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- DOCUMENT:Q101602 20-JUL-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :INF: Configuring Windows NT for Replication
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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-
- Windows NT implements replication to maintain identical copies of
- specified files and directories on different computers. Changes made
- to files on one computer are automatically replicated to other
- computers configured to receive the changes. Replication requires a
- Windows NT Advanced Server to serve as the export server. The import
- server(s) can be other Windows NT Advanced Servers, Windows NT
- workstations, or OS/2 LAN Manager version 2.x servers. The information
- below provides detailed instructions to replicate information from an
- export server to an import server.
-
- Perform the following fourteen steps to configure the export server:
-
- 1. Run the User Manager from the Administrative Tools group.
-
- 2. Create a new account for replication (for example, REPL). Specify
- a password, if desired. Remove the check from the "User must
- change password at next logon" check box.
-
- 3. Choose OK. Then close User Manager.
-
- 4. Run the Control Panel and select Services.
-
- 5. Choose the Directory Replicator service and choose Startup. Change
- the Startup Type from Manual to Automatic.
-
- 6. In the Log On As control, choose This Account. Then choose Add
- User. Select the account created in step 2 above and choose Add.
-
- 7. Type the password for the replication account and choose OK.
- Control Panel responds with a message such as "The account
- DOMAIN\REPL has been granted the Log On As A Service right and
- added to the Replicator local group." (If this message does not
- appear, use the User Manager to grant this right. In User Manager,
- choose Permissions, then choose User Rights, and choose Show
- Advanced User Rights. Check Log On As A Service and choose OK.)
-
- 8. Choose OK to dismiss this message.
-
- 9. Run the Server Manager from the Administrative Tools group.
-
- 10. Choose the export Advanced Server, then choose Computer and
- Properties.
-
- 11. Choose Replication. In the Replication dialog box, choose Export
- Directories. The Server Manager displays the default path:
- C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\REPL\EXPORT.
-
- 12. Choose Add. Specify the name of the domain or computer to act as
- the import server. (Specifying the name of a domain replicates the
- files and directories to any workstation or Windows NT Advanced
- Server in the domain that is configured for import replication.)
-
- 13. Choose Manage to configure specific directories for replication.
- By default, the Server Manager exports the Scripts directory that
- contains any user logon scripts. Choose the Add button to specify
- any additional subdirectories. (If necessary, create the
- directories first in the File Manager or at the command prompt.)
-
- If you choose the Add Lock button, Windows NT does not replicate
- the selected directory until all <LOCKS> are removed. If you
- choose Wait until Stabilized, Windows NT does not replicate files
- until two or more minutes after the last file changed. Otherwise,
- Windows NT replicates files immediately.
-
- If you choose Entire Subtree, Windows NT exports the specified
- subdirectory and all subdirectories it contains. Otherwise,
- Windows NT exports only the specified subdirectory.
-
- After you choose all applicable options, choose OK.
-
- 14. Choose OK to exit the Directory Replication dialog box. Windows NT
- responds with the message "Attempting to Start the Directory
- Replication service on <computername>." If the service does not
- start, refer to the Error Log for specific error information.
-
- Perform the following nine steps to configure the import server:
-
- 1. On each import computer, run Control Panel and select Services.
-
- 2. Choose the Directory Replicator service and choose Startup. Change
- the Startup Type from Manual to Automatic.
-
- 3. In the Log On As control, choose This Account. Then choose Add
- User. Select the replication account created on the export server
- and choose Add.
-
- 4. Type the password for the replication account and choose OK.
- Control Panel responds with a message such as "The account
- DOMAIN\REPL has been granted the Log On As A Service right and
- added to the Replicator local group." (If this message does not
- appear, use the User Manager to grant this right. In User Manager,
- choose Permissions, then choose User Rights, and choose Show
- Advanced User Rights. Check Log On As A Service and choose OK.)
-
- 5. Choose OK to dismiss this message.
-
- 6. In Control Panel, choose Server, then choose Replication.
-
- 7. In the Replication dialog box, choose Import directories. The
- Server Manager displays the default path:
- C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\REPL\IMPORT.
-
- 8. Choose Add. Specify the name of the domain or computer to act as
- the export server. (By default, the From List is blank and the
- computer automatically imports files from the local domain. If you
- add any entries to the From List, the computer no longer
- automatically imports files from the local domain; if desired, it
- must be added to the From List.)
-
- 9. Choose Manage to display the status screen for the imported
- directories.
-
- Add Lock prevents Windows NT from updating the specified directory.
-
- The Status field can be one of the following:
-
- - "OK" indicates that the subdirectory receives regular updates.
-
- - "No Master" indicates that the subdirectory is not receiving
- regular updates.
-
- - "No Sync" indicates that the subdirectory has received updates,
- but that its data is not up to date.
-
- - A blank status indicates that the subdirectory has not been
- replicated.
-
- Additional notes:
-
- - An Advanced Server can be configured as both an import and an
- export server.
-
- - Windows NT can replicate files across domain trust relationships by
- establishing the same Replication account and password in each
- domain.
-
- - When Windows NT replicates files from NTFS to FAT, it replicates
- only 8.3 filenames.
-
- - Windows NT can support other import and export paths. However, the
- default paths, C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\REPL\IMPORT and
- C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\REPL\EXPORT, have complex permissions that
- support replication. Maintaining these paths is recommended.
-
- - When Windows NT displays the message such as "The account
- DOMAIN\REPL has been granted the Log On As A Service right and
- added to the Replicator local group.", it indicates that the
- specified account has been added to the Backup Operators and Domain
- Users groups by default in addition to the Replicator group.
-
- REFERENCE
- =========
-
- System Guide NT Advanced Server
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 repl replication backup logon scripts
- howto ntas
-
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