Microsoft KB Archive/69023

OS/2 LAN Man: Number of Files That Can Be Replicated ID Number: Q69023

2.00 OS/2

Question:

In Chapter 13 of the “Microsoft LAN Manager Administrator’s Guide” it states the following:

Each directory can contain as many as 200 files and subdirectory.

Does this mean that I can’t replicate more than 200 files?

Response:

The number of files that can be replicated by the replicator is hard coded at 1000 files. However, replicating this many files can keep the server busy for some time. The replication service should be mainly used to replicate logon scripts and other small files. It can be used as a method of fault tolerance to copy your entire domain controller to the backup controller, but this type of configuration is not what the replicator was designed to do.

If you must use the replicator to copy large structures, you may wish to set the INTERVAL time to 30 minutes or higher. This will reduce the load stress on the server due to comparing file times.

A second option is to set up an AT command to execute a batch (.BAT) or command (.CMD) file to run XCOPY at specified times. Using NET HELP AT will demonstrate how this command operates.