Evaluating the Characteristics
| Complexity | ||
| Built-in storage | Many devices, such as network-attached storage, are automatically configured to handle fault tolerance. | Low |
| Fault-tolerant file replication | Configuring the DFS and implementing file replication among the shares can be moderately difficult. Microsoft provides guidance for implementing this form of file protection using DFS and FRS or DFS-R. | Medium |
| Server clustering | Server clustering tends to be extremely complex to set up because of the interaction among networks, shared storage, and specialized hardware and software configurations. | High |
| Cost | ||
| Built-in storage | The default space on a server is often sufficient for hosting the IIS data. | Low |
| Fault-tolerant file replication ... | ||
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