we use one windows 2003 server to sync files between two other windows servers. I assume that the whole traffic goes through the server initializing the sync.
If so, is there a way to trigger a copy between the 2 other machines without routing all through the first server?
Thank you! Regards, Uwe
If you want to take the middle server out of the loop, you'll need to get one of the other two servers to initiate the copy. A combination of PsExec (as suggested by moshen) plus RoboCopy would do the trick efficiently and quickly.
RoboCopy has a bunch of command-line switches that make this kind of sync easy to do - just be sure to test thoroughly before you start mirroring deletes (/PURGE or /MIR), else you can purge both directories in the blink of an eye!
Depending on your network infrastructure, you might be interested in the /IPG:n switch, as it forces RoboCopy to wait between packets, allowing other network traffic to get through.
Why not just add a scheduled task on the server you'd like to initiate the copy process?
Another way to remotely start a process n a remote machine is to have a Windows Service wrapper around the executable and trigger it with the net start command - it supports calling remote servers.
