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Distributed File System (DFS) allows administrators to group shared folders located on different servers into logically structured namespaces that provide users with a single virtual view of dispersed files. DFS consists of Namespaces, which organize folder targets that point to the actual file locations, and Replication, which synchronizes file changes between servers using Remote Differential Compression over replication groups and connections.

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Distributed File System (DFS) allows administrators to group shared folders located on different servers into logically structured namespaces that provide users with a single virtual view of dispersed files. DFS consists of Namespaces, which organize folder targets that point to the actual file locations, and Replication, which synchronizes file changes between servers using Remote Differential Compression over replication groups and connections.

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DFS SERVICES

Distributed File System

● Distributed File System (DFS) – is a simplified way


to access files that are dispersed geographically
throughout an organization

● The Distributed File System role service consists of


two child role services:

● DFS Namespaces
● DFS Replication
Types of DFS Namespace
● Domain-based
– This namespace has its configuration information
stored in Active Directory, so the path to access the
root link starts with the domain name
● Stand-alone
– The configuration information is stored locally in the
registry of the root server
– To access the root, you have to start with the root
server name
DFS Namespaces

● Allows administrators to group shared folders


located on different servers into one or more
logically structured namespaces

● Give users a virtual view of shared folders,


where a single path leads to files located on
multiple servers
DFS Namespaces
● Namespace server - A namespace server hosts a
namespace. The namespace server can be a
member server or a domain controller
● Namespace root - The namespace root is the
starting point of the namespace.
● Folder - Folders without folder targets add structure
and hierarchy to the namespace, and folders with
folder targets provide users with actual content.
● Folder targets - A folder target is the UNC path of a
shared folder or another namespace that is
associated with a folder in a namespace.
– The folder target is where data and content is
stored.
DFS Replication
● Used to synchronize files between servers for both
local and WAN network connections
● DFS Replication uses RDC to update only the
portions of files that have changed since the last
replication
● Folders that are stored on both files server will be
available to users in both offices
● Network bandwidth usage between the two offices
will be minimized
● Users will be able to access all files in the event that
the WAN link fails
DFS Replication
DFS Replication
● A replication group is a set of servers, known as members
which participates in the replication of one or more
replicated folders
● A replicated folder is a folder that stays synchronized on
each member
● As the data changes in each replicated folder, the changes
are replicated across connections between the members
of the replication group
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