We are planning to move our file server from a Server 2008 cluster (running on an outdated SAN) to a Server 2008 R2 cluster attached to a new SAN.
The FSMT looks like the best way to accomplish this, but I have a few questions.
1. The docs don't mention 2008 R2 in any functional descriptions, but the requirements on the download link at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10268 mention 2008 R2. Does this version of the tool work with 2008 R2? If so, are there any restrictions or features that are unavailable?
2. The existing file servers are old and tend to get slowed down periodically by a combination of heavy use, security software, and automated vulnerability scans. The docs do mention graceful rollback, but is there any mechanism for retrying copies due to slow/dropped connections?
3. We cannot have a single point of failure, so DFS will have to be clustered. Can the DFS root server run on the same cluster as the source or target file servers? Target would be preferable since we intend to decommission the source cluster. (We are in a restricted environment where adding machines takes a great deal of time.)