What's New in Windows Server 2003 SP1
Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes the following new and updated programming elements.
New features
- DFS Server Target Prioritization
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Enables DFS servers to take advantage of available Active Directory site-cost information to prioritize the targets in client referrals for more effective DFS server failover strategies.
New functions
- NetDfsGetFtContainerSecurity
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Retrieves the security descriptor for the container object of the specified DFS domain root.
- NetDfsGetSecurity
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Retrieves the security descriptor for the root object of the specified DFS root.
- NetDfsGetStdContainerSecurity
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Retrieves the security descriptor for the container object of the specified DFS stand-alone root.
- NetDfsMove
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Moves a DFS link from an old path to a new one.
- NetDfsSetFtContainerSecurity
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Locates the container object for the specified DFS domain root and sets the supplied security descriptor on it.
- NetDfsSetSecurity
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Locates the root object for the specified DFS root and sets the supplied security descriptor on it.
- NetDfsSetStdContainerSecurity
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Locates the container object for the specified DFS stand-alone root and sets the supplied security descriptor on it.
New structures
- DFS_INFO_5
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Contains detailed information about a DFS root or a link in a named DFS root.
- DFS_INFO_6
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Contains detailed information about a DFS root or a link in a named DFS root, including a list of DFS namespace targets.
- DFS_INFO_7
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Contains information on the metadata generation of a DFS namespace.
- DFS_INFO_103
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Contains properties that set specific behaviors for a DFS root or link.
- DFS_INFO_104
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Contains the priority of a DFS root or link target.
- DFS_INFO_105
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Contains information on a DFS root or link, such as volume state and the specific behaviors set for the particular root or link.
- DFS_INFO_106
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Contains the storage state and priority of a DFS target.
- DFS_STORAGE_INFO_1
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Contains data about a DFS target, including the server and share hosting the target as well as the target's state and priority.
- DFS_TARGET_PRIORITY
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Contains the priority class and rank of a specific DFS target.
Updated structures
- SHARE_INFO_1005
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Adds the SHI1005_FLAGS_ACCESS_BASED_DIRECTORY_ENUM flag to support filtering of the directory entries by the server based on the access permissions of the client.
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Build date: 10/26/2012