We have old DFS servers (W2008) on one domain and I have just recently setup new W2012 R2 servers that will act as new DFS servers on a different domain. To tabularized it, let's say the following servers below, note they belong to the same forest:
DFS01.ASIA.WORLD --> W2008 server on ASIA.WORLD domain
DFS02.ASIA.WORLD --> W2012 Standard server on ASIA.WORLD domain
DFS03.EUROPE.WORLD -->W2012 R2 on Europe domain
DFS04.EUROPE.WORLD -->W2012 R2 on Europe domain
If i configure replication group between DFS01 and DFS02 (both server on same domain), the setup works fine. If i try to configure replication group between DFS03 and DFS04( both server on same domain), it works fine as well.
But i try to setup DFS replication using the DFS new Replication Group Wizard on DFS01 (as source) to replicate on DFS04 (as destination). It throws me an error "The server's operating system version cannot be retrieved. The network path was not found". If i do it the other way around reversing the source and destination, it also gives me the same error.
The first thing that came to my mind is obviously trust relationship between domains. but both domains have been around for quite some time and there had been both users and workstations and servers that are existing on both domains and we have all been using and logging to them everyday.
On both servers, both Domain Admins group of ASIA and EUROPE are already added on both servers as Local Administrators and of course I'm logged on on both server using an account that is member of the Domain Admin group.
had tried searching Google and it only gives me one item about this, but does not contain helpful information.
Can you please direct me on items that i can check? thank you.