Canberra

1
Canberra

• Windows User Group

2
Who am I?

• David Mackie Solutions Architect Synergistic
  Network Solutions Pty Ltd
• This years focus
• Build Windows Server User Community in the ACT
• Help build other communities
• SharePoint
• .Net
• SQL Server

3
My vision for the User Group

• Provide a place where you can
• Get your brain away from the command prompt and
  learn something different
• Network with like minded people
• Get professional feedback from your peers
• Benchmarking reality with others with the same
  issues.
• Learn about topics or issues from others you may
  not normally come across or have time to
  investigate yourself
• Learn about new contacts or vendors you may not
  have come across.

4
What would I like to happen at the monthly
meeting?

• Round Table Discussion about Windows related
  technologies
• Presentations and Discussions on technical
  developments and resources
• Presentations on new products and technologies
• Sharing ideas and problem solving
• Pizza and Drinks
• Sometimes even Lucky Door Prizes

5
Think about these questions, I might ask you soon.

• What single thing can I do to make this group a
  compelling priority for you to come to once a
  month?
• Please say Pizza thats a given
• What do you want to know about Windows Server
  Infrastructure that you dont know now?
• Would you be willing to share your expertise with
  the group?
• What are you good at? Are there Synergys with
  other group members?

6
Windows 2003 R2 Solutions Distributed file system

• Scenarios
• Publication from hub to branches
• Data collection from branch to hub
• Roaming user documents
• Provides uniform namespace across multiple file
  servers
• Efficient over a WAN
• Highly available
• Management through MMC and MOM

7
DFS Scenario Publication
User inPerth Branch
Server inPerth Branch
DFS Replication
Server in Canberra Hub
X
DFS Namespace
User inBrisbane Branch
Server inBrisbane Branch
8
DFS Scenario Data Collection
Collection Server In Hub
DFS Replication
DFS Namespace
X
Server inAdelaide Branch
User inAdelaide Branch
9
DFS Scenario Roaming User Documents
Server inMelbourne Branch
DFS Replication
Server in Canberra Hub
DFS Namespace
Server inHobart Branch
10
DFS Efficiency

• Remote Differential Compression (RDC)
• Delta compression
• Dictionary compression (like Winzip/GZip)
• Cross-File RDC enabled by Windows Server 2003 R2
  Enterprise Edition
• Bandwidth management
• Scheduling with 15-minute granularity
• Clients automatically use closest server
• Control branch-to-branch failover

11
DFS Availability

• Hierarchical failover and failback
• Branch users are able to access files when WAN is
  down
• Configuration information stored in Active
  Directory for high availability
• Self-healing
• Compatible with Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

12
Enabling TechnologyRemote Differential
Compression (RDC)

• Only send minimal deltas when transferring data
  over a network
• No local change tracking required
• Can use similar files for seeding
• RDC efficiency examples
• Change title in a 3.5-MB PowerPoint file, re-sync
  takes just 16 K

13
(No Transcript)
14
DFS ConfigurationDFS Namespaces

• All servers must be running Windows Server 2003
  SP1
• Management Servers must run R2
• All DCs must run Windows Server 2003 with SP1
• Namespaces must be created on NTFS volumes
• All clients that support namespaces work

15
DFS ConfigurationDFSR

• Extend Active Directory schema
• Windows Server 2003 R2 required
• Install DFS Replication Service on each server
  that will take part in replication
• Install the DFS Management snap-in on one server
• Servers in a replication group must be in the
  same forest
• Replicated folders must be stored on NTFS
  volumes.
• NOTE DFS-R is not for SYSVOL do not disable
  FRS for DCs.

16
DFS Configuration DFSR

• Prestage content if necessary!
• Make a Replication group
• Add members
• Apply Schedule/Bandwidth controls
• Choose folders
• Apply filters
• Publish to DFS Namespace (if exists)

17
Enabling TechnologyRDC reduction factors
Bandwidth Reduction Factors RDC vs. Full File
Transfer
450
409
400
350
292
300
250
200
150
92
100
41
31
30
50
17
15
13
3
0
.DOC 489 K
.DOC 2.6 M
.MPP 241K
.PPT 594K
.XLS 2.4M
.ZIP 348K
.HTM 425K
.PPT 3.9M
.PST 293M
.VSD 318 K
18
What do I use?DFS Replication or SC Data
Protection Server?
19
Tell us a bit about yourself

• What is your experience?
• What are you expecting out of the User Group?
• What format do you want?
• Do you want Speakers from vendors like
  Symantec/Veritas, HP Microsoft?
• Why did you come along today?
• Will you be coming next month?