Installing DFS

To install DFS, an administrator of a file server on the network needs to install the File System role and select the necessary DFS-related role services. Also, when the DFS role services are selected, the necessary DFS tools will be installed as part of the installation. To install the DFS services, please refer to the steps detailed in the “Adding the File Services Role” section earlier in this chapter, but on the Select Role Services page, select Distributed File System, DFS Namespaces, and DFS Replication. When installing the DFS services, a new namespace can be created. Skip namespace creation during installation to ensure a successful installation and create the namespace later to ensure proper configuration.

Creating the DFS Namespace and Root

When creating a DFS namespace, the administrator requires local Administrator group access on each of the servers hosting the namespace, and if a domain namespace is selected, the administrator also requires domain-level permissions because the domain-namespace information is stored in Active Directory.