File Replication Service, the older SYSVOL replication mechanism superseded by DFSR. DCs on Windows Server 2019 or newer require SYSVOL to be replicated with DFSR.
Also called File Replication Service.
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Terms in this definition
- SYSVOL
A share present on each domain controller containing logon scripts and Group Policy templates, kept in step by DFS Replication.
- DFS Replication
A Windows Server role service that keeps folders in step across servers, SYSVOL among them, sending only changed blocks thanks to remote differential compression. It took over from FRS.
Related terms
- dfsrmig
A tool for moving SYSVOL replication off FRS and on to DFS Replication in stages numbered 0 to 3. Once the last stage, Eliminated, is reached, there is no going back.