DFS "Waiting for Initial Replication"
Taken directly from Technet Forum post by scorprio_milo . Pop along and give them an up vote! You may encounter the error message "waiting for initial replication" when no primary member is currently specified on the DFS Replication. This DFS member is waiting for initial replication for replicated share folder Public and is not currently participating in replication. This delay can occur because the member is waiting for the DFS Replication service to retrieve replication settings from Active Directory. After the member detects that it is part of replication group, the member will begin initial replication. Besides, there is also possiblity that DFS servers cannot contact domain controller which could result in the issue. 1. Please first verify that all the target folder of Public folder is enabled. 2. Please use Dfsradmin to set the primary member in the situation where there is an existing replication group that is waiting for initial replication and no primary