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DFS Management
Published: October 22, 2009
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Distributed File System is implemented as a role service of the File Services role. Distributed File System consists of two role services:
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DFS Namespaces
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DFS Replication
To manage DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication, you can use the DFS Management snap-in hosted by Server Manager, or you can use the DFS Management snap-in from the Administrative Tools folder. Or you can use command prompt tools, as discussed later in this topic.
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| To view or manage replication groups that contain read-only replicated folders or members that are failover clusters, you must use the version of DFS Management that is included with Windows Server 2008 R2. |
For more information about DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication, see the following topics:
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DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication overview
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Installing DFS
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Namespaces
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Replication
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Resources for DFS Management
Managing DFS from a Command Prompt
To manage Distributed File System from a command prompt you can use the commands listed in the following table, or write scripts that use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
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Manages DFS namespaces, server and client computers. |
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Configures DFS folders and folder targets in a DFS namespace. |
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Performs diagnostics tests of DFS Namespaces. |
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Manages DFS Replication replicated folders. |
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Performs diagnostic tests of DFS Replication. |
Additional references
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What's New in Distributed File System in Windows Server® 2008 R2
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139569) -
SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139749) -
Windows Server 2008 Command Reference
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=140139)
