Tuning DFS Namespaces

Updated: July 8, 2009

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

After creating a namespace and adding folders and targets, refer to the following sections to tune or optimize the way DFS Namespace handles referrals and polls Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) for updated namespace data:

• Enable or Disable Referrals to a Folder Target

• Change the Amount of Time that Clients Cache Referrals

• Set the Ordering Method for Targets in Referrals

• Set Target Priority to Override Referral Ordering

• Optimize Namespace Polling

• Enable Access-Based Enumeration on a Namespace

Additional references

• Blog post on determining how many namespace servers to use (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157163)