Client and server machines are grouped into administrative domains called 'cells' which simplifies system administration. Cells can be transparently linked into much larger networks, allowing administrators to design extremely large-scale but manageable distributed file systems. DFS Server Manager provides a GUI-based single point of administration for completing tasks, such as backup, adding or removing resources and users across multiple platforms. Configuration changes are made from anywhere in a network which supports remote administration. Shared Work Groups DFS is ideal for environments where individuals are performing related tasks with common tools in a wide-area environment.
Design tools are a required mission-critical resource.
Through its high availability features, DFS ensures users have continuous access to their applications. Users access information with a single file name that remains unchanged, regardless of the file's physical location in the system, the user's location in the enterprise or which user is accessing a file. The performance, administration, scaleability and security features of DFS provide a perfect match for growing Web sites struggling to handle increasing amounts of information and users. And now with DFS Web Secure, users have secure access to shared applications from standard desktop browsers for more effective front-end access to applications. Data requests submitted from standard browsers were processed via multiple servers located at each of four different geographic sites.