====== What is DFS (Distributed File System) ====== From: http://www.maxi-pedia.com/what%20is%20DFS What is DFS you ask today. DFS stands for Distributed File System and is a technology in the Microsoft shop related to sharing files across networks, specifically across wide area networks. ====== What is DFS root and how to create one ====== From: http://www.maxi-pedia.com/what%20is%20DFS%20root%20how%20to%20create%20DFS%20root DFS root is the starting point of the DFS namespace. DFS root is an object which consolidates your network shared folders and makes them available to network users as a single entry point. ====== Overview of DFS Replication ====== From: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771058.aspx To use DFS Replication, you must create replication groups and add replicated folders to the groups. ====== DFS Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008 ====== From: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732863(v=ws.10).aspx To install DFS if the file server role has already been added Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager. In the console tree of Server Manager, right-click the Files Services node, and then click Add Role Services. Follow the steps in the Add Roles Services Wizard, and supply the information described in the following table.