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Tips to help you manage enterprise storage in a Windows environment More storage tips: http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Free white paper -- Migrating to Windows Server 2003 http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/w2k3_migration =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dear SearchWin2000.com member: This will be your final�trial�issue of the "Managing enterprise storage for Windows environments" newsletter. To continue receiving this informative newsletter click here.� http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/tieredRegPage?val=0&newsletters=876357&promo_code=w2ksto0324 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. TODAY'S FEATURED TIP - What to expect from DFS in Windows 2003 2. OTHER WINDOWS-BASED STORAGE TECHNICAL RESOURCES - Microsoft DFS provides a virtualized namespace - To upgrade or not? NT users consider their options - Automatically replicate directories between Web servers 3. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - White papers: Windows-based storage - Check out our glossary of techie terms - Sign up for Active Directory Administration Tip - Poll: How important are vendor systems performance claims? - Quiz #42: Test your storage smarts _______________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: CommVault Free white paper -- Migrating to Windows Server 2003 Thinking of migrating to Windows Server 2003? CommVault can help. Microsoft-certified, QiNetix software integrates backup and recovery, data migration, archiving and high data availability to provide a data migration safety net. You can rest assured that the data is where it needs to be -- before, during and after your migration -- no matter what platform it resided on before. http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/w2k3_migration _______________________________________________________________ WHAT TO EXPECT FROM DFS IN WINDOWS 2003 | Sri Seshadri When Microsoft formally releases its new Windows Server 2003 later this year, one major improvement you'll find is the new Distributed File System. DFS will present all the storage resources in a namespace as part of a unified whole. So, for instance, you won't need to know on which server a particular storage resource resides. All the resources will look like simple file folders. This tip discusses many of the DFS enhancements in Windows Server 2003. >> CLICK for full tip... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci883284,00.html Did you like this tip? Please rate it when you have a moment. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT DFS PROVIDES A VIRTUALIZED NAMESPACE | Sri Seshadri As an administrator, you may hear several common storage-related complaints from Windows users. One complaint is the inability to find files on networked storage. SearchStorage.com's newest columnist MCSE, MCT and MCSA Sri Seshadri says a DFS-based solution can provide numerous long-term benefits to users and administrators. >> CLICK for full tip... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci877401,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TO UPGRADE OR NOT? NT USERS CONSIDER THEIR OPTIONS | Garry Kranz Time's almost up for Windows NT 4.0. By July 1, 2003, the outdated operating system will reach the end of its lifespan, leaving NT-based organizations with three options: stick with NT 4.0 and prepare to pay high service fees, migrate to the three-year-old Windows 2000 operating system, or install Windows Server 2003 and risk upgrading to brand new code. This tip weighs the pros and cons of each option to help you decide which is best for your organization. >> CLICK for full tip... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci874997,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUTOMATICALLY REPLICATE DIRECTORIES BETWEEN WEB SERVERS | Joe Keegan If you use Windows 2000 Advanced Server's load balancing (WLBS) feature on Web servers, you need to keep an identical copy of the Web site being balanced on each server in the cluster. When it comes time to update this site, you need to make the changes in both places, whether it means making the change twice manually or by copying the new file over the old file. Save yourself some time and effort. Find out how to automate replication using Window's Distributed File System (DFS). >> CLICK for full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci833753,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS: What other storage issues do you have and/or need to be addressed? Talk to us and other members of searchStorage! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHITE PAPERS | Windows-based storage If you need advice that can help you get the most from your Windows-based enterprise storage investments, check out this collection of white papers. They address a variety of storage issues, including high availability, storage consolidation, storage quotas and data security, all in a Windows environment. >> CLICK for the white papers... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/whitepapersSearchResults/1,,sid5_off10_idx0,00.html?query=Windows&searchChoice=ALL+WHITE+PAPERS >> CLICK to view all storage white papers... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/whitepapers/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSTORAGE.COM GLOSSARY To help make your life easier, SearchStorage.com has created its own glossary listing hundreds of storage terms and acronyms. Check out this one-stop resource for a quick brush-up or to learn about terms that have you stumped. >> CLICK for the glossary... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/glossaryPage/0,294242,sid5,00.html >> SUBMIT a word that you'd like us to include... mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION TIPS | Sign up for free Sign up to start receiving our free weekly Active Directory Administration Tip, which offers the best advice for AD management and migration. 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