Also, by using Active Directory, you have
automatic replication to the other domain controllers within the domain.
Figure 12-16. Spanned volumes can use space on multiple disks, both basic and dynamic.
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You can think of a DFS namespace as a virtual parent folder that can contain virtual
subfolders that contain links, like Windows shortcuts, called folder targets to real folders
on many other computers, possibly file servers, throughout the network, as shown in
Figure 12-17.
Create a Distributed File System
The DFS is a role service within File Services and must be installed. In this process you
can create one or more namespaces. You then can use DFS Management to add, change,
and manage namespaces, and to add and manage replication groups.
Install and Configure DFS
To add DFS to File Services and to create and populate one or more namespaces:
1. Click Start | Server Manager. Open Roles and click File Services. Scroll down
the right pane until you see Role Services. Click Add Role Services.
2. In the Add Role Services Wizard, click Distributed File System and click Next.
3. Enter a name for the DFS namespace or choose to create it later. Click Next.
If you have a choice between a domain-based namespace and a stand-alone
namespace, read the considerations, make a choice, and click Next.
Figure 12-17. A DFS namespace can contain a number of folder targets from a number of different
computers.
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