File synchronization speed and performance ● Modified replicated in their entirety from local cache to the server even if only a small part of a file is modified ● Manual of files required when in auto offline mode ● Non-offline files and folders read from server every time ● Faster file ● Improved synch algorithm reduces bandwidth to identify differences between local and server cache ● Use of Bitmap Differential Transfer to track and then replicate only changed blocks of a file to the server ● Manual synch of files required when in auto offline mode ● Non-offline and folders read from server every time ● Faster file synch ● Improved synch algorithm reduces bandwidth to identify differences between local and server cache ● Use of Bitmap Differential Transfer to track and then replicate only changed blocks of a file to the server ● Automatic background synch of files required when in auto offline mode ● Transparent caching feature caches previously read files and folders when latency is above a configured threshold Manageability Offline File exclusion by file type ● Limited ability to exclude specific file types ● Not able to exclude certain file types ● Can use Group Policy to block selected file types from being created in the cache Cache size management ● Can use Group Policy to limit disk space used for automatically cached files ● No Policy available to limit disk space usage for manually cached files ● Can use Group Policy to limit disk space usage of automatically and manually cached files ● Can use Policy to limit disk space usage of automatically and manually cached files
…\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Send To SendTo …\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ Start Menu Start Menu …\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ Templates Templates …\Contacts Not applicable …\Desktop Desktop …\Documents My Documents …\Downloads Not applicable …\Favorites Favorites My Music …\Videos My Videos …\Pictures My Pictures …\Searches Not applicable …\Links Not applicable …\Saved Games Not applicable
Acknowledgments The Solution Accelerators–Management and Infrastructure (SA-MI) team acknowledges and thanks the people who produced the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Windows User State Virtualization. The following people were either directly responsible for or made a substantial contribution to the writing, development, and testing of this guide. Contributors: Brown – Microsoft Steve Campbell – Microsoft Keith Carey – Microsoft Anjli Chaudhry – Microsoft Jude Chosnyk – GrandMasters Joseph Corpora – Microsoft Doug Davis – Microsoft Michael Kaczmarek – Microsoft Robert Kendall – Microsoft Arjan Kooij – Microsoft Ken Maybee – Microsoft Wole Moses – Microsoft Daniel Oxley – Microsoft Santhosh Panchap – Microsoft Aly Shivji – Microsoft Samesh Singh – Microsoft Tejinder Singh – Microsoft Tulloch – StudioB Paul Volosen – Microsoft Wacker – Wadeware LLC Martin Weber – Microsoft Reviewers: Young Kwon – Microsoft Edhi Sarwono – Microsoft Anthony – Microsoft Fergus Stewart – Microsoft Melissa Stowe – Microsoft Henry Webb – Microsoft Frank Zakrajsek – Microsoft Editors: Laurie Dunham – Xtreme Consulting Jennifer – Wadeware LLC Feedback Please direct questions and comments this guide to . We value your feedback on the usefulness of this guide. Please complete the following Solution Accelerators Satisfaction Survey, available at , and help us build better guidance and tools.