tasks and monitor these to ensure they don't fail, etc. else your data copies are at risk of becoming inconsistent.  This means added admin overhead in managing a solution using Robocopy.

In my opinion, DFS-R would be a better solution.  I don't know what version of Windows Server you're using, but DFS-R has improved with later versions of Windows Server.

Hope this helps.

_{Wednesday, May 31, 2017 8:04 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Yes I'd recommend DFS-R.  Easier to manage and data constantly replicates, unless you tell it not to/set a schedule, etc.  You can also throttle network bandwidth it uses which is useful.

_{Wednesday, May 31, 2017 6:42 AM}

Thanks much Stu,

We are using windows 2008 R2 server. I've tested Rocobocy, the files are copying from source to destination.

However, If I make any changes in Source, the same is not getting updated in destination. So this make me some complicated. Also I have to create a Schedule Task to run on daily basis and the update will only happen on a scheduled time frame.

Thats why I have choosen DFS-R.

Sivakumar Thayumanavan