Guest runner7@fastmail.fm Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 I am trying to find out if Distributed File System (DFS) is what Windows Server 2003 uses to share files over a network. If not, what does it use? This is not about how to share files, but what is the technology used. Any reference to docs explaining would be most appreciated. Thanks.
Guest Robert L [MVP - Networking] Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: DFS and file shares These search results may give you some answers. server faqsDFS can be used to create one logical file system out of multiple physical systems. With DFS, you can create a single directory tree that including multiple ... http://www.howtonetworking.com/serverfaqs.htm Fault-tolerance for Distributed ...Resolution: To provide fault-tolerance for Distributed File System, you may want to create Root replica that duplicates an existing DFS root. ... http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=2104&sid=ca3373a298434d158d57fd9001e3d389 How to use the Microsoft File ...If you want to keep the existing UNC paths, you need to specify the DFS root server. In this example, we won't use that functionality, so clear the "Use the ... http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=2362&sid=7c421e25fdddbbb2f45f77b1af96c1b7 Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com <runner7@fastmail.fm> wrote in message news:1189561546.914323.313510@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com... I am trying to find out if Distributed File System (DFS) is what Windows Server 2003 uses to share files over a network. If not, what does it use? This is not about how to share files, but what is the technology used. Any reference to docs explaining would be most appreciated. Thanks.
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