I am looking for some reference materials on how to build a file server. We
currently have a file server with about 500 shares. I am looking at things
like ease of administration...security...etc. One thing I am thinking of
doing is cutting down the number of shares to just the names of our
departmnets and then securing the folders underneath with NTFS permissions.
That way a user won't have to have 20 drives mapped they can just browse
their depatments share to find the folder they need. What do you
think?...Any links to some reference material would be greatly
appreciated... I couldn't find any usefull info in TechNet....

Here is a guide for Windows Server 2003 that you might find useful:

Designing and Deploying File Servers:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16513

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"labattb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am looking for some reference materials on how to build a file server.
We
> currently have a file server with about 500 shares. I am looking at
things
> like ease of administration...security...etc. One thing I am thinking of
> doing is cutting down the number of shares to just the names of our
> departmnets and then securing the folders underneath with NTFS
permissions.
> That way a user won't have to have 20 drives mapped they can just browse
> their depatments share to find the folder they need. What do you
> think?...Any links to some reference material would be greatly
> appreciated... I couldn't find any usefull info in TechNet....
>
>
>
>

Looks like it's aimed at server 2003, I'm working with a w2k server but it

may have some tips that will be helpful no matter what the version...thanks.

"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Here is a guide for Windows Server 2003 that you might find useful:
>
> Designing and Deploying File Servers:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16513
>
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
> "labattb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am looking for some reference materials on how to build a file server.
> We
> > currently have a file server with about 500 shares. I am looking at
> things
> > like ease of administration...security...etc. One thing I am thinking
of
> > doing is cutting down the number of shares to just the names of our
> > departmnets and then securing the folders underneath with NTFS
> permissions.
> > That way a user won't have to have 20 drives mapped they can just browse
> > their depatments share to find the folder they need. What do you
> > think?...Any links to some reference material would be greatly
> > appreciated... I couldn't find any usefull info in TechNet....
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>