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I'm not sure if this is possible, but I want to use a Windows failover file server as a front-end to my NFS file server to be able to utilize features such as DFS, shadow copy, etc. Does it work that way? It that even possible? Or do I need to actually host the files off an NTFS storage to be able to utilize all the features available to a Windows file server?

The reason I want to do this is because we have a very fast and robust file server, but it's Linux-based, so it doesn't support all of the features I want out of a Windows file server. I don't want to replace the file server, so I was hoping I could use Windows as a front-end.

Mike
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  • You can use WSFC file services front end with a shared block back end (it's a pretty "classic" design for lots of deployments) but using file-over-file is a little bit tricky. Is it OK for you to store NFS shares as a block images or do you want Windows SMB3 and Linux NFS share same file content and permissions? – BaronSamedi1958 Jul 15 '17 at 08:15
  • Did you found solution? – Actimele Mar 20 '21 at 10:33

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You can easily create NFS shares with Failover cluster in your case. There even was a guide on that, a bit outdated, and you can skip the StarWind part and start with the CSV part, if you already have the shared storage.

Here's the link to the guide: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/configuring-ha-file-server-for-nfs-nas

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    you misread the question. I updated the subject so it's less confusing - I can understand why you answered the way you did. – Mike Jul 20 '17 at 16:52