Disabling Replication for Extended Downtime
When a server containing a replicated folder target will be offline for an extended period of time, for upgrades or due to unexpected network downtime, removing that server’s targets from all replication groups is recommended. Doing this relieves the available replica servers from having to build and store change orders and staging files for this offline server. Because the staging folder has a quota limit, an offline server might cause the active server’s staging folders to reach their limit, essentially shutting down all replication.
When the server is once again available, the administrator can add this server back to the list of targets and configure replication. The data will be moved to the preexisting ...
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