DFS-R: Replicated Folder and Debug Log Folder Overlap State

Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.WorkingFolderOverlapsLoggingFolderMonitor (UnitMonitor)

This object monitors whether any replicated folders overlap (share the same folders) with the DFS Replication debug log files folder, and generates a Warning alert if any overlapping folders are found. Overlapping folders are unsupported.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This object monitors whether any replicated folders overlap (share the same folders) with the DFS Replication debug log files folder, and generates a Warning alert if any overlapping folders are found. It does so by looking for the presence of DFS Replication Event 6412. Overlapping folders are unsupported.

Causes

An unhealthy state of this monitor indicates that DFS Replication folders overlap with the DFS Replication debug log folder.

Resolutions

Reconfigure the overlapping folders

To resolve this issue, use the following procedure.

Note: To perform the following procedure, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group in the domain in which the replication group is configured, the creator of the replication group, or have been delegated permissions.

1. On the affected computer, examine DFS Replication Event 6412 in the System log of Event Viewer to determine the replicated folder which has been configured incorrectly.

2. Using DFS Management, make a note of the root path of the replicated folder and its staging folder.

3. On the affected computer, use the following command to determine the path where DFS Replication debug logs are stored: wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrmachineconfig get DebugLogFilePath

4. Check to see whether any of the paths configured for the replicated folder overlap with the location of the debug logs.

5. Using DFS Management, reconfigure the replicated folder so that none of its working folders overlap with the debug log folder. Or use the following command, where [path] is the new path of the debug log folder: wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrmachineconfig set DebugLogFilePath = [path]

Verification

This monitor automatically resets to a healthy state when it detects that there are no longer overlapping folders.

Additional

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolder
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryStateCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
DFS-R: A Replicated Folder Overlaps with the Debug Log File Folder
The DFS Replication service failed to initialize replicated folder {0} because the service detected that one of its private folders overlaps with the debug log
folder. This is an unsupported configuration.
Additional Information:
Overlapped Folder: {1}
Replicated Folder: {2}
Replicated Folder Name: {3} Replicated Folder ID: {4}
Replication Group Name: {5} Replication Group ID: {6}
Member ID: {7}
Log Folder:{8}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

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<Category>StateCollection</Category>
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</UnitMonitor>