Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Planning a DFS Deployment

Planning for a DFS implementation requires an administrator to understand the different types of DFS namespaces and the features and limitations of each type, including which operating system versions and domain functional levels are required to enable certain functionality. Also, the administrator must understand which tasks can be automated using DFS and which must be configured manually. For instance, DFS can create the file share for namespace roots, folders, or folder targets, including setting share permissions, but the NTFS permissions would be set to match the share permissions and advanced share features cannot be configured during this process. As a best practice, DFS administrators should create and define ...