This article lists the hotfixes that are currently available
for users who have installed the Distributed File System (DFS) technologies on
a Windows Server 2008-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based
computer.
This article lists Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that
describe the fixes. If you have installed DFS technologies on a Windows Server
2008-based computer or on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer, we recommend
that you review and install the hotfixes that are described in the "More
Information" section.
Note The two technologies in DFS are DFS Replication (DFS-R) and DFS Namespaces (DFS-N).
DFS Namespaces
Windows Server 2008 R2
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| Date added | Knowledge Base Article | Title | Why we recommend this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 01/09/2013 | 2761922
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2761922/
)
| DFS namespace folders are deleted after you restart a Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer
| This hotfix contains the most current version of Dfssvc.exe for Windows Server 2008 R2 (RTM). | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 installed. |
| 11/22/2011 | 2647452
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647452/
)
| Paged pool leaks when you map a network drive and then disconnect it frequently in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
| This client-side hotfix contains the most current version of dfsc.sys. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows 7, Windows 7 SP 1,Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP 1 installed. |
Windows Server 2008
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| Date added | Knowledge Base article | Title | Why we recommend this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 09/16/2011 | 2619531
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619531/
)
| "Rename Folder" operation in the DFS Namespace MMC snap-in does not work in Windows Server 2008 if the DFS namespace is in scalability mode | This hotfix contains the most current version of Dfssvc.exe. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. This hotfix is available for individual download. |
| 09/03/2011 | 2549311
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2549311/
)
| You cannot access a DFS share by using a valid user account in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows 7, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008
| This client-side hotfix contains the most current version of dfsc.sys. | To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download. |
DFS Replication
Windows Server 2008 R2
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| Date added | Knowledge Base article | Title | Why we
recommend
this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 0/26/2012 | 2831101
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2831101/
)
| DFSR service crashes on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
| This hotfix contains the most current version of Dfsrs.exe and Dfsmgmt.dll for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Note: For 2008 R2 (RTM) apply: 2725170
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2725170/
)
| To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. |
| 01/21/2012 | 2663685
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663685/
)
| Changes that are not replicated to a downstream server are lost on the upstream server after an automatic recovery process occurs in a DFS Replication environment in Windows Server 2008 R2 | This hotfix adds the ability to enable or disable automatic recovery of DFSR databases via a registry value in Windows Server 2008 R2. (StopReplicationOnAutoRecovery ) | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. |
| 11/18/2009 | 975763
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975763/
)
| DFS Replication does not use Remote Differential Compression (RDC) when replicating very large files on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 | If you have a version of dfsrs.exe installed that is newer than 975763, you do not have to install this hotfix. However, you must still enable the registry change (RpcContextHandleTimeoutMs) that is specified in 975763 for the new behavior to take effect. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download and is included in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. |
| 11/18/2009 | 976655
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976655/
)
| You cannot perform a system state restore in the Directory Service Restore mode on a read-only domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 if DFS Replication is used to replicate the SYSVOL folder | This hotfix contains the most current version of Dfsrro.sys for Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download and is included in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. |
| 01/19/2010 | 979564
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979564/
)
| The DFS Replication Management Pack shows alerts for cluster network names that are in the “healthy” status on a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster | This hotfix contains the most current version of Dfsrclus.dll for Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download and is included in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. |
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Windows Server 2008
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| Date added | Knowledge Base article | Title | Why we
recommend this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 01/23/2013 | 2387778
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2387778/
)
| You find a very large increase in the DFS Replication backlogs | This hotfix contains the most current version of Dfsrs.exe for Windows Server 2008 SP2. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 SP2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download. |
| 01/03/2013 | 2792165
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2792165/
)
| "0x00000024" Stop error when a third-party application unmounts a corrupted storage volume on a Windows Server 2008 SP2-based storage server
| This hotfix contains the most current version of Ntfs.sys for Windows Server 2008 SP2. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 SP2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download. |
| 03/18/2011 | 2525064
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2525064/
)
| Ntfs.sys driver takes a long time to mount a large volume in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 | This hotfix contains the most current version of Ntfs.sys for Windows Server 2008 SP1. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 SP1 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download and is included in Windows Server 2008 SP2. |
| 02/02/2009 | 962969
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962969/
)
| Error
message when you run Dfsradmin.exe to set membership properties in Windows
Server 2008: "The property MemberSubscriptionReadOnly cannot be used" | This hotfix resolves an issue with setting membership properties by using the Dfsradmin.exe command line tool. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 SP1 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download and is included in Windows Server 2008 SP2. |
DFS Replication - Sysvol Migration
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| Date added | Knowledge Base article | Title | Why we
recommend this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 01/11/2010 | 978994
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978994/
)
| Error message when you try to migrate the SYSVOL share from the FRS to the DFSR service in a Windows Server 2008 domain: "The parameter is incorrect" | This hotfix contains the most current versions of Dfsrdiag.exe and Dfsrmig.exe for Windows Server 2008 SP2. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 SP2 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download. |
| 02/12/2009 | 967326
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967326/
)
| Data loss occurs after you use the Dfsrmig.exe tool to migrate the SYSVOL share from the FRS to the DFSR service in a Windows Server 2008-based domain | This hotfix contains the most current versions of Dfsrdiag.exe and Dfsrmig.exe if you do not have Windows Server 2008 SP2 installed. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 installed. This hotfix is available for individual download and is included in Windows Server 2008 SP2. |
Robocopy
Windows Server 2008 R2
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| Date added | Knowledge Base Article | Title | Why we recommend this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 06/07/2013 | 2680906
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2680906/
)
| Robocopy.exe utility incorrectly skips some files during the file copy or backup process in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
| This hotfix contains the most current version of robocopy.exe.
Robocopy can be used to pre-seed data
(http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/02/12/get-out-and-push-getting-the-most-out-of-dfsr-pre-staging.aspx)
for new replicated folders and is also used during the migration of Sysvol from FRS to DFSR. | To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 installed. |
Windows Server 2008
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| Date added | Knowledge Base article | Title | Why we recommend this hotfix | Hotfix type and availability |
|---|
| 06/07/2013 | 2646454
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2646454/
)
| Robocopy.exe utility incorrectly skips some files during the file copy or backup process in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008 | This hotfix contains the most current version of robocopy.exe.
Robocopy can be used to pre-seed data
(http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/02/12/get-out-and-push-getting-the-most-out-of-dfsr-pre-staging.aspx)
for new replicated folders and is also used during the migration of Sysvol from FRS to DFSR. | To install this hotfix, you should have Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. This hotfix is available for individual download. |
DFS related Registry keys that have been introduced with hotfixes or security updates:
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| Date | Knowledge Base article | Registry | | |
|---|
| 01/21/2012 | 2663685
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663685/
)
| HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DFSR\Parameters\StopReplicationOnAutoRecovery | | |
| 11/18/2009 | 967326
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967326/
)
| HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DFSR\Parameters\Settings\RpcContextHandleTimeoutMs | | |
For more information about currently available hotfixes for
Distributed File System (DFS) technologies in Windows Server 2003 and in
Windows Server 2003 R2, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
958802
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958802/
)
List of currently available hotfixes for Distributed File System (DFS)
technologies in Windows Server 2003 R2
For more information about currently available hotfixes for the File Services technologies in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2473205
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2473205/
)
List of currently available hotfixes for the File Services technologies in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Server 2008 R2
Article ID: 968429 - Last Review: June 8, 2013 - Revision: 50.0
Applies to
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
- Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
- Windows Server 2008 Standard
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