Chapter 9. Managing file services

The management of file servers is an important, if somewhat less than invigorating, task that Windows Server administrators need to perform on a regular basis because file servers are the most commonly deployed workload for computers running a Windows Server operating system. The main thing that administrators need to ensure is that file servers remain available. To ensure that a file server remains available, you need to be able to control what files are stored there, not only by type and size but also by age and content. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to use File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) to control the type of files that are stored on file servers. You’ll learn how to simplify the location of specific ...

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