Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

Dfs

Synopsis

Add a Dfs link, root, root replica, or shared folder, delete a Dfs root, modify Dfs client cache time, monitor the status of Dfs shared folders, set a Dfs replication policy, or take a replica offline.

Procedures

The following procedures assume that you already have the Dfs console open (see Distributed File System for more information on the Dfs console). In most cases each procedure covers two cases:

Standalone Dfs

This is implemented on a standalone Windows 2000 server that does not belong to a domain (it belongs to a workgroup instead).

Domain-based Dfs

This is implemented on a Windows 2000 member server (not a domain controller) that belongs to a domain.

Add a Dfs Link to a Dfs Root

Standalone or domain-based Dfs:

Right-click on Dfs root → New Dfs link → specify name for link → specify shared folder (on local or remote machine) to which link points → specify Dfs client cache time → OK

Once you have created a Dfs link, you can add additional Dfs shared folders to it (see Section later in this article).

Add a Dfs Root

Standalone Dfs:

Action → New Dfs root → Next → Create a standalone Dfs root → Next → Next → {create a new share | specify an existing share} to which the Dfs root will point → Next → Finish

This creates a standalone Dfs root on the local server. The name of the Dfs root is the same as the name of the local shared folder to which it points. Unfortunately, if you elect to create a new share, you must type the absolute path on the local drive system to the ...