Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) is a technology that complements the SMB/CIFS based file server role of Windows Servers.
0
votes
1answer
29 views
How can I add a linux folder to a Windows DFS tree?
Accessing a Windows DFS share from Ubuntu or any other Linux for that matter, is pretty straight forward. However doing it in reverse seems to be not documented.
I have DFS Namespace running on ...
0
votes
0answers
12 views
DFS Rename Folder Target
I created some DFS folder targets without using the FQDN.
I would like to fix this. Is there a method to rename the target?
Will I have to delete the folder target and the membership from DFS and ...
0
votes
0answers
28 views
One WDS server, multiple subnets
Goal: Be able to deploy Windows through WDS to different subnets (in different geographic locations) using only one WDS server located within the 'main' subnet (where I am).
Info: Each subnet is a ...
0
votes
2answers
52 views
How secure is DFS over site to site replication on AD?
I'm experimenting a little here...
Across the country I have set up 2 sites with one domain. Each site has it's own controller for that domain.
I then have DFS running and replicating files from a ...
1
vote
1answer
74 views
Can DFS replicate across WAN?
I've got 3 servers
DC and File server 1 in one location
File Server 2 in another location
They are all connected to the domain, and running DFS.
When I set up a replication group and try and ...
0
votes
1answer
49 views
Setting up a failover web server, off site
I've read so many articles, posted a few SF, but I can't find a solution that seems to cover everything. It doesn't seem as black and white as setting up and AD and installing DFS to replicate ...
3
votes
1answer
44 views
How to troubleshoot Linux in-kernel dns_resolver
Linux provides a facility that lets kernel and its modules to resolve DNS names by relying on user-space tools. This, for example, is used by CIFS to support referrals in the DFS.
The problem I'm ...
0
votes
0answers
35 views
Resolving incorrect DFS server when outside of network subnet
I have a number of IP networks in my organization. I am also running a single domain across my organization with DFS servers in two sites - London and Sydney.
My domain functional level is Server ...
0
votes
0answers
17 views
IIS 7 and NLB issue
I'm going to deploy IIS-7 web server(have multiple applications) with NLB. But I have some problem.
1.How to keep user SESSION data ?
(I'm going to use sessionState mode="SQLServer" )
But, Is it ...
0
votes
0answers
14 views
hi How do I rename all files like wp-admin/index.php? [duplicate]
I need a script like for i in $(locate wp-admin/index.php); do mv $i to something ; done but this doesen't work like this my bash skills are not good enough to complete this ;)
0
votes
0answers
56 views
IIS Event 1309 always happen on DFS Shared Namespace Site
My server environment setup :
Server 1: DC1 , DNS, DFS Namespace Server & Storage (iSCSI)
Server 2: DC2 , DNS, DFS Namespace Server & Storage (iSCSI)
Server 3: IIS NLB Webfarm
Server 4: ...
1
vote
1answer
55 views
How, if possible, to join a computer to a domain when it is not in the domain geographically?
Is it possible to join a computer to a domain when it is not in the domain network? The user has company VPN connected when logged in to local account. But I am thinking once joined the domain via ...
0
votes
1answer
39 views
Stop File Replication Services
I am running File Replication Services on Windows 2003 on Server A. This replicates with a few other branches.
Basically, I need to stop A from replicating, but without making the change in DFS ...
0
votes
0answers
76 views
DFS Folder Target site “<Unknown>”
I have a DFS folder target whose site shows as . This is following a server rename. I believe this is preventing targets in that site from being referred to the target.
I have looked through dsa.msc ...
0
votes
0answers
123 views
DFS CIFS shares not responding to demand
I'm hoping someone can help me here with understanding how a windows file copy differs between a copy using terracopy (or similar) and what that means for contention on my NAS head.
Background:
...
1
vote
0answers
52 views
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 ...
0
votes
0answers
67 views
Upgrading Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller with dfs to Windows server 2008
Is there special requirement for handling the DFS service before upgrade? So far all documentation entails upgrading Domain Controller and nothing with DFS.
I came across this MS article "Migrate a ...
2
votes
1answer
75 views
Redirected folders, server migrations and properly moving users to a new server
I'm currently having a hell of a time with what seems like it should be a fairly simple project.
Basically, $employer has a bunch of remote sites with ancient hardware impersonating real servers, and ...
5
votes
2answers
184 views
How to combine two Active Directory domains [closed]
I have two Windows 2008 R2 AD servers.
The first, xyz.com is in a large city with fast internet. There are approximately 12 users.
The second, foo.xyz.com, is in the middle of the bush on a ...
-2
votes
2answers
80 views
Mac files on Windows server (loses some data) [closed]
We added 2 Mac's to our Windows network. We are finding that some users are deleting the Mac hidden files that provide Finder meta data. Also, if a Mac user moves a file to another folder, they don't ...
1
vote
0answers
53 views
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 ...
0
votes
1answer
63 views
Force replication of Netlogon
I have added a batchfile to the the NETLOGON directory for some start-up scripts. The script is tiny in size.
I have waited hours for the files to be replicated to the other Domain Controllers but ...
1
vote
0answers
48 views
Permissions on Server Reset, Why?
I have a Windows 2003 domain controller that we needed to take down in order to move it. When it was brought back up DFS wasn't working, our previous shares were marked as disabled. It turns out ...
0
votes
0answers
110 views
Unable to add Namespace Server back into DFSN configuration
I have a small DFS cluster consisting of 3 servers. I want to drop one (SERVER 3) out of the configuration so I can take it away and rebuild it.
We have a single namespace (\\foo.bar.com\public), and ...
