R2 DFS Namenspace-Experience?

Hi @ all,

anybody there who has experience with DFS-Namespace (no Replication) in an
enviroment with
- 5000 (or more) user
- 3 TB data on different Server, collected with DFS-Namespace in one root

My Questions:
Is DFS-Namespaes with replication of the Namespace-Infos on different Server
realy trustworthy?

Any experinace/difference on Windows Server 2008 DFSR?

Which good or bad experience did you have made with DFS-Namespace on
2003/2008?

Is this usable with Windows in this companysize
or
is a (NetApp)filer THE solution?

Thx for any input!
--
Jens
---

Hi, Jens

The main difference from DFSN in Windows 2008 is that you can create more
than 5000 link targets in a namespace:
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...amespaces.aspx

DFSUtil (DFSN command line tool) in 2008 also has a different sintax, and
some extra commands were added:
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...dows-2008.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...-overview.aspx

What solution have you been using so far for your environment?

--Malu


"Jens Klein" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi @ all,
>
> anybody there who has experience with DFS-Namespace (no Replication) in an
> enviroment with
> - 5000 (or more) user
> - 3 TB data on different Server, collected with DFS-Namespace in one root
>
> My Questions:
> Is DFS-Namespaes with replication of the Namespace-Infos on different
> Server realy trustworthy?
>
> Any experinace/difference on Windows Server 2008 DFSR?
>
> Which good or bad experience did you have made with DFS-Namespace on
> 2003/2008?
>
> Is this usable with Windows in this companysize
> or
> is a (NetApp)filer THE solution?
>
> Thx for any input!
> --
> Jens
> ---
>

Does the W2008 version address the issues of replication when quotas (R2 style)
are also being used. That replicate the quota config for the folders.


On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:14:37 -0700, "Malu Menezes [MSFT]"
<> wrote:

>Hi, Jens
>
>The main difference from DFSN in Windows 2008 is that you can create more
>than 5000 link targets in a namespace:
>http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...amespaces.aspx
>
>DFSUtil (DFSN command line tool) in 2008 also has a different sintax, and
>some extra commands were added:
>http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...dows-2008.aspx
>http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...-overview.aspx
>
>What solution have you been using so far for your environment?
>
>--Malu
>
>
>"Jens Klein" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> Hi @ all,
>>
>> anybody there who has experience with DFS-Namespace (no Replication) in an
>> enviroment with
>> - 5000 (or more) user
>> - 3 TB data on different Server, collected with DFS-Namespace in one root
>>
>> My Questions:
>> Is DFS-Namespaes with replication of the Namespace-Infos on different
>> Server realy trustworthy?
>>
>> Any experinace/difference on Windows Server 2008 DFSR?
>>
>> Which good or bad experience did you have made with DFS-Namespace on
>> 2003/2008?
>>
>> Is this usable with Windows in this companysize
>> or
>> is a (NetApp)filer THE solution?
>>
>> Thx for any input!
>> --
>> Jens
>> ---
>>
--
Dave Mills
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