The following key reasons to deploy Distributed File Services (DFS) in Windows Server 2003 R2 highlight major new features and improvements.
1. Effective WAN network usage
Only changes made to a file need to be transmitted over the WAN, thanks to the remote differential compression (RDC) algorithm, which serves as the basis for DFS Replication.
2. Potential to eliminate backup processes at the branch office
With an efficient, wide area network (WAN)–friendly way to collect content for the corporate central office, DFS Replication makes it possible to eliminate the local backup at the branch and rely on daily backup from the corporate office.
3. High availability
A namespace offers a simple way to redirect users to other servers that contain required data when their primary server is down, helping to achieve a higher level of server availability. You can use DFS Replication to synchronize data on all servers that host a particular folder in the namespace. As a result, no matter which folder the user connects to, the user sees the same data.
4. Ease of data access with namespace virtualization
A namespace offers uniform access across multiple file servers, making it easier for users to “remember” their server names and easily access their data.
5. Ease of publishing content to branch locations from the central office
DFS Replication makes it is easy to distribute core content in the corporate central office to all remote offices.
6. Local access for users without going across the WAN
With content easily publishable to local servers that are part of a namespace, users in branch offices can access their data locally. If a server malfunctions, the namespace automatically refers clients to the next closest server.
7. Easier management of data and server locations
IT administrators benefit from a new, easy-to-use Microsoft Management Console snap-in called DFS Management. This snap-in greatly simplifies the management of DFS Replication and DFS Namespaces.
8. Large-scale deployments
DFS Replication is a scalable, reliable, multimaster replicator that can scale to several thousand nodes and arbitrary topologies because it stores its configuration in Active Directory. You can achieve large fan-out deployments by using hub-and-spoke topologies.
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/dfs/topdeploy.mspx
1. Effective WAN network usage
Only changes made to a file need to be transmitted over the WAN, thanks to the remote differential compression (RDC) algorithm, which serves as the basis for DFS Replication.
2. Potential to eliminate backup processes at the branch office
With an efficient, wide area network (WAN)–friendly way to collect content for the corporate central office, DFS Replication makes it possible to eliminate the local backup at the branch and rely on daily backup from the corporate office.
3. High availability
A namespace offers a simple way to redirect users to other servers that contain required data when their primary server is down, helping to achieve a higher level of server availability. You can use DFS Replication to synchronize data on all servers that host a particular folder in the namespace. As a result, no matter which folder the user connects to, the user sees the same data.
4. Ease of data access with namespace virtualization
A namespace offers uniform access across multiple file servers, making it easier for users to “remember” their server names and easily access their data.
5. Ease of publishing content to branch locations from the central office
DFS Replication makes it is easy to distribute core content in the corporate central office to all remote offices.
6. Local access for users without going across the WAN
With content easily publishable to local servers that are part of a namespace, users in branch offices can access their data locally. If a server malfunctions, the namespace automatically refers clients to the next closest server.
7. Easier management of data and server locations
IT administrators benefit from a new, easy-to-use Microsoft Management Console snap-in called DFS Management. This snap-in greatly simplifies the management of DFS Replication and DFS Namespaces.
8. Large-scale deployments
DFS Replication is a scalable, reliable, multimaster replicator that can scale to several thousand nodes and arbitrary topologies because it stores its configuration in Active Directory. You can achieve large fan-out deployments by using hub-and-spoke topologies.
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/dfs/topdeploy.mspx
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