fsrm backwards compatibility 2008 with 2003

[Gregg Diskin]

I want to make fsrm client calls (dirquota quota list ....) from a windows
server 2008 box to dfs servers running on server 2003. This generates three
different errors which I'll copy below. This does work from fsrm on a
windows 2003 client server to the windows 2003 dfs servers.
Can this work or must the dfs servers be running on server 2008 also?
Naturally I have real values in the commands and responses below where I've
substituted XXX and YYY
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dirquota quota list /path:XXX /Remote:pYYY

The system event log has:
DCOM got error "2147746132" from the computer YYY attempting to activate
the server:
{F556D708-6D4D-4594-9C61-7DBB0DAE2A46

The application event log has:
File Server Resource Manager Service error: A critical component required by
the File Server Resource Manager Service is not registered. This might happen
if an error occurred during Windows setup, or if the computer does not have
the Windows Server 2008 or later version of FSRM installed. The error
returned from CoCreateInstance on class with CLSID
{f556d708-6d4d-4594-9c61-7dbb0dae2a46} and Name 'IFsrmSetting' on machine
'YYY' is 0x80040154, Class not registered .

The console shows this error:
Unable to connect to FSRM on computer \\YYY
This can happen if the remote computer does not have the Windows Server 2008
or later version of FSRM installed, or if a connection cannot be established
because it was blocked by Windows Firewall.

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Gregg Diskin

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Gregg,

If i understand the error message correct FSRM must be 2008 version "if the

computer does not have the Windows Server 2008 or later version of FSRM installed".

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Gregg Diskin]

Thanks, but *are* you understanding the error message correctly? That's
essentially the same question I'm asking, so this doesn't help at all. I'm
asking whether someone who understands fsrm can say whether 2008 is not
compatible with 2003, which seems very braindead to me, which inhibits my
ability to trust this error message.
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Gregg Diskin

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Gregg,

To state this clear, unfortunal it is by design:

"To manage remote storage resources with File Server Resource Manager: The
remote computer must be running Windows Server 2008 with File Server Resource
Manager installed."

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771092.aspx

Go to "Using File Server Resource Manager", then "Managing Storage Resources
on a Remote Computer"

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Thanks, but *are* you understanding the error message correctly?
> That's essentially the same question I'm asking, so this doesn't help
> at all. I'm asking whether someone who understands fsrm can say
> whether 2008 is not compatible with 2003, which seems very braindead
> to me, which inhibits my ability to trust this error message.
>

[Gregg Diskin]

Well, that certainly does answer the question, as disappointing as it is.
Thanks for your help.
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Gregg Diskin

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Gregg,

Sorry for the bad info, you're welcome.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Well, that certainly does answer the question, as disappointing as it
> is. Thanks for your help.
>