Additional Resources for Implementing User State Management
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
These resources contain additional information and tools related to this chapter.
Related Information
The Distributed Services Guide of the Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference (or see the Distributed Services Guide on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit) for more information about Group Policy and advanced Group Policy.
"Deploying a Managed Software Environment" in this book.
The User Data and Settings Management link on the Web Resources page at https://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources for information about managing user data and settings for Windows XP in a Windows 2000 environment.
The Group Policy Management Console link on the Web Resources page at https://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources for information about Group Policy management tools.
Related Tools
Diruse.exe
You can use the command-line tool Diruse.exe to gather disk usage information for compressed files and folders in NTFS volumes, such as how much disk space each folder uses in a directory tree on a disk volume. For more information about Diruse.exe, in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003, click Tools, and then click Windows Support Tools.
Fsutil
You can use the Fsutil command-line tool to perform many tasks related to file allocation table (FAT) and NTFS file systems, such as managing reparse points, managing sparse files, or dismounting a volume. Fsutil is a powerful tool that should only be used by administrators who have a thorough knowledge of Windows XP or the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems. For more information about Fsutil, in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003, click Tools, and then click Command-line reference A-Z.
Related Job Aids
"Worksheet A.39 Determining User Requirements" (DMEUSE_39.doc) on the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see "Worksheet A.39 Determining User Requirements" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).
"Worksheet A.40 Determining Server Disk Space Requirements" (DMEUSE_40.doc) on the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see "Worksheet A.40 Determining Server Disk Space Requirements" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).
"Worksheet A.41 Considerations for Mobile Users" (DMEUSE_41.doc) on the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit companion CD (or see "Worksheet A.41 Considerations for Mobile Users" on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit).
Related Help Topics
For best results in identifying Help topics by title, in Help and Support Center, under the Search box, click Set search options. Under Help Topics, select the Search in title only check box.
"Using roaming user profiles" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003 for more information about implementing roaming user profiles.
Group Policy topics in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003 for more information about working with GPOs.
"Create a new user account" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
"Make a file or folder available offline" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
"Add a home folder to a profile" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
"Handling file conflicts" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
"Apply or modify password policy" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
"Securing shared resources" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003 for more information about making shared resources more secure.
"Set client-side caching for a File Share resource" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003 for a procedure to store offline files and folders in a network share.
"Disk Quotas" in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.