After creating a namespace and adding folders and targets, use the following checklist to tune or optimize the way DFS Namespace handles referrals and polls Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) for updated namespace data.
In addition, by using a DFS Namespaces enhancement known as target priority, you can specify the priority of servers so that a specific server is always placed first or last in the list of servers (known as a referral) that the client receives when it accesses a folder with targets in the namespace.
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Prevent users from seeing folders in a namespace that they do not have permissions to access | |
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Enable or prevent users from being referred to a namespace or folder target when they access a folder in the namespace |
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Adjust how long clients cache a referral before requesting a new one |
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Specify in what order users should be referred to folder targets |
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Override referral ordering for a specific namespace server or folder target |
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Optimize how namespace servers poll AD DS to obtain the most current namespace data |
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Use inherited permissions to control which users can view folders in a namespace for which access-based enumeration is enabled |