Event ID 13508 File Replication Service

After I promoted a Windows Server 2008 to Additional Domain Controller and start receiving event id 13508 File Replication Service. Additionally, Event id 13508 was preventing Additional Domain Controller from replication with Primary Domain Controller. Finally, I applied below solution to resolved the event id 13508 and source ntfrs issue on server. Now, let’s start with the issue and here is the error for your reference and comparison with yours own.

Event Type: Warning Event Source: NtFrs
Event Category: None Event ID: 13508
Date: 6/14/2012 Time: 10:15:11 AM
User:v N/A Computer: SATURN
Description:
The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from vm-dc1 to SATURN for c:\windows\sysvol\domain using the DNS name vm-dc1.rizwanranjha.com. FRS will keep retrying.

Possible Reasons: Event ID 13508

Specifically, following are some of the reasons for seeing this warning.

1. In fact, FRS or File Replication Service can not correctly resolving the DNS name vm-dc1.rizwanranjha.com from this computer.
2. Consequently, File Replication Service or FRS is not running on vm-dc1.rizwanranjha.com
3. Finally, The topology information in the Active Directory for this replica has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers.

This event id will appear once per connection and the fixation will result an other event indicating a successful connection. For more information, see Microsoft Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Possible Solutions

Event id 13508 issue requires me to read before I found a windows registry tweak to resolve this replication error. Likewise, here are the steps for windows registry tweak to resolve this event id 13508

1. Stop File Replication service
   • Click on Start and open Run
   • Type CMD in run and press OK.
   • In the Command Prompt window type ‘net stop ntfrs‘ and press enter
2. Use RegEdit to edit “BurFlags” in the key
   • “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Ntfrs\Parameters\Backup/Restore\Process at Startup“
   • * edit the dword key “BurFlags” in Hex format.
   • * Change from 0 to D2 or D4
     • D2 – Non-Authoritative restore (pull from another DC)
     • D4 – Authoritative restore

Start File Replication Service on Computer

Again, to Start the File Replication services, we need to start ntfrs services. This services can be started from services.msc or using the method below.

1. Click on Start > Run and type CMD and click OK to open.
2. In Command Prompt Windows type ‘net start ntfrs‘ and Press Enter.

Firewall for PRC Traffic on Computer

1. Additionally, check for Firewall (Windows / Router) between two Systems, you can disable firewall or can check that RPC traffic is able to communicate with the remote computer?

Event ID 13509 Found on Computer?

If you found Event ID 13509 in your System’s events logs than you need to do the following;

• Indeed, File Replication Service Restart can be helpful in some cases.
• Secondly, Firewalls off or allow can be a solution
• Finally, DNS configuration, or Active Directory infrastructure is working or not can also help in this issue.

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