Hi Jeff, thank you very much for your reply. > You should not read the export directly. > Self-healing only occurs upon a read attempt via the client > mount point. > For more info, see: > > http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/Understanding_AFR_Transl > ator#Frequently_Asked_Questions I never read from the export directory directly, the clients only reading from the specific mount point (/mnt/glusterfs). I removed the files in the export directory on server1 only for simulating a hdd crash (files lost) and want the server1-daemon to resync it's export directory with the other server. Regards, Sven