Share via

Multi-Distributed File Servers folder management and restructurization procedure

EnterpriseArchitect 5,406 Reputation points
2023-09-29T08:03:09.58+00:00

Can you give me some more info about the changes you made to the DFS folder structure?

I have 6DFS file servers on-premise each running as a Windows Server 2016 Virtual Machine and the size is quite big 6 TB - 7 TB each.

If I make changes like:

  1. Editing the ACL to remove direct user assignment and then replacing it with the Domain Local AD Security group.
  2. Moving around the directories to flatten the structures.
  3. Deleting unused folders and files.

In order to avoid affecting users and potentially losing data, how should the modifications and restructurings be performed?

Do I make changes on single DFS File servers and then wait or force the replication to happen? Or do I have to do the same process on each of the DFS file servers?

I'm a little confused, and any help you can give me would be awesome.

Thanks in advance.

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,528 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,267 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,666 questions
Windows Server Management
Windows Server Management
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
442 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,856 questions

1 answer

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. VibSSR1 المزروعي 0 Reputation points
    2024-10-21T18:49:38.2733333+00:00

    هلا السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

    0 comments

Your answer

Answers can be marked as Accepted Answers by the question author, which helps users to know the answer solved the author's problem.