To create a Dfs Root, an existing share can be used or a new one
can be created. To use the Es-Net share as a Dfs root, click on Start.Select Administrative Tools. Select Distributed File System. This is the
Dfs management console. To create a new Dfs root right-click on
Distributed File System. Select New Root. The New Root Wizard will
appear. Click on Next to continue. Select Stand-alone root to create a
new Stand-alone root. Click on Next to continue. The name of the host
server must be typed in or browsed for. Click Next to continue. The root
name of the folder to share
must be typed in. Click Next to continue. This is the summary page. If
all settings are correct then click on Finish to create the new Dfs
root. The new Dfs root is displayed in the Dfs management console. Dfs
links can now be added to the new Dfs root.
Using Domain-Based Dfs, the Dfs root structure can be stored on
more than one server. The Dfs root folder will still be accessible if
one of the servers goes down. The location of the Dfs root server is
published in Active Directory and can be found easily by using its DNS
name.In order to use Dfs replication, two or more domain servers are
required. The domain es-net.co.uk has two Domain Controllers; Admin1 and
Admin3. Open the Dfs management console. Right-click on Distributed
File System to create a New Root. Select New Root. The New Root Wizard
will appear. Click on Next to continue. The Host Domain for the Dfs root
is going to be ES-NET.CO.UK. Click Next to continue. The shared folder
Es-net is going to be used for the Dfs root. The Dfs root name is going
to be Es-net and will be accessed using the UNC path,
\\ES-NET.CO.UK\es-net. N.B. The location of the server isn’t needed,
since Domain-based Dfs makes use of DNS. Click Next to continue. Check
the summary page. If all settings are correct then click Finish. The
new Dfs root appears in the Dfs management console.
To create a root target on ADMIN3, right-click on the Dfs root.
Select New Root Target. Type in the name of the second server to host
the Dfs root, N.B. This has to be a domain server. Admin3.ES-NET.CO.UK
will also host the Dfs root. Click Next to continue. The share Es-net on
admin3 will also be used to host the Dfs root. Click Finish to close
the wizard. The \\ES-NET.CO.UK\Es-net Dfs root is displayed in the
management console. The Dfs root is stored on two machines; admin1 and
admin3. Once configured correctly, if either of the servers goes down
the Dfs root will still be accessible. Information contained in the root
folders needs to be replicated. To configure replication right click on
the DFS root. Click Properties. Click next to continue. Before
replication can take place a folder will need to be selected as an
initial master. Select \\admin1\es-net. Then click next.Click Topology.
- Ring: files replicate to computers in a circular configuration.
- Hub and Spoke: One computer is designated as the
hub. All other connected computers are spokes. Hub replicates with the
spokes and vice versa, spokes never replicate directly with each other.
- Full Mesh: Every computer has a connection to every other computer. Files created on one computer replicate directly to all computers.
Select Custom. Click Finish to continue. Connections will have to be
created before replication can be started. Click OK. Right Click the DFS
root. Select Properties. Select Replication. Select Customize.
Select New. Select Servers to be connected. Click OK to continue.
Although the Dfs Root is fault-