Using DFS for User Disk Profile on Terminal server

Question

I have an issue with DFS and UPD(user profile disk)

I created a new DFS and prepare it well, after I decied to use it as path for UPD on terminal server

But i get error: The VHD template file could not be created. Error message: The network address"\domain\dfs\share" is not available

Answer 1

Hello Karl Haled,

Could you double-check the DFS path you've provided. Make sure you've correctly specified the domain and share names, and that the path is accessible from the terminal server. Verify the permissions on the DFS share. The terminal server should have appropriate read and write permissions to the share. Also, ensure that the account used to create the VHD has the necessary permissions.

Please let me know how it goes.

Thank you,

Answer 2

Thank you for your reply

I already did all what you mention and even I set permission for everyone the full access, But still has the same issue

Answer 3

Hello Karl,

Since there doesn't appear to be an issue within DFS itself, I would suspect this is compatibility or stability issues. It's recommended to use dedicated file servers to host UPD.

UPD involves constant read and write operations as users log in and out. DFS replication might not handle these high-frequency changes well and could lead to performance issues and conflicts.

For more information, you can refer to this reference article: Unsupported DFS-R and DFS-N deployment scenario - Windows Server | Microsoft Learn

Thank you,

Karlie Weng

Answer 4

But how could I build a terminal server with high available user profile (user disk profile) ?

Answer 5

To achieve high availability for User Profile Disks (UPDs), you would typically need to implement a clustered file system solution. This involves setting up a cluster of file servers that host the user profile disks and ensuring that the storage is replicated or shared across the cluster.

Deploying a two-node clustered file server | Microsoft Learn