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Namespace server

A domain controller or member server hosting a DFS namespace; domain-based namespaces may be hosted on more than one.

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Terms in this definition

DC
A server running AD DS. Placing these servers in Azure as well as on-premises keeps synchronisation and user sign-in working if one location fails.
DFS
Short for Distributed File System, the collective label for two role services: DFS Namespaces and DFS Replication.

Related terms

Domain-based namespace
A DFS namespace kept in AD DS rather than on one server. Its path begins with the domain name, and more than one namespace server can host it.
Stand-alone namespace
A DFS namespace whose settings live in one namespace server's registry and whose path is \\ServerName\RootName. The only way to make it highly available is to host it on a failover cluster.

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