Checklist: Configuring Encrypting File System in a server cluster

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Checklist: Configuring Encrypting File System in a server cluster

Using Encrypting File System (EFS) on a server cluster requires several tasks to be performed before EFS files can be safely encrypted and decrypted on the server cluster.

	Step	Reference
	Create a server cluster	Checklist: Planning and creating a server cluster
	Configure the computer accounts for the server cluster to be trusted for delegation Important All cluster node computer accounts, as well as the virtual server computer account, must be trusted for delegation.	Allow a computer to be trusted for delegation
	Configure users of this cluster for roaming user profiles to ensure the private keys of the users are available to each node of the server cluster	Create a roaming user profile
	Create a file share for storage of encrypted files	Create a cluster-managed file share
	Configure the cluster to support Kerberos authentication	Enable Kerberos authentication for virtual servers
	Create or copy files on the cluster server file share
	Encrypt files on the cluster server file share	Encrypt a file or folder