RE: [ActiveDir] Domain DFS Roots hosted on DC

[Ruston, Neil]

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I agree with your sentiments in principle, but would state that the number of links rather than users is of importance. Domain and stand alone DFS each have their own limitations so you should ascertain whether domain DFS will meet your requirements, whatever they may be.   I assume DCs would not host links and therefore as you say, would simply refer clients to the correct server. As such, the overhead will be minimal as you say.   neil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myrick, Todd (NIH/CC/DNA) Sent: 03 August 2005 12:23 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain DFS Roots hosted on DC Hey all,   Have a quick question about Domain DFS roots.  If you have about 3000 users, do you recommend hosting the DFS root on DC's or having dedicated boxes to host the Domain DFS roots?  Since the root is mainly just doing referrals, my though is that as long as you have sufficient memory on the DC's it should work.  My concern is that since my strategy is to locate all the domain resources through DFS, it might be a lot of overhead to put on the DC's.  The other part of my brain things since it is basically just referral traffic, it can't be any more overhead than running DDNS.    Thanks,   Todd ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.csfb.com/legal_terms/disclaimer_external_email.shtml ==============================================================================