Installing and configuration Distributed File System

Installing and configuration Distributed File System

The Distributed File System (DFS) technologies offer wide area network (WAN)-friendly replication as well as simplified, highly available access to geographically dispersed files. In Windows Server® 2008, DFS is implemented as a role service of the File Services role. The Distributed File System role service consists of two child role services:

• DFS Namespaces
• DFS Replication

Installing DFS

Start on the Live Server Click Start\Administrative Tools\Services

Click Server Manager\Roles\File Services\Add Role Services

Select Distributed File System Select DFS Namespaces Select DFS Replication Click Next

Select Create a namespace now using this wizard Enter a name for this name space: S1S2 Click Next

Select Domain based namespace Select Enable Windows 2008 Server mode Click Next

Click Next

Click Install

Click Close

Configuring File Shares

Click Start\Administrative Tools\Share and Storage Management

Click Provision Share in Right Column

Select Shared Folder or Make New Folder if not done already Click OK

Click Next

Click Yes, change NTFS permissions Click Next

Under Users select Full Control Click OK

Click Next

Click Users and groups have custom share permissions Click Permissions

Click Full Control Click OK

Click Next

Select \\Adatum9.com\S1S2 Click Next

New folder name: Servershare Click Next

Click Create

Click Close Repeat 'Create File Share' on the Virtual Server Note: New Folder Name: VServershare

Mapping a Drive Letter to Distributed Shared Files

Open My Computer

Click Map Network Drive

Select s1s2 under V9SERVER Click OK

Select S from the Drive Letters

You should see both Servershare and Vservershare folders untder this drive letter. Although they are on different servers, they do not show up that way to the end user Repeat these steps on all workstations that will require being mapped to these files