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With NFS there wouldn't be two copies on each machine.
The directory on one machine would simply be a mount on to the other machine.
Granted, if the comm is dead, or the remote machine is unavailable, you will not be able to get to the files.

I love IBM i as much as the next guy but it is not where I would be storing my CAD drawings, etc. While IBM has improved the file sharing over the years Windows still blows the doors off in simple file serving.

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Franz.Rauscher@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 9:04 AM
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Subject: RE: DFS-R like behaviour with two IBMi machines

thats true

as said they are using DFS-R now which works very good. the the access to the files must be gbit because they are tall (autocad,
images,...) so accessing the remote IBMi is not an option.

i dont see why nfs should help in syncing. can you clarify that. is there a nfs technique which i am missing that syncs two shares?

As additional info: the solution hast to be IBMi only. No NAS, Cloud or something because if IBMi only is not possible we stay with Microsft DFS-R








From: "Rob Berendt" <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 27.02.2019 14:59
Subject: RE: DFS-R like behaviour with two IBMi machines
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I take it the "slow network" negates using an NFS share between the two
systems?

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Franz.Rauscher@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 4:48 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: DFS-R like behaviour with two IBMi machines

Hi!

I have a question according the sync of a ifs filesystem folder between
two IBMi machines.

I would like to have a folder like /shares/public on two IBMi server in
two different locations with a slow network between them.
is ist possible to sync the /shares/public folder between the two machines
bidirectionally so that the users on each of the to locations can work
with their local IBMi machine (via netserver share).

The solution should be comparable to Microsoft DFS-R (Distributes File
System - Replication)

I have not found a builtin solution. Remote-journaling does not help in
this case in my opinion because it does not apply the changes from
machine1 to machine2 and the other way around.

Greetings,
Franz
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