File quotes on DFS server via FSRM??

[Jaan]

Following on this this thread:

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/how-do-you-do/188092-dfs-role-dc-file-server.html

 

I've managed to get DFS and DSFR configured and working.

 

i noticed that the test share doesn't show the root storage quota limits as defined via FSRM. So the file physically exists in two places now. But i only have a FRSM rule set on one of the two physical folder locations..... Can this be replicated?

 

If have imported the templates to the 2nd server and if i configure the quota it works as i want. Surely i should set this centrally for it to become active on both DFS locations?

 

I have to re-create every quota for each share on the 2nd server? Am i missing something here?

 

thanks in advance.

[Jaan]

Anybody shine a light on this please?

[ADMaster]

FSRM is different from DFS. DFS will replicate but FSRM does quota so in short yes you need to configure quotas on both servers.

I'm 99.9% sure anyway, I don't have FSRM on multiple servers.

You should be able to automate it with powershell.

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj900601%28v=wps.630%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

 

Its been since server 2008ish so things may have improved, but I gave up on DFS replication for user files.

 

The user would save work on a pc log off change classes and log back on to another pc. In this time they may hit the other server and files have not replicated yet.

 

queue missing work / conflicting changes.

 

DFS is great for showing the user a consistent path though. Install it on your DCs and point it at your shares. When the share needs to move copy over the files to the new server and point DFS at the new one. The users don't notice a thing.

 

YMMV

[Geoff]

Yes, you need to do this in each server that is presenting the file share by the common DFS namespace / share.

 

The simplest way to make this consistent across multiple servers (especially if you have a lot) is to script FSRM (Powershell in newer Server versions) to do the quota setup. That way you know the configuration is identical.

 

There's plenty of scripts floating about that let you backup / restore FSRM quota settings. e.g.

 

https://github.com/monosoul/fsrm-quotas-backup

Edited September 26, 2017 by Geoff

[Jaan]

Thanks for the info guys.