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To deploy the role by using Windows PowerShell, use the following cmdlet: Add-WindowsFeature FS-SyncShareService
#Windows server 2012 sync folders free install#
When asked if you want to install IIS Hostable Web Core, click Ok to install the minimal version of Internet Information Services (IIS) required by Work Folders.Ĭlick Next until you have completed the wizard. On the Select server roles page, expand File and Storage Services, expand File and iSCSI Services, and then select Work Folders. On the Select destination server page, select the server on which you want to install Work Folders. On the Select installation type page, choose Role-based or feature-based deployment. To deploy the role in Server Manager, do the following: This is useful if you are configuring multiple sync servers across your network. You can install Work Folders on a domain-joined server by using Server Manager or by using Windows PowerShell, locally or remotely across a network. Step 3: Install Work Folders on file servers If you plan to use auto discovery, the workfolders CNAME record must exist in DNS. When Work Folders clients use auto discovery, the URL used to discover the Work Folders server is. On your internal network, create a CNAME record in DNS named workfolders which resolves to the FDQN of a Work Folders server. This DNS record should resolve to the external interface of the reverse proxy server. To allow users to sync across the Internet, you must create a Host (A) record in public DNS to allow Internet clients to resolve your Work Folders URL. The Work Folders Certificate Management blog provides additional information on using certificates with Work Folders. Subject alternative names (SANs) must be present on the certificate listing the server name for each sync server in use. The subject name of the certificate must contain the public Work Folders URL used for discovering the Work Folders service from across the Internet – this must be in the format of workfolders. The private key of the certificate must be exportable (as you will need to install the certificate on multiple servers). For most Work Folders implementations, a publicly trusted CA is recommended, since certificates will be used by non-domain-joined, Internet-based devices. The certificate must be issued by a trusted certification authority. The requirements for SSL certificates used by Work Folders are as follows: Work Folders uses HTTPS to securely synchronize files between the Work Folders clients and the Work Folders server.

Step 7: Create sync shares for user data.Step 5: Create security groups for Work Folders.Step 4: Binding the SSL certificate on the sync servers.Step 3: Install Work Folders on file servers.To create a simple deployment, these are minimum steps to follow: The simplest Work Folders deployment is a single file server (often called a sync server) without support for syncing over the Internet, which can be a useful deployment for a test lab or as a sync solution for domain-joined client computers.
