RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:49:42 -0700

for some reason I missed this message
 
nope that will not work
 
in short:
you can create the DFS root on any server and it does not need to be the server hosting the data. DFS root servers are servers that manage the DFS namespace (root, links)
To create the root you need to have a shared folder on some server. THAT folder structure (as it will be a structure as soon as you create DFS links) represents the DFS namespace and does not host any data. The DFS links are references for a common path to one or multiple servers that host the same data
 
stand-alone roots:
* stored in registry
* are not fault tolerant (unless hosted on a cluster)
* do not support NTFRS replication
* supports DFS-R replication on R2
 
domain roots:
* stored in AD
* are fault tolerant
* support NTFRS replication
* supports DFS-R replication on R2
 
 
cheers,
jorge
 

From: Ibarra, Juan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 23:38
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration
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I am trying to create a DFS server (if there is such a thing)

On server one I create a DFS root called testdfs, it then asks for the location of host server for this root.  I then enter server2 name.  They are two separate servers and the reason behind it is so that users connect to server1 and not server2, but I guess this is not possible (as it is not working).

 

How would I set up a dfs structure? I guess this should be my question.

 

Don’t I need to configure it on the server that has the data?

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:53 PM
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OK, explain the following: "I am configuring server1 with a standalone root, when asked for the “host” server I enter server2 "

 

 

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Ibarra, Juan
Sent: Thu 2006-09-21 20:41
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That would be 2.

 

Juan

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:11 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration

 

which server hosts the stand alone root? server 1 or 2?

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ibarra, Juan
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 17:34
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Subject: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration
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All,

 

I need some input on DFS.

 

I am trying to set up DFS on a file server, well in reality two.  I am configuring server1 with a standalone root, when asked for the “host” server I enter server2 and select the share drive I want to use.  I then create DFS links to subfolders and they create just fine.

 

The problem:

When I try to access the links I created I can’t “Access Denied” even though I share the folders in advance with appropriate permissions, and of course at this point the security tab from the shares disappears. So I can’t make changes, and when I go and try to open from DFS I get an error “Failed to launch explorer home at \\pathname.  I also rebooted both servers and when they come up the DFS root is gone from server1 but remains on server 2 along with all the DFS links.

 

Please let me know what I am doing wrong.

 

Thanks,

Juan

 

 

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