Checklist: Tune a DFS Namespace

Updated: June 3, 2009

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

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.

Task	Reference
Enable or prevent users from being referred to a folder target when they access a folder in the namespace	Enable or Disable Referrals to a Folder Target
Adjust how long clients cache a referral before requesting a new one	Change the Amount of Time that Clients Cache Referrals
Specify in what order users should be referred to folder targets	Set the Ordering Method for Targets in Referrals
Override referral ordering for a specific namespace server or folder target	Set Target Priority to Override Referral Ordering
Optimize how namespace servers poll AD DS to obtain the most current namespace data	Optimize Namespace Polling
Prevent users from seeing folders in a namespace that they do not have permissions to access	Enable Access-Based Enumeration on a Namespace

Additional references

• Namespaces

• Checklist: Deploy DFS Namespaces

• Tuning DFS Namespaces