DFS Inventory

Automated DFS inventory enables comprehensive recording and documentation of distributed file systems within a network.

Detailed insight into the DFS structure

DFS inventory with Docusnap provides IT administrators and IT managers with an efficient solution to manage and optimize their file systems. DFS inventory enables comprehensive recording and documentation of distributed file systems within a network. Docusnap automates this process and minimizes manual effort, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

A key advantage of DFS inventory with Docusnap is the detailed analysis and documentation of DFS roots, namespaces, and replication settings. IT administrators get an accurate overview of the structure and configuration of their distributed file systems, making it much easier to manage and troubleshoot. The automatically generated reports and graphical representations provide valuable insights and support the planning and implementation of IT projects.

The data obtained through DFS inventory forms the perfect basis for numerous tasks. This includes optimizing network performance, ensuring data availability and consistency, and implementing backup and recovery strategies. The detailed information enables IT managers to make well-founded decisions and increase the efficiency of their IT infrastructure.

Docusnap automatically creates various output documents that support IT operations. This includes reports on the structure and configuration of DFS roots, graphical representations of namespaces, and detailed analyses of replication settings. These documents can be generated on a time-controlled basis and distributed via e-mail as required, which facilitates the distribution of information within the team and increases transparency.

Permissions

  • Domain user
    • Member of local administrators on namespace servers
    • Member of local administrators who provide resources for the DFS system on servers
    • NetBIOS spelling
    • UPN spelling

Requirements

  • Inventory via script is possible
  • Transparent firewall configuration
  • Run PowerShell
  • UAC must be configured accordingly
  • Only Windows DFS servers can be inventoried. For example, if a NAS provides resources, it is not possible to inventory the SMB share permissions.

Supported systems

Logs used

Protokoll

Port

NetBIOS Name Service, NetBIOS Datagram Service

137, 138

UDP

NetBIOS Session Service, Microsoft-DS Active Directory, Windows Shares (CIFS)

139, 445

TCP

Dynamic High Range Port

1024 - 65535

TCP/UDP

LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

389

TCP/UDP