Overview Hyper-V, Quota, RDS, WDS, Share
DFS
First create a
folder that you want to use in your DFS in this case we are
going to use a folder called administratie.
After this
share the folder with the share settings you want to use,
just make sure you removed the everyone in the share
settings.
After this go to
Tools > Active
directory users and groups
Open up the OU you want to use
for this use case in our test we use a OU called
Administratie which
is located in the OU of KOMP we have also created an account
linked to a group to test it out.
Right click on the OU
you want to use then click on new and then on Shared Folder
In the following
window you have to create a name for the Shared folder OU
and the network path to the folder.
Our Administratie
Folder is located on the server called KOMPSV1 so naturally
the Network path is \\KOMPSV1\Administratie
Now we can begin
installing DFS in the server.
Go to add roles and
features, skip the before you begin, select Role-Based or
Feature-based Installation. Next>
Select the server
you want to install it on, for replication purposed it is
recommended to install the DFS on 2 separate servers.
In the server
roles tab select DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication. Next >
You don-t have to add any other features so you can go ahead
and skip to Confirmation and click on install.
After install go to
tools and click on DFS
Management
Right click on
Namespaces in the DFS management window and select New
Namespace
In this window you
can select the host for the namespace, click on browse and
add the server you want to install it on.
Next >
Give the Namespace a
name in this case Kompserver. Go to Edit Settings make sure
to select Administrators have full acces; other users have
read-only permissions then click OK and then on Next >
Deselect the Enable
Windows Server 2008 mode, then click on Next >
Confirm the settings
and click on Create
After this the
Namespace Host has been created, now we have to link the
folder we want to use.
Either right click on the newly
created host or on new folder in the hosts
management window.
Give the New Folder
a name, then click on Add then browse and then select the
shared folder and press OK 3 times.
Now the host and the
folder are created you will have to go to Tools and select
Group Policy Management then open up until you get the
following screen and right click on Default
Domain
Policy and the click on Edit.
In the GPO editor
open up Preferences under User Configuration then Windows
Settings then right click on Drive maps then go to new and
Mapped drive
Now you should get
the following new drive properties.
In this window click
on the......at the Location line then click on Find Now and
select the Shared Drive.
After this you can
change the drive letter to the one you want to use, and make
sure to select Show this drive under Hide/Show this drive.
Then click on Ok
After this the shared DFS namespace folder should be ready for use on the accounts you gave it access to
-DFS Replication
Now we are going to
configure the replication of the folder we just made
Go
to tools then DFS management and right click on Replication
and then on New Replication Group
Keep the settings as
is, then click on Next >
Give the replication
group a name and make sure the domain you want to use is
selected. Next >
Click on add then
advanced then find now and then select the servers you want
to use (KOMPSV1, KOMPSV2)
Keep the settings on
Full Mesh the Next >
Keep these settings
on default too, or change the bandwidth if necessary. Next >
Select the server
that contains the folder we want to replicate, in this case
KOMPSV1. Next >
Now we are going to
have to select the folder we want to replicate, click on Add
Click on Browse then
navigate to the folder you want to replicate, so either
select the folder Administratie or the dir where you have
put the folder in. Click on Ok two times then on Next >
Now configure the
path where the replicated folder will be located on the
server. Click on Add then select Enabled and browse to place
you want to put your replicated items at. Next >
Now click on Create
Now you should have
a shared folder which will be saved on one server and
replicated on the other.