Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:22:47 +0200 From: Victor Ophof <mr4hughz@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD equivalent of Microsoft DFS Message-ID: <SNT142-w51583DEA18E82217AE2EFB8C950@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin9LzsowG4aTEtHp0Bx_GBgvWrvVN80CCdaaDUr@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTin9LzsowG4aTEtHp0Bx_GBgvWrvVN80CCdaaDUr@mail.gmail.com>
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for all: MS DFS =3D MS Distributed File system is NOT a FS=20 it's a shared directory on a drive that is replicated via AD mechanism to = 1 or more locatations If setup correctly DFS can have 2 or many more servers=2C and to replicate = it only needs a partner server to replicate with.=20 all other servers can be turned off .. its neither a ring or a star shaped = network. (not 100% true but makes explaining a lot easier)=20 =20 In Freebsd that woud be a CIFS or NFS share that is synced over 1 or more s= ites (without bandwith control )=20 The only issue if you want to replicate this within Freebsd is how to setup= the sync process for more then 3 hosts. And more specific if 1 file gets edited on to seperate "servers" and repli= cated to a 3rd server=2C what happens then?=20 Of course such a write action "when it happens" is very very small chance. =20 =20 IF you want to use FreeBSD as a file server for a windows enviroment (with = ZFS) you can do 2 things 1) use ZFS and make a ISCSI -disk (istgt port for now) and connect the ISCS= I disk to a Virtual server with a windows "server" host=20 2) use ZFS + SAMBA=2C configure samba to use the AD information to give acc= ess (Single Sign On)=20 =20 The first one is the easiest & fastest way however it will cost you perform= ance compared with the second solution.=20 The most difficult is to have samba connecting to a AD enviroment without a= ny alterations on the windows machines/ad=20 and kerberos. However SAMBA & AD are reported to have a love hate relation = ship working together=2C and can break=20 =20 =20 =20 > Date: Mon=2C 9 Aug 2010 15:42:59 -0700 > From: edflecko@gmail.com > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: FreeBSD equivalent of Microsoft DFS >=20 > Is there a FreeBSD equivalent to Microsoft DFS=2C i.e.=2C software that > will replicate delta level file changes of network shares among > multiple servers in real time? >=20 > Would that be rsync with just a frequently scheduled cron task? >=20 > Thank you=2C > Ed > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe=2C send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd= .org" =
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