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Write-DfsrPropagationReport

Generates reports for propagation test files in a replication group.

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Microsoft DFSR reference: Generates reports for propagation test files in a replication group. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Write-DfsrPropagationReport [-GroupName] <String[]> [-FolderName] <String[]> [-ReferenceComputerName] <String>
 [[-Path] <String>] [[-FileCount] <Int32>] [[-DomainName] <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Write-DfsrPropagationReport. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / DFSR · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DomainName: Specifies the NetBIOS name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) domain that contains the replication group. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet uses the domain of the current user.
-FileCount: Specifies the number of most recently generated propagation test files to use for generating the report. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet uses all files.
-FolderName (required): Specifies an array of names of replicated folders. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet applies to all participating replicated folders. You can use a comma separated list and the wildcard character (*).
-GroupName (required): Specifies an array of names of replication groups. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet applies to all participating replication groups. You can use a comma separated list and the wildcard character (*).
-Path: Specifies a folder for the report file. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet uses the current working directory.
-ReferenceComputerName (required): Specifies the name of a reference computer in the replication group. The cmdlet compares the replication test file from this reference computer to test files for all other members of the replication group. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet uses the current computer.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the DFSR module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Create a propagation report for a specific group and replicated folder

Write-DfsrPropagationReport -GroupName "RG01" -FolderName "RF22" -ReferenceComputerName "SRV01" -Path "C:\Reports"

This command creates a propagation report, as HTML and XML files, in the folder C:\Reports. The command specifies SRV01 as reference computer and specifies group name and folder name. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/DFSR/Write-DfsrPropagationReport.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/dfsr/write-dfsrpropagationreport?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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