Using dfs, Creating a standalone dfs root – Dell PowerVault 770N (Deskside NAS Appliance) User Manual
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Using DFS
DFS creates a logical, hierarchical view of file shares that exist on servers distributed in one or more Windows 2000/Windows
Server 2003 domains. DFS can help you manage file resources on distributed enterprise networks, and it enables users to locate
files across the network without needing to know the physical server on which the data is stored.
Two methods are available to deploy DFS—stand-alone or integrated into the domain.
Stand-alone DFS does not require Active Directory (AD), and does not have the full functionality of DFS. It is mostly intended for
backwards compatibility and support for networks without AD. Domain integrated DFS takes full advantage of all the intended
functionality by utilizing AD. Some of the functionality domain-integrated DFS offers is load-balancing, fault-tolerance, and
Kerberos-based security.
NOTE:
Only one DFS root is allowed on the Standard Edition of the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 operating
systems. Multiple DFS Roots are allowed in the Enterprise Edition of the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 operating
system.
Creating a Standalone DFS Root
1. Use the Windows operating system to create a directory on the NAS system.
This directory will become the DFS root
2. Right click the directory you created and select Sharing and Security.
3. Click Share this folder. and then click OK.
4. Access the DFS utility.
a. In the NAS Manager, click Maintenance.
b. Click Remote Desktop, and then log in to the NAS system as an administrator.
NOTE:
The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.
c. On the NAS system desktop, double-click NAS Utilities to display the NAS Utilities window.
d. Double-click Administrative Tools to expand the list to show Distributed File System.
5. Right-click Distributed File System and click New Root.
6. Click Next in the New Root Wizard window.
7. Click Stand-alone root and then click Next.
8. Select the server that will host the DFS root, or click Browse to find the server if you do not know the name, and click
Next.
9. For Root name, enter the name of the directory that you created in
10. Enter additional comments, if necessary, and click Next.
11. Click Finish to create the DFS root.
NOTE:
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