9. Step 5: Determine Whether Namespace Services Will Be Required
Many organizations use DFS namespaces to simplify the process of accessing files on multiple servers. By creating what appears to be a tree of folders, organized by topic, department, or type of information, users are spared the necessity of learning the universal naming convention (UNC) path to each folder in the File Services infrastructure.
A DFS namespace consists of logical folders (Folders) that are connected to physical folders (Folder Targets). These logical folders are all arranged into a hierarchical infrastructure within a DFS namespace.
In this step, a decision will be made regarding whether to implement a DFS namespace in the organization. The choice of whether to implement ...
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