DFS links

I currently have domain-based DFS setup with the following targets:

\\domain\root\folder pointing to \\server1\share

Inside this directory, I have several other folders for different
departments within our organization. Example: \\domain\root\folder\dept1,
\\domain\root\folder\dept2, etc. These directories are all located at
\\server1\share\dept1, \\server1\share\dept2, etc.

Due to space constraints, we need to physically move the data located at
\\server1\share\dept3 to \\server2\share\dept3 but keep the DFS structure
pointing to \\domain\root\folder\dept3. I do not need any replication at
this point, just need to move the data.

How can I make this happen? Can I simply add a target in DFS?

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:03:01 -0800, Ryan <> wrote:

>I currently have domain-based DFS setup with the following targets:
>
>\\domain\root\folder pointing to \\server1\share
>
>Inside this directory, I have several other folders for different
>departments within our organization. Example: \\domain\root\folder\dept1,
>\\domain\root\folder\dept2, etc. These directories are all located at
>\\server1\share\dept1, \\server1\share\dept2, etc.
>
>Due to space constraints, we need to physically move the data located at
>\\server1\share\dept3 to \\server2\share\dept3 but keep the DFS structure
>pointing to \\domain\root\folder\dept3. I do not need any replication at
>this point, just need to move the data.
>
>How can I make this happen? Can I simply add a target in DFS?

No.

You must do the following:
1) Create shares for all the departments, e.g. \\server1\dept1$,
\\server1\dept2$, \\server1\dept3$ (optional: use the $ to hide them)
2) Add new folders in the DFS console for each department and link these to the
new shares created in step 1)
3) Remove the link on the old Folder (you may need to do this before step 2)

Your client will still have a path \\domain\root\folder\dept1 pointing to
\\server1\dept1 instead of \\server1\share\dept1. This is the same folder as
before but via the new share.

Now you are free to change the link for \\domain\root\folder\dept3 (or any other
dept) to point to \\server2\dept3 and the client will not need to change
anything.

--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

Ryan,

I'm pretty sure you can't seperate subfolders of a DFS folder and keep the
name the same. You can add \\server2\share as a 2nd target and all the
departments will replicate over.

You could make a new share and DFS folder so that you could have
\\domain\root\folder2\dept3 use the \\server2\share\dept3 share. Or make
each department a seperate DFS folder \\domain\root\dept2,
\\domain\root\dept3, etc.

I hope I'm worng about that, but I don't see any way to do exactly what your
askig for.

--

Regards,

Jonathan D. Brown
Net Data Systems, Inc.


"Ryan" wrote:

> I currently have domain-based DFS setup with the following targets:
>
> \\domain\root\folder pointing to \\server1\share
>
> Inside this directory, I have several other folders for different
> departments within our organization. Example: \\domain\root\folder\dept1,
> \\domain\root\folder\dept2, etc. These directories are all located at
> \\server1\share\dept1, \\server1\share\dept2, etc.
>
> Due to space constraints, we need to physically move the data located at
> \\server1\share\dept3 to \\server2\share\dept3 but keep the DFS structure
> pointing to \\domain\root\folder\dept3. I do not need any replication at
> this point, just need to move the data.
>
> How can I make this happen? Can I simply add a target in DFS?