Backing up data is never a bad idea since it can provide handy insurance against accidental data loss. The DFS Replication service is designed to interoperate with the backup/restore interfaces exposed by the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). This facilitates consistent backup and restore operations on replicated data.
This series of blog posts explore how backups can be taken of replicated data and the manner in which data can be restored. This first article explains a few backup/restore specific terms that will be used frequently in the following articles in the series.
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