I have two Windows Server 2008 servers setup with DFS replication. This was installed in July 2009 and has been working perfectly since that time. A few weeks ago I noticed that the replicated folders are no longer visible from the server itself or through the admin share. The DFSRoots folder appears empty. The folders within DFS roots are "deeply hidden", I assume the attributes "system" and "hidden" are set. I have three folders; Admin, Public, Users. All three folders have the same behavior, and this behavior is consistent on both servers.
The DFS continues to work fine as the files and folders are visible through the share and namespace. I have noticed, however, that our backup (Backup Exec) only shows "DFSRoots" but nothing under it. I'm assuming that the files are there, because our backup size has not changed. I'm assuming these hidden attributes prevent me from seeing the folders/files even on our backup. Just in case I'm wrong I have set up a SyncBack Pro job that backs up the entire DFSRoots folder to disk daily. I have no clue if this problem is serious or not, and I don't have the luxury of deleting and recreating the DFS as this is in a production environment. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
The DFS continues to work fine as the files and folders are visible through the share and namespace. I have noticed, however, that our backup (Backup Exec) only shows "DFSRoots" but nothing under it. I'm assuming that the files are there, because our backup size has not changed. I'm assuming these hidden attributes prevent me from seeing the folders/files even on our backup. Just in case I'm wrong I have set up a SyncBack Pro job that backs up the entire DFSRoots folder to disk daily. I have no clue if this problem is serious or not, and I don't have the luxury of deleting and recreating the DFS as this is in a production environment. Any help is greatly appreciated!!