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Step-by-Step Guide to Distributed File System (Dfs)

Overview Since shared files are widely distributed across networks, administrators face growing problems as they try to keep users connected to the data they need. The distributed file system (Dfs) provides a mechanism for administrators to create logical views of directories and files, regardless of where those files physically reside in the network. Fault tolerance of network storage resources is also possible using Dfs.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	HTML
Date Published	March 2000	Downloads	37
Format	White Papers
Topics	File and Network Servers

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