2ND Semester

Quarter 4 Module 3

Learning Objectives
 Installing and configuring modules/add-ons
 Configuration of network

Learning Competency: LESSON 10. SETTING-UP COMPUTER SERVERS (SUCS)

LO2: Configure network services
Install and update required modules/add-ons on NOS installation procedures
TLE_IACSS9-12SUCS-IIIf-j-IVa-j-38
 HOW DO YOU USE THIS MODULE?

Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will
disturb you while enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions below to successfully enjoy the
objectives of this kit. Have fun!
1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated in every page of this module.
2. Write on your notebook the concepts about the lessons. Writing enhances learning, that is
PARTS OF THE MOD
important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.
4. Let your facilitator/guardian assess your answers using the answer keycard.
5. Analyze conceptually the posttest and apply what you have learned.
6. Enjoy studying!

LESSON 3 – Folder Redirection, Printer Deployment and Window Server Back Up

FOLDER REDIRECTION
Folder Redirection allows you as an administrator to point a number of special folders, such
as Documents, Music and Downloads, to locations of your choice. The most common use of this
is to locate folders such as My Documents on a network share so that it can be centrally backed
up.

Folder Redirection and Offline Files are used together to redirect the path of local folders
(such as the Documents folder) to a network location, while caching the contents locally for
increased speed and availability. Roaming User Profiles is used to redirect a user profile to a network
location. These features used to be referred to as Intellimirror.

 Folder Redirection enables users and administrators to redirect the path of a known

folder to a new location, manually or by using Group Policy. The new location can be a
folder on the local computer or a directory on a file share. Users interact with files in
the redirected folder as if it still existed on the local drive. For example, you can
redirect the Documents folder, which is usually stored on a local drive, to a network
location. The files in the folder are then available to the user from any computer on the
network.
 Offline Files makes network files available to a user, even if the network connection to
the server is unavailable or slow. When working online, file access performance is at
the speed of the network and server. When working offline, files are retrieved from the
Offline Files folder at local access speeds. A computer switches to Offline Mode when:
o Always Offline mode has been enabled
o The server is unavailable

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 o The network connection is slower than a configurable threshold
o The user manually switches to Offline Mode by using the Work
offline button in Windows Explorer
 Roaming User Profiles redirects user profiles to a file share so that users receive the
same operating system and application settings on multiple computers. When a user
signs in to a computer by using an account that is set up with a file share as the profile
path, the user's profile is downloaded to the local computer and merged with the local
profile (if present). When the user signs out of the computer, the local copy of their
profile, including any changes, is merged with the server copy of the profile. Typically,
a network administrator enables Roaming User Profiles on domain accounts.

Practical applications
Administrators can use Folder Redirection, Offline Files, and Roaming User Profiles to
centralize storage for user data and settings and to provide users with the ability to access their data
while offline or in the event of a network or server outage. Some specific applications include:

 Centralize data from client computers for administrative tasks, such as using a server-
based backup tool to back up user folders and settings.
 Enable users to continue accessing network files, even if there is a network or server
outage.
 Optimize bandwidth usage and enhance the experience of users in branch offices who
access files and folders that are hosted by corporate servers located offsite.
 Enable mobile users to access network files while working offline or over slow
networks.
New and changed functionality

The following table describes some of the major changes in Folder Redirection, Offline Files, and
Roaming User Profiles that are available in this release.

NEW AND CHANGED FUNCTIONALITY

Feature/functionality New or updated? Description
Always Offline mode New Provides faster access to files and lower
bandwidth usage by always working offline, even
when connected through a high-speed network
connection.
Cost-aware New Helps users avoid high data usage costs from
synchronization synchronization while using metered connections
that have usage limits, or while roaming on
another provider's network.
Primary Computer New Enables you to limit the use of Folder
support Redirection, Roaming User Profiles, or both to
only a user's primary computers.

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 Primary computers for Folder Redirection and Roaming User Profiles

You can now designate a set of computers, known as primary computers, for each domain user,
which enables you to control which computers use Folder Redirection, Roaming User Profiles, or
both. Designating primary computers is a simple and powerful method to associate user data and
settings with particular computers or devices, simplify administrator oversight, improve data
security, and help protect user profiles from corruption.

What value do primary computers add?

