Distributed File System Replication

Introduced in Windows 2000, improved in Windows 2003 and 2008, and now a core component of the branch office offerings in Windows Server 2012, Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) allows files to be replicated between servers, effectively providing duplicate information in multiple locations. In most organizations, files are distributed across multiple servers throughout the enterprise. Users access file shares that are geographically distributed, but can also access file shares sitting on several servers in a site within the organization. In many organizations, when file shares were originally created years ago, server performance, server disk capacity, and the workgroup nature of file and print server ...

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