Moving DFS Staging path from default location? "Barkley Bees" <barkbees[ at ]nomail.com> 12/16/2008 2:21:55 AM I have my Replicated folder set up with the Staging path set as default: D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging Quota: 4096 D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted Quota: 660 I want to move these to another disk set as per the following technet article <http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2006/03/20/422544.aspx> which states: "It is also a best practice to locate the staging folder on a different spindle to prevent disk contention.". In doing so I also plan to increase the staging quota to about 750GB (and Conflict & Deleted to ~100GB or more). Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" to another disk set? Is there any hard set rule that says the "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being replicated? Thank you.

Re: Moving DFS Staging path from default location? "Danny Sanders" <DSanders[ at ]NOSPAMciber.com> 12/16/2008 2:29:13 PM [Quoted Text] > Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" > to another disk set? Yes. Is there any hard set rule that says the > "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being > replicated? Thank you. No. hth DDS "Barkley Bees" <barkbees[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message news:OvWMSUyXJHA.5064[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I have my Replicated folder set up with the Staging path set as default: > > D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging > Quota: 4096 > > D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted > Quota: 660 > > > I want to move these to another disk set as per the following technet > article <http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2006/03/20/422544.aspx> > which states: > "It is also a best practice to locate the staging folder on a different > spindle to prevent disk contention.". > > In doing so I also plan to increase the staging quota to about 750GB (and > Conflict & Deleted to ~100GB or more). > > Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" > to another disk set? Is there any hard set rule that says the > "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being > replicated? Thank you. > > > > > > >

Re: Moving DFS Staging path from default location? "Barkley Bees" <barkleybees[ at ]hotmail.com> 12/17/2008 1:43:58 AM Thanks. So I assume it is simply a matter of stopping the replication service and changing the path. Can (or should) I move the existing staging folder to the new location or have it rebuild from scratch? If I adjust the path, move the existing folder and restart the service would it pick up where it left off or throw a fit? "Danny Sanders" <DSanders[ at ]NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message news:%232hvWq4XJHA.5276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >> Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" >> to another disk set? > > > Yes. > > Is there any hard set rule that says the >> "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being >> replicated? Thank you. > > > No. > > hth > DDS > > > "Barkley Bees" <barkbees[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message > news:OvWMSUyXJHA.5064[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I have my Replicated folder set up with the Staging path set as default: >> >> D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging >> Quota: 4096 >> >> D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted >> Quota: 660 >> >> >> I want to move these to another disk set as per the following technet >> article <http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2006/03/20/422544.aspx> >> which states: >> "It is also a best practice to locate the staging folder on a different >> spindle to prevent disk contention.". >> >> In doing so I also plan to increase the staging quota to about 750GB (and >> Conflict & Deleted to ~100GB or more). >> >> Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" >> to another disk set? Is there any hard set rule that says the >> "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being >> replicated? Thank you. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >

Re: Moving DFS Staging path from default location? "Danny Sanders" <DSanders[ at ]NOSPAMciber.com> 12/17/2008 2:16:44 PM If you stop the replication service and copy over the folder, change the path and restart the replication service it will sort it out. If you stop the replication service, change the path, delete the old folder and start the service it will rebuild the folder as needed. If you copy over the folder and it takes too long to sort out the folder move then you can delete the folder and have it rebuild it. I have done it both ways and I haven't heard which would be the "preferred way" but I usually try to have DFSR rebuild the folder on the new drive. hth DDS "Barkley Bees" <barkleybees[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23hBcFi%23XJHA.6000[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Thanks. So I assume it is simply a matter of stopping the replication > service and changing the path. Can (or should) I move the existing staging > folder to the new location or have it rebuild from scratch? If I adjust > the path, move the existing folder and restart the service would it pick > up where it left off or throw a fit? > > > "Danny Sanders" <DSanders[ at ]NOSPAMciber.com> wrote in message > news:%232hvWq4XJHA.5276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" >>> to another disk set? >> >> >> Yes. >> >> Is there any hard set rule that says the >>> "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being >>> replicated? Thank you. >> >> >> No. >> >> hth >> DDS >> >> >> "Barkley Bees" <barkbees[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message >> news:OvWMSUyXJHA.5064[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I have my Replicated folder set up with the Staging path set as default: >>> >>> D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging >>> Quota: 4096 >>> >>> D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\ConflictAndDeleted >>> Quota: 660 >>> >>> >>> I want to move these to another disk set as per the following technet >>> article >>> <http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2006/03/20/422544.aspx> which >>> states: >>> "It is also a best practice to locate the staging folder on a different >>> spindle to prevent disk contention.". >>> >>> In doing so I also plan to increase the staging quota to about 750GB >>> (and Conflict & Deleted to ~100GB or more). >>> >>> Can I simply change the staging path from "D:\USERS\DfsrPrivate\Staging" >>> to another disk set? Is there any hard set rule that says the >>> "DfsrPrivate\Staging" folder must be in the folder that is being >>> replicated? Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >