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Introducing the new DFS monitoring plugin integration for seamless file access

We’re thrilled to announce the release of our DFS monitoring plugin to enhance the way you manage and monitor your Windows Distributed File System (DFS) environment.

What is DFS?

DFS is a Windows service that allows files to be accessed and managed across multiple servers, providing a single, unified namespace that simplifies data sharing and enhances availability.
Managing a distributed file system can be challenging, especially when data availability and system reliability are critical. With our DFS monitoring solution, you can take control of your DFS environment, ensuring your users have uninterrupted access to the data they need—no matter where they are.

Benefits of the DFS plugin

  • Ensure folder availability in distributed environments: Monitor the Total Online and Total Offline folders to ensure that all critical folders remain accessible across distributed locations.
  • Monitor server health and data access: Track the Server Name and Namespace attributes to identify and resolve server-specific issues impacting data access.
  • Proactive issue resolution: Set up alerts based on the Total Offline metric to quickly detect and address folder outages before they impact users.
  • Resource optimization and load balancing: Analyze the folder counts to optimize resource allocation and balance the load across servers.



Visit our GitHub repository's Windows DFS monitoring plugin to view the list of all supported metrics and the steps for installing the plugin. 

Feel free to share your feedback on the new plugin in the comments section.

Check out our growing list of over 100 plugin integrations to monitor your entire tech stack. 

You can also build your own plugin to monitor any custom application, system, or service in your server.

Watch the video below to learn how to add a custom plugin for Windows servers.



Happy monitoring, 
The Site24x7 team