How to back up user-defined Microsoft Windows Distributed File System data
The Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) feature consists of DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication technologies. To back up user-defined DFS configuration settings and file system data, Symantec recommends specific backup selections.
Backup Exec supports the following:
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DFS for Windows Server 2003 and earlier
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DFS Namespace for Windows Server 2003 R2 and later
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DFS Replication for Windows Server 2003 R2 and later
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File Replication Service (FRS) for Windows Server 2003 and earlier
The following backup selections are recommended for DFS:
Table: Recommended backup selections for DFS
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DFS item to back up
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Recommended backup selections
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Stand-alone DFS or DFS Namespaces configuration settings
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The following selections should be backed up:
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Domain-based DFS or DFS Namespaces configuration settings
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The following selections should be backed up:
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The System State registry of the target server
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The Active Directory of the domain controller that hosts the DFS root
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The System State registry of all the remote servers that host target shares
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Note:
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You cannot restore domain DFS or DFSN configuration settings from Active Directory backups for which the Granular Recovery Technology option was enabled.
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DFS Namespaces shared data, if Microsoft replication technologies are not used
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The system volume of the server that hosts the shared folders or targets
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FRS configuration settings for Windows Server 2003 and earlier
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The System State registry and the Active Directory of the domain controller that hosts the replicated data
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Note:
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You cannot restore FRS configuration settings from Active Directory backups for which the Granular Recovery Technology option was enabled.
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FRS data for Windows Server 2003 and earlier
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The system volume on any server that hosts the replicated data
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How to back up user-defined Microsoft Windows Distributed File System data