Monitor DFS replication
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HappyTrees
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Monitor DFS replication
Does anyone have a good way of using HM to monitor and alert on Microsoft DFS replication? I'll be setting up a client that has many branch sites replicating data back to a central hub for backup purposes. I personally find the MS options tedious to use and would like to set up a simple test using HM.
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KS-Soft Europe
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In fact, HostMonitor does not offer particular method to monitor DFS replication service. However, I think, you may use following approach to achieve your goals:
1. You may use "Service" test method to ensure DFS (FRS) services are running: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... chkService
2. You may use "WMI" test method to check, for instance, status of the Nodes and targets: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... ts.htm#wmi
Please, read the following article regarding DFS providers you may use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx
3. You may use "Performance counters" test method to use DFS Performance counters: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... erfcounter
4. Also you may use "ntfrsutl.exe" with "External" test method to check if there is any data to replication, e.g. ntfrsutl.exe inlog
Also you may use "ntfrsutl" utility with "forcerepl" parameter with "Execute external program" action to force replication between particular nodes: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... htm#actPrg
Beside that, you may start "WMI Explorer" and play with Win32_PerfFormattedData_FileReplicaConn_FileReplicaConn "WMI" class (select * from Win32_PerfFormattedData_FileReplicaConn_FileReplicaConn)
Regards,
Max
1. You may use "Service" test method to ensure DFS (FRS) services are running: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... chkService
2. You may use "WMI" test method to check, for instance, status of the Nodes and targets: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... ts.htm#wmi
Please, read the following article regarding DFS providers you may use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx
3. You may use "Performance counters" test method to use DFS Performance counters: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... erfcounter
4. Also you may use "ntfrsutl.exe" with "External" test method to check if there is any data to replication, e.g. ntfrsutl.exe inlog
Also you may use "ntfrsutl" utility with "forcerepl" parameter with "Execute external program" action to force replication between particular nodes: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... htm#actPrg
Beside that, you may start "WMI Explorer" and play with Win32_PerfFormattedData_FileReplicaConn_FileReplicaConn "WMI" class (select * from Win32_PerfFormattedData_FileReplicaConn_FileReplicaConn)
Regards,
Max
