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7. In the next window, you're given the option to change NTFS permissions. You don't need
to change permissions, so click Next . In the Share Protocols window, you can select the
protocol to use for sharing the folder. A folder can be shared by using SMB or NFS or both.
NFS isn't installed, so leave the default setting of SMB, and click Next .
8. In the SMB Settings window, you can set user limits, enable access-based enumeration,
and configure offline settings. Access-based enumeration, when enabled, prevents users
from seeing shared folders they aren't allowed to access in a network browse list. Click
Next .
9. In the SMB Permissions window, you can set share permissions. Click Next .
10. In the DFS Namespace Publishing window, you can choose to display the share in a DFS
hierarchy. You won't be including this share in DFS, so just click Next .
11. In the next window, you can review your settings before finalizing the share. However,
because you're not creating the share at this time, click Cancel , and then click Yes .
12. In the right pane of Server Manager, click Provision Storage to start the Provision Storage
Wizard, which steps you through the process of creating a new volume. It's similar to the
process you used with the Disk Management snap-in. However, if your network includes a
SAN, you can provision storage from available space on it. Click Cancel , and then click Yes .
Close any open windows.
Share and Storage Management is a handy tool for managing shared folders and perform-
ing basic local disk management tasks. More advanced disk management tasks require the Disk
Management snap-in, available in the Computer Management MMC or as a node under Share
and Storage Management in Server Manager. With Disk Management, you can perform the fol-
lowing tasks:
• Bring new disks online —New disks installed in Windows Server 2008 are set to the offline
state and must be brought online. You can also set an online disk to the offline state for
removal or maintenance.
• Initialize new disks —After a new disk is brought online, it must be initialized to be used
on the server.
• Import foreign disks —A disk from another system is considered foreign and must be
imported to be used on a Windows server.
• Create, format, and delete volumes —After a disk is initialized, volumes must be created
and formatted with a file system before they can be used. You can also delete an existing
volume.
• Extend and shrink volumes —Volumes can be extended to include unallocated space on the
same disk or on another disk. New in Windows Server 2008, volumes can be made smaller,
perhaps to accommodate a new volume on the same disk.
• Convert disks from basic to dynamic —Basic disks support traditional partitions (primary
and extended) and don't support advanced volume types, such as RAID. Dynamic disks
support RAID volumes and an unlimited number of volumes.
• Create RAID volumes —RAID offers high performance and fault-tolerant volume configu-
rations. Windows supports RAID 0 (disk striping), RAID 1 (disk mirroring), and RAID 5
(disk striping with parity).
Distributed File System
Distributed File System (DFS) makes shared files more accessible and reliable by grouping shared
folders from multiple servers into a single folder hierarchy and using replication for fault toler-
ance. A DFS hierarchy is referred to as a namespace. When you install the Distributed File
System role service, you can create a namespace that suits the shares in the hierarchy. The DFS
Management MMC is installed in Administrative Tools and Server Manager when the role serv-
ice is installed (see Figure 6-21).