Background information on file servers

The customer has a classic file server infrastructure with shared folders for group work and homeshares for users. He is also using roaming profiles within his infrastructure.

The following diagram shows an example of the current file server structure:

Every major office location has its own file server that replicates the data to its designated regional data center via distributed filesystem replication.

Global shares are replicated via all locations and data centers:

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