It can be difficult to manage shared resources if many file shares are distributed across multiple file servers. A distributed file system in Windows Server 2019 can help you create one unified namespace with links to all needed file shares that can be accessible by opening a single shared resource. Read more about DFS namespaces, DFS replication, and DFS configuration in this blog post.
NFS vs iSCSI is a relevant topic for configuring a shared datastore to store VM data and other files. How is data shared using each protocol? Which protocol is more secure? What about iSCSI vs NFS performance? This blog post answers these questions and covers other aspects of using NFS and iSCSI in VMware vSphere.
