TeraStation User Manual
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DFS (Distributed File System)
Distributed File System (or DFS) combines shares on the network server together into one tree.
In the following example, when the client computer addresses //tera/share/backup, it’s actually looking at files located
at //pc_srv/backup. This is transparent to the user of the client computer. If the TeraStation is configured to address
multiple DFS shares, then shares on other devices could be addressed as native shares on the TeraStation. For example,
//tera/share/share might actually address data located at //link/share.
Notes:
• Buffalo does not support using DFS with Mac OS.
• Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 cannot properly address DFS link destinations that have access restrictions
on one or more folders.
• DFS only works with SMB connections. AFP and FTP connections are not supported.
• Access restrictions configured on DFS link destinations are applied to the shared folder link. Access restrictions on the
DFS root or DFS links are not visible.
PC Server
Client
DFS Link
DFS Link
Hostname: tera
share
backup
share
Access to “//tera/share/backup”
//link/share
//pc_srv/backup
