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Corporate File Sharing

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My company is rebuilding our file server and I wanted to know what current best practices are and what our options were.

We have three sites in different states connected via a VPN link. We have some 200 users in Site 1 and about 60 at Site 2 and less than 30 at Site 3. Although each site has specific groups located, there is a small subset of the user population that will bleed into another site. EG - Support is 90% in Site 1 with the remaining at Site 2. And similarly between Site 2 and Site 3.

What is the best way to make available our shared file server for all groups for speed and livability of data to all users?

We have high-capacity data storage at both locations, so that's not a concern. Mostly it's how best to setup up the file sharing so that users in Site 1 aren't hindered by a slow-link to Site 2.

Sorry if this is in the wrong location.

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  DFS............
  
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  Thinking about that. But the thing I'm wondering about is would I need to keep the data physically separated by sites?
  
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  What do you mean physically separated? You'd have one or more servers at each site hosting a copy of the same shares. Clients in each site would access their local copy of the data. Or, if you know that users at each site only need access to some of the cross-site shares then you'd set up DFS for those shares. Essentially, whatever shares need to be accessed cross-site would be hosted with DFS. All other shares could be hosted locally only.
  
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  I guess that's where my lack of experience comes in. Not really sure of how DFS truly works. I've been reading a bunch on it, but it's pretty abstract to me. Just trying to keep the administration level to a minimal and user experience to as simplistic as possible.
  
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  Design where each share lives, either only at one site or replicated. Build a proof of concept in a test lab, implemented with Windows DFS or maybe something else. If you don't know where to start, hire a consultant to look at your specific environment.
  
  – John Mahowald
  Jun 1 at 14:57
  

  
  
  
  

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My company is rebuilding our file server and I wanted to know what current best practices are and what our options were.

We have three sites in different states connected via a VPN link. We have some 200 users in Site 1 and about 60 at Site 2 and less than 30 at Site 3. Although each site has specific groups located, there is a small subset of the user population that will bleed into another site. EG - Support is 90% in Site 1 with the remaining at Site 2. And similarly between Site 2 and Site 3.

What is the best way to make available our shared file server for all groups for speed and livability of data to all users?

We have high-capacity data storage at both locations, so that's not a concern. Mostly it's how best to setup up the file sharing so that users in Site 1 aren't hindered by a slow-link to Site 2.

Sorry if this is in the wrong location.

network-share

share|improve this question

asked May 31 at 21:29

DavidDavid

418

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  DFS............
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 31 at 21:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thinking about that. But the thing I'm wondering about is would I need to keep the data physically separated by sites?
  
  – David
  May 31 at 21:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What do you mean physically separated? You'd have one or more servers at each site hosting a copy of the same shares. Clients in each site would access their local copy of the data. Or, if you know that users at each site only need access to some of the cross-site shares then you'd set up DFS for those shares. Essentially, whatever shares need to be accessed cross-site would be hosted with DFS. All other shares could be hosted locally only.
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 31 at 21:56
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I guess that's where my lack of experience comes in. Not really sure of how DFS truly works. I've been reading a bunch on it, but it's pretty abstract to me. Just trying to keep the administration level to a minimal and user experience to as simplistic as possible.
  
  – David
  May 31 at 22:28
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Design where each share lives, either only at one site or replicated. Build a proof of concept in a test lab, implemented with Windows DFS or maybe something else. If you don't know where to start, hire a consultant to look at your specific environment.
  
  – John Mahowald
  Jun 1 at 14:57
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

My company is rebuilding our file server and I wanted to know what current best practices are and what our options were.

We have three sites in different states connected via a VPN link. We have some 200 users in Site 1 and about 60 at Site 2 and less than 30 at Site 3. Although each site has specific groups located, there is a small subset of the user population that will bleed into another site. EG - Support is 90% in Site 1 with the remaining at Site 2. And similarly between Site 2 and Site 3.

What is the best way to make available our shared file server for all groups for speed and livability of data to all users?

We have high-capacity data storage at both locations, so that's not a concern. Mostly it's how best to setup up the file sharing so that users in Site 1 aren't hindered by a slow-link to Site 2.

Sorry if this is in the wrong location.

network-share

share|improve this question

asked May 31 at 21:29

DavidDavid

418

share|improve this question

asked May 31 at 21:29

DavidDavid

418

share|improve this question

asked May 31 at 21:29

DavidDavid

418

asked May 31 at 21:29

DavidDavid

418

asked May 31 at 21:29

DavidDavid

418