Distributed File System Backup
The Distributed File System (DFS) is a Windows Server 2012 service that improves file share availability by providing a single unified namespace to access shared folders hosted across different servers. When DFS domain namespaces are used, DFS folders can be configured to replicate with one another using the DFS Replication service. Domain namespace servers store the DFS folders, targets, and replication group configurations in Active Directory. When a standalone namespace is used, the configuration is stored in the namespace server’s Registry. Backing up the system state of a standalone DFS server backs up the DFS configuration. For domain DFS namespaces, backing up the system state of a domain controller accomplishes ...
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