Task 3: Design the DFS Namespace Root(s)
The DFS Namespace Root is the logical "root" or top folder of the namespace tree. It is a logical folder created on a DFS host server. Each root can have multiple "root targets" to provide fault tolerance. In an organization that has geographic centers separated by lower speed WAN links, designing additional root targets for each geographical location can improve performance and reduce WAN traffic. You can host multiple DFS roots on a single computer when using Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition.
Refer to the requirements for fault tolerance and performance that were collected in Step 1 to determine whether more than one root target should be designed. Then ...
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