Hi folks, I'm trying to set up file replication between two physical Windows Server 2016 servers located in different data centers. One server will act as the primary server (the active one) while the second will be a passive backup for redundancy. The primary server currently holds around 30 TB of data and experiences a high volume of daily uploads and offloads. I'm searching for a more efficient and reliable solution than Robocopy and DFS-R for handling large-scale file replication. Any recommendations for robust tools or products that fit this scenario? Thanks a lot!
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To give you a solid recommendation, I really need more details. What's your RPO (Recovery Point Objective)? When you say 'high volume,' can you quantify that in terms of writes per second or GBs per hour? Are the uploads large and sustained, or are they a bunch of small files? Also, what's the plan for the passive server? Is it just for backup, or do you intend to fail over to it if needed? Do you have a failover strategy in mind? This info will help narrow down the best solution for you!
Have you considered using DFS Replication? It's built into Windows and can be pretty effective if set up correctly.
I'm actually looking for alternatives to DFS as I'm exploring other options.