Some notes on DFS

• When configuring DFS in a new environment, configure a test replication namespace  and folder on each server, verify that they work before attempting to Backup/Restore data between the servers (Learnt this the hard way).
• When Using Backup/Restore to pre-stage the data make sure the DFS hashes are included in the backup.

Five ways to check your DFS namespaces

Diagnostics Report