Issue:
You want to know if Autodesk products are supported with the Windows Distributed File System (DFS) in network environments, along with mirrored servers.
Solution:
A DFS allows system administrators to make it easier for users to access and manage files that are physically distributed across a network. With DFS, you can make files distributed across multiple servers appear to users as if they reside in one place on the network. Users no longer need to know and specify the actual physical location of files in order to access them. Mirrored servers allow real-time duplication of files across multiple servers.
These features have not been tested by Autodesk and are therefore not supported. Field reports suggest that use of DFS resources with AutoCAD can result in program instability, including abnormal program termination, hung sessions, and missing/deleted files. This includes the use of DFS to house or manage administrative images and deployments.
These features have not been tested by Autodesk and are therefore not supported. Field reports suggest that use of DFS resources with AutoCAD can result in program instability, including abnormal program termination, hung sessions, and missing/deleted files. This includes the use of DFS to house or manage administrative images and deployments.
See Also:
Autodesk support for non-Microsoft networksAutodesk support for hosted operating system environments
Autodesk support for Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) devices

