Peer Global File Service Help > DFS-N Management Jobs > Linking a DFS Namespace to File Collaboration and File Synchronization Jobs

The primary benefit of using PeerGFS's ability to manage DFS namespaces is that PeerGFS can be configured to automatically disable and enable folder targets when they become unavailable, helping to control failover and failback. This is a manual process using Microsoft DFS Namespaces but PeerGFS can automatically disable or enable targets based on the state of a linked collaboration/synchronization job. This ensures a folder target is not available to users until a failed server has come back online and is in sync again.

To take advantage of the failover and failback capabilities, the File Collaboration or File Synchronization job must be linked to the DFS-N Management job that manages the namespace.

There are various ways to link a File Collaboration or File Synchronization job to a DFS-N Management job, including:

•If the File Collaboration or File Synchronization job does not yet exist, you can:

oCreate a File Collaboration or File Synchronization job and link it to a namespace while you are creating the job. When creating the job, you are given the option to create a new namespace, import one, or use an existing one. The DFS-N Management job is automatically created when using this method. See Step 8: DFS Management in Creating a File Collaboration job or in Creating a File Synchronization job for more information.

oCreate one from the DFS namespace folder. See Create a File Collaboration or Synchronization Job from a Namespace Folder for step-by-step instructions.

•If the File Collaboration or File Synchronization job already exists, edit the job and link it to the DFS-N Management job. Use the DFS-N settings page in the Edit File Collaboration Job wizard and DFS-N settings page in the Edit File Synchronization Job wizard to link them. See Linking a Namespace with an Existing File Collaboration or Synchronization Job for step-by-step instructions.

Note: Currently, only File Collaboration and File Synchronization jobs can be linked to a DFS-N Management job.