Hi RudiC,

Thank you for reverting.

Pls show how and where "SERVER-B ... will delete same".: either delete OR move to another directory.

Will all files 1 - 4 be deleted from server1 if all went well?: YES

Will they also be deleted from server2 if all went well?: YES, this is what we want to avoid duplicity(if SERVER1 goes DWON, SERVER-B will be pointed to SERVER2 and it should pick only those files which are not picked from SERVER1).

Does server-B have a list of files to copy? A list of files done and to be deleted?: NO - SERVER-B knows a directory on SERVER1 from where it will pick files and either delete it or ARCHIVE it to another directory.

SERVER-A(In fact it combination of 6 SERVERs - but not relevant to us) is generating lots of files, these files are pulled by SERVER1 and SERVER2 separately.

SERVER1 and SERVER2 are at two sites for redundancy.

SERVER-B picks files from SERVER1 and IF SERVER1 goes down it should pick files from SERVER2(but it should not pick the files already picked from SERVER1 - To avoid duplicity).

SERVER-B is another party - I need to check with them, Still please provide suggestion based on your assumption(It will delete or move to another directory).

Thank you.