There are four major benefits to designating primary computers for users:
 The administrator can specify which computers users can use to access their redirected
data and settings. For example, the administrator can choose to roam user data and
settings between a user's desktop and laptop, and to not roam the information when that
user logs on to any other computer, such as a conference room computer.
 Designating primary computers reduces the security and privacy risk of leaving
residual personal or corporate data on computers where the user has logged on. For
example, a general manager who logs on to an employee's computer for temporary
access does not leave behind any personal or corporate data.
 Primary computers enable the administrator to mitigate the risk of an improperly
configured or otherwise corrupt profile, which could result from roaming between
differently configured systems, such as between x86-based and x64-based computers.
 The amount of time required for a user's first sign-in on a non-primary computer, such
as a server, is faster because the user's roaming user profile and/or redirected folders are
not downloaded. Sign-out times are also reduced, because changes to the user profile
do not need to be uploaded to the file share.

One of the most useful things you can do is redirecting the Documents folder (or My
Documents for Windows XP and earlier). This allows you to store a user’s files on a network share,
rather than in their local user profile. This has a number of advantages, including allowing you to
back up these files centrally, and giving users access to their files even if they log on to a number of
different computers. You can couple Folder Redirection with Offline Files to ensure that people can
continue to work on their files even when they are not connected to your network.

PRINTED DEPLOYMENT
Deploying printers via Group Policy lets you manage your printers from a single console and
also gives you granular control over which printers to deploy to individual client PCs without
needing any additional software.

WINDOW SERVER BACK UP

A server accountable for backing up and restoring files, folders, databases and hard drives on
a network to avoid the loss of data in the event of a hard drive failure, user error, disaster or accident.

Numerous backup server products and services available from third-party vendors, Microsoft
Windows Server operating systems also include a built-in Windows Server Backup feature that can
be used to perform basic backup and recovery operations on backup servers.

An alternative to standard backup server software tools are online backup and recovery
services that save your network's data to a remote location in the cloud.
ALTERNATIVE ONLINE BACKUP SERVICES/ SOFTWARE

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  OneDrive is a file hosting service and synchronization service operated by Microsoft as part
of its suite of Office Online services.

 Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Launched
on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files on their servers, synchronize files
across devices, and share files.

 iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. launched on October
12, 2011. As of February 2016, the service had 782 million users.

 Mozy is an online backup service for both Windows and macOS users. Linux support was
made available in Q3, 2014. In 2007 Mozy was acquired by EMC, and in 2013 Mozy was
included in the EMC Backup Recovery Systems division's product list.

 IDrive Inc. is a technology company that specializes in data backup applications. Its flagship
product is IDrive, an online backup service available to Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
users.

Windows Server Backup is a built-in component of Windows Server 2008 R2 that consists
of a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, command-line tools, and Windows
PowerShell cmdlets. Windows Server Backup, like its predecessor – Ntbackup (on Windows Server
2000/2003), provides a complete solution for your day-to-day backup and recovery needs.

You can use Windows Server Backup to back up a full server (all volumes), a selected list of
volumes, the system state, or specific files or folders and to create a backup that you can use for
bare metal recovery.
2nd Semester, Quarter 4, Module 3

NAME: __________________________________________ SCORE: ________

DIRECTIONS: Read each statement and identify the correct term that best describe or define. Choose
your answer inside the box below.

Cloud System Folder Redirection Google Drive

iCloud iDrive Inc. Microsoft
Mozy Offline Files One Drive Roaming
User Profiles Windows

_____________1. A cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc
_____________2. A file storage and synchronization service developed by Google.
_____________3. A technology company that specializes in data backup applications.
_____________4. It makes network files available to a user, even if the network connection to the
server is unavailable or slow
_____________5. An online backup service for both Windows and macOS users. Linux support was
made available in Q3, 2014.
_____________6. A file hosting service and synchronization service operated by Microsoft as part of
its suite of Office Online services.
_____________7. It enables users and administrators to redirect the path of a known folder to a new
location, manually or by using Group Policy.
_____________8. It redirects user profiles to a file share so that users receive the same operating
system and application settings on multiple computers.
_____________9. It allows you as an administrator to point a number of special folders, such as
Documents, Music and Downloads, to locations of your choice.
10. The acronym MMC means ___________________________________.
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II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE is the statement is incorrect.

F___________ 1. Icloud has 782 million users as of February 2006

T___________ 2. When working online, file access performance is at the speed of the network and
server.
F___________ 3. When working offline, files are retrieved from the Offline Files folder at network
access speeds.
F___________ 4. Google Drive was launched October 12, 2011 that allows users to store files on
their servers across devices and share files.
F___________ 5. When the user signs out of the computer, the local copy of their profile, including
any changes, is merged with the user copy of the profile.