Replication is the process of creating one or more read-only copies of the read/write version of a DCE LFS fileset and placing the copies at multiple sites. With replication, you can tailor your system's configuration by making a fileset's contents accessible from more than one File Server machine. As a result, a single machine is not overburdened with requests for popular files, and files are available from more than one machine, which can minimize the effects of a machine failure. Replication is not available for non-LFS filesets.
You can manually initiate the replication of a DCE LFS fileset by using Release Replication with the fileset, or you can automate the process by using Scheduled Replication with the fileset. With Release Replication, you issue a command that updates the read-only copies of a read/write fileset whenever you want to release new copies of the fileset. This type of replication is useful for filesets whose replication you want to control closely. With Scheduled Replication, you specify parameters that control how often read-only copies are to be updated. The Replication Server then updates the copies according to the specified intervals. This type of replication is useful for filesets whose replication can be performed asynchronously.