2
votes
1answer
134 views
Mounting MS DFS on CentOS [duplicate]
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 ...
1
vote
1answer
66 views
server 2008 DFS active/standby configuration (all clients read/write to “master”)
Sorry if this seems simple, I'm mainly a linux guy, having to wear the windows hat from time to time.
In the past, we tried to setup DFS between two sites with server 2008, and it was a disaster. ...
1
vote
1answer
87 views
Linux FTP to Windows Share [closed]
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server setup with DFS to another Windows server. I created a namespace called Linux with a folder called ClientFTP. Files added to the folder sync with both servers. Great.
I ...
0
votes
3answers
582 views
what happens to dfs when the domain controller is offline?
Windows Server 2008 R2
DFS Replication across two locations
If the domain controller is offline what happens?
Are users still able to access the DFS namespace?
Does replication still occur?
1
vote
1answer
112 views
Exceptional slowdown of robocopy copying from VM to DFS array
I've got an old win 2003 VM (VMware) on a blade cluster of VMs that I'm moving a considerable amount of files to our new DFS array. There are two main folders with about 1.7 million and half a million ...
4
votes
1answer
206 views
What does Active, Targetset, and Active targetset mean in the Output of dfsutil /pkiinfo?
I could use some guidance in interpreting the output of dfsutil /pktinfo.
Using the following example:
PS C:\Users\kbrandt> dfsutil.exe /pktinfo
...
Entry: \long.biz.foo\Images
ShortEntry: ...
0
votes
0answers
115 views
Mapping DFS root into mapped drive or mount point
We have a filtering in DFS per user group so we know which users can see which links if the type: \\internal.domainsomething\dfs
Based on the user group user user can see only several of the links.
...
1
vote
1answer
123 views
File server failed. DFS with and without replication in use. Questions on getting back to normal operation
I have an oldish (physical) Windows Server 2003 R2 box, which is a file/print server. I suspect the RAID card has gone bye-bye, after a reboot Windows is checking the data volume, its been 1.5 hours ...
0
votes
0answers
40 views
Piping perfmon logs over DFS
I'm running perfmon on several servers, and I'd like all of the output to be piped to one particular server. I'm trying to do this over DFS by modifying the Root directory arg on each of the servers ...
1
vote
1answer
160 views
DFS target selection/ordering
I have a DFS folder with two targets. The first to the primary file server and the second to a slow emergency backup file server to be used only in the event of a failure of the primary.
There is ...
5
votes
3answers
679 views
Windows DFS Limitations
So far I have seen an article on performance and scalability mainly focusing on how long it takes to add new links. But is there any information about limitations regarding number of files, number of ...
1
vote
1answer
196 views
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.
...
1
vote
1answer
105 views
DFS - Stop sync of large folder that has since been removed
We have a site to site DFSR on Windows Server 2008 R2 that has been running perfectly between site A to site B until someone dumped a 20GB folder. This has overwhelmed the upload and make the internet ...
0
votes
0answers
105 views
DFS Replicates One Way only
I have two servers that are both Domain Controllers with DNS, AD, and DFS services running.
Both servers exchange AD changes without issues. I had a new user, it appears on the other. It works the ...
1
vote
0answers
211 views
XenServer Offsite Replication
I am trying to find the best way to migrate my VHD's to my DataCenter offsite for DR purposes.
Currently I have a number of Xen Stacks setup as the following:
Dual RAID ISCSI SAN multipathed to at ...
2
votes
1answer
129 views
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)? ...
1
vote
0answers
47 views
Bulk file and folder delete pattern on Windows
Warning: Not sure if this question is a good fit for this SE, but I need serious advice that I can get no where else
Over the weekend, massive number of files and folders were deleted from our DFS. I ...
2
votes
1answer
92 views
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 ...
3
votes
1answer
825 views
What permissions are required to back up to a remote folder?
I'm currently working with Windows Server Backup and am trying to run a scheduled backup with an unprivileged account.
I want to create a full backup of the server exchange.dom.example.com.
I ...
0
votes
1answer
832 views
DFS: should I separate my home directories from my DFS root?
I am planning on setting up a DFS root to house all of our departmental shares, and I also plan on having Home directories that automatically mount through AD profile. We will be using a NetApp for ...
0
votes
1answer
498 views
Tracking down DFS open file users
I have a file in a DFS share, it's in a namespace managed by two domain controllers
The base media is one shared drive on a file server
I can't delete it, it keeps re-appearing
when I run sysinternals ...
0
votes
1answer
314 views
DFS trying to replicate back to source folder?
I'm not very familiar with how DFS works, and since someone else administers the servers in question I don't know what the DFS setup looks like. I'm just wondering if something is possible.
...
0
votes
0answers
68 views
Creating DFS links as a standard user
I work in an environment where standard (non-admins) need to create DFS links. These aren't replicated links, just links to another volume. Standard users used to be able to do it but now cannot. I ...
0
votes
1answer
116 views
DFS 2003 on Storage Server with Huge Backlog: Recovery Options?
We currently have a 2003 DFS server that has a backlog of several gigabytes. And that's for just a single DFS share. It was not set up during this administration, we have simply been dealing with it's ...
0
votes
0answers
212 views
Domain Admins can see DFS domain namespace folders despite explicit Deny
I am currently setting up a test for a file server migration later in the year. One thing we want to preserve from our Netware server is the ability to "hide" folders from users. The only method I ...
2
votes
3answers
148 views
How can I connect to a specific machine with DFS?
I have 2 servers with a share, \\servera\share and \\serverb\share. DFS is setup on \\domain\share to point to both machines. A 3rd party replication solution compares \\servera\share to ...
