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Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) is a technology that complements the SMB/CIFS based file server role of Windows Servers.

DFS is comprised of DFSN (namespaces) and DFSR (replication). The two technologies can be implemented independently. However, the components are complementary when used together on Windows file servers.

DFSN allows creating "fake" namespaces or paths which when browsed, redirect the client to an alternate location as configured by an administrator. This allows creating a namespace which can apparently merge content which maybe spread across different file servers. DFSR allows creating multiple replicas of the content which thereby allow a level of resiliency. In the older versions of DFS (first introduced in Windows 2000 Server), the replication was handled by FRS (File Replication Service).

http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2009/12/30/windows-server-dfs-namespaces-reference.aspx provides good details related to DFSN.

See the DFSR tag for more details on DFSR.

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How to configure AD so that users who travel to different sites have the same Desktop and My Documents folders

I am settings up my Windows 2008 Active Directory environment so that users can travel between 2 sites and still access their Desktop and My Documents folders. Currently, we have 2 sites (Site A and Site B). Site A has been in existence for about…
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Viewing the "Replication" tab for a replicated folder target in the DFS "Namespaces" node in the 2008 DFS console says replication "not configured"

On a server 2008 R2 box I setup a DFS folder folder in a namespace and then manually setup it up for replication in the "replication" node of the DFS console. Now when I go to the "Replication" tab for the folder target in the "Namespaces" node it…
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Mounting MS DFS with support for referrals on CentOS

Possible Duplicate: Mount a Windows DFS Namespace in Linux We have a domain-based DFS namespace that refers to redundant (replicated) file servers shares. With Windows client, failing over are (relatively) transparent. However, we have a CentOS…
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DFS Replication on 2 existing duplicate shares

I have 2 sets of data in separate sites that are mirrors of each other. The 2nd set is a clone of the 1st set. However, the 1st set will be the live data and therefore will be changing going forward. We need to setup DFS between the two, with the…
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Why do some printers show up in the domain namespace?

When I browse to \\domain.local I see the expected DFS namespaces, but also see several printers. Can anyone explain how/why they show up here (and how to configure the printers to show up or not)? Thanks in advance.
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Using TrueCrypt with File Replication on Windows Server

We have a few folders that are set to replicate to a DR file server off-site. One of these folders contains a file that is a TrueCrypt volume container. When this file is mounted in TrueCrypt, the file won't replicate (fair enough!). I'm looking at…
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Intermittent Windows Server network share freezes for some users

The preamble: I have the following setup - 2 Servers consisting of Windows 2003 R2 on Dell Poweredge 2950, dual quad core Xeons, 8GB RAM, MD1000 external RAID unit Both servers are setup with 5 network shares each (Shared, Groups, Users and some…
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What could cause local folders in a Windows 2008 DFS replication group to randomly obtain system and hidden attributes

We have a Windows 2008 server (not R2) acting as a primary file source in a DFS replication group with a single other server that happens to be Windows Storage Server 2008. All is well in terms of 2-way replication. What we cannot explain is how…
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How to make an internal SMB share available outside of the firewall using an intermediate server

Environment: Windows 2008 Server at Data Center 1 - call it Server A Another Windows 2008 Server at DC 2, call it Server B Fiber link dynamic IP client, connected via VPN to Server B, call it Client A Client A wants to see shared drives from…
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windows 2008 R2 DFSdiag error

When I run the command dfsdiag /testdfsintegrity /dfsroot:\domain\dfs full I get the following error Checking the registry of the namespace servers... Error: The system cannot find the file specified. Warning: Unable to verify the registry of the…
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Windows DFS - file locking & replication?

I'm in a small company that has offices on the east and west coasts of America and also various people working from their homes. There are Windows Servers already in the offices. I think that Microsoft Windows DFS will do what I want, but despite…
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Windows 2008 DFS Management

We have Windows 2008 domain server in LAN with another Vista 20 workstations. All workstations are created from image, and they all have c:\Share folder. How can I add those directories to one DFS shared folder, for example…
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Replace Server 2003 DFS Root Drive

I am looking to replace a drive on a server for more capacity. A DFS root resides on this drive. The new drive will have the same drive letter. DFS is not configured for replication, just for centralizing share names. What's the best procedure to…
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DFS Replication across WAN

I have setup both sites in ADSS, set the subnets properly (I think), and setup a DFS share with replication. How can I test that to see which physical machine I'm actually accessing when visiting \domain.local\namespace\share to ensure I'm hitting…
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When seeding a Windows DFS replication copy, do you need to copy security?

I may need to rebuild a 1TB Windows 2008 DFS replication folder between our UK and USA sites. It's good practise to seed the other copy before starting replication so that the bulk of the data doesn't need to be replicated during the initial…
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