Distributed File System (DFS) has been around since Windows NT and comes in a variety of configurations and options. While DFS is available in standalone and domain configurations, this article will ...

DFS Replication Management Pack for MOM Dfsradmin.exe WSS 3.0 DFS Management snap-in A, B, D. Windows Server 2008 DFS replication can be monitored using MOM’s DFS replication management pack or by ...

The moral here is that DFS-R is not a distributed database system. If you expect frequent simultaneous updates of files in your DFS target folders, then DFS may not be the best tool to use to provide ...

Editor’s Note: You may have noticed that we changed the name of this newsletter from “Windows Networking” to “Windows Networking Tips.” It’s a small change, but we feel it helps describe the kind of ...

I'm deploying Dfs on a Windows 2000 network and I was wondering if there are any major issues with deploying Dfs I should be aware about. <P>The server running Dfs is a Windows 2000 SP1 machine. If ...

(1) For replication of files across the Internet, see IPFS. (2) A distributed file system is software that keeps track of files stored across multiple servers or networks. When data are requested, a ...

Just about a year ago, I first mentioned TidyFS, a new, small distributed file system under development by Microsoft Research. Later this week at the Usenix '11 conference, Microsoft researchers ...

Hey, I'm not exactly sure if this is the right place to put this, but since there is no 'filesystem' forum, maybe it fits here. (otherwise please suggest a place) I was just evaluating my future ...