Cheat sheet for DFS-N and DFS-R on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7

 

Latest LDR DFSN/DFSR binaries for Windows 2008 R2/Windows 7 (as of 2012-05-31):

 

 

Server-side:

 

Dfssvc.exe latest patch:

An access violation occurs on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008 R2
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688074/en-us

 

Dfsrs.exe latest patch:

DFS Replication service crashes when you perform a backup operation on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678241/en-us

 

Changes that are not replicated to a downstream server are lost on the upstream server after an automatic recovery process occurs in a DFS Replication environment in Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663685>

 

Update for the DFS Replication (DFSR) Management interface is availablehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2607047
 

 

Client-side:

 

Latest Dfsc.sys & rdbss.sys

Paged pool leaks when you map a network drive and then disconnect it frequently in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647452

 

See also:

What's New in Distributed File System in Windows Server 2008 R2 

DFS Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008 

DFS Replication: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

DFS Namespaces: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)  

An update is available for Best Practices Analyzer for the File Services role in x64 editions of Windows Server 2008 R2http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981111

 
Active Directory Site Topology, Not Just for DC'shttp://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2011/09/16/active-directory-site-topology-not-just-for-dcs.aspx
 

DFS Override Referral Ordering, Messing with the Natural Orderhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2011/10/27/dfs-override-referral-ordering-messing-with-the-natural-order.aspx
 

Microsoft Active Directory Topology Diagrammerhttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13380

Migrate a Domain-based Namespace to Windows Server 2008 Mode
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753875.aspx
 

Windows Server DFS-Namespaces Performance and Scalabilityhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/08/22/windows-server-dfs-namespaces-performance-and-scalability.aspx

[MS-DFSC]:
Distributed File System (DFS): Referral Protocol Specificatio
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc226982(v=prot.13)