Your network contains 500 client computers that run Windows 7 and a custom application named App1.
App1 uses data stored in a shared folder.
You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that contains two servers named Server1 and Server2.
Server1 and Server2 run Windows Server 2012 and are connected to an iSCSI Storage Area Network
(SAN).
You plan to move the shared folder to Cluster1.
You need to recommend which cluster resource must be created to ensure that the shared folder can be
accessed from Cluster1.
What should you recommend?
More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.
A.
The Generic Application cluster role
B.
The DFS Namespace Server cluster role
C.
The clustered File Server role of the File Server for general use type
D.
The clustered File Server role of the File Server for scale-out application data type
For Windows 7 and lower user File Server for General user.
For Windows Vista (I believe) and up you can use SoFS
Can somebody please clarify this? If it’s an App using a shared folder, one would assume that this is a Scale-Out File Server. I would choose D.
I think Vintro has the right idea. It’s the version of SMB that the client supports. Win 7 will loose out on SoFS functionality because its level of SMB is lower than 2012.
http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2012/connect-scale-out-file-server-pre-smb-3-client-experience