DFS

Although the Dfs Root is fault-tolerant, if any links inside the Dfs go down then they will be lost until the server is recovered. To create a fault-tolerant Dfs link, right-click on the Dfs root. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Select New Link. Type a Link name and the location of…

Using Domain-Based Dfs, the Dfs root structure can be stored on more than one server. The Dfs root folder will still be accessible if one of the servers goes down. The location of the Dfs root server is published in Active Directory and can be found easily by using its DNS name. Use the buttons…

Once the Dfs Root has been setup, links can be created to the various folders. Once created, all folders will appear to be located on one server. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson To add a new Dfs link, right-click on the Dfs Root. Select New Link. Specify the name for the…

To create a Dfs Root, an existing share can be used or a new one can be created. To use the Es-Net share as a Dfs root, click on Start. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Select Administrative Tools. Select Distributed File System. This is the Dfs management console. To create a…

In most of today’s large networks there are many shared resources such as files and folders. The task of locating files and folders can be daunting especially on a large network with many different file servers. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson For example, if there was more than one file server…