We added 2 Mac's to our Windows network. We are finding that some users are deleting the Mac hidden files that provide Finder meta data. Also, if a Mac user moves a file to another folder, they don't know to move any other files associated with it.
Would implementing a ZFS-based file server be a better alternative? Is there any known issues with mac's and pc's reading from a zfs-based file server? Is there anything equivalent to Microsoft DFS technologies for replicating data across multiple servers? Does it provide iSCSI support?