The replication topology consists of the logical connections that DFS Replication uses to replicate files among servers. When choosing a topology, keep in mind that two one-way connections are created between the members you choose. These two connections allow data to flow in both directions.
To create a replication topology |
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Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DFS Management.
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In the console tree, under the Replication node, right-click the replication group to create a new topology for, and then click New Topology.
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Follow the instructions in the New Topology Wizard to choose one of the following topologies:
- Hub and spoke. This topology requires
three or more members. For each spoke member, choose a required hub
member and an optional second hub member for redundancy. This
optional hub ensures that a spoke member can still replicate if one
of the hub members is unavailable. If you specify two hub members,
the hub members will have a full-mesh topology between them.
- Full mesh. In this topology, every
member replicates with all other members of the replication group.
This topology works well when there are ten or fewer members in the
replication group.
- Hub and spoke. This topology requires
three or more members. For each spoke member, choose a required hub
member and an optional second hub member for redundancy. This
optional hub ensures that a spoke member can still replicate if one
of the hub members is unavailable. If you specify two hub members,
the hub members will have a full-mesh topology between them.
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Configuration changes are not applied immediately to all
members. The new configuration must be replicated to all domain
controllers, and each member in the replication group must poll its
closest domain controller to obtain the changes. The amount of time
this takes depends on AD DS replication latency and the long
polling interval (60 minutes) on each member. To poll immediately
for configuration changes, open a command prompt window and then
type the following command once for each member of the replication
group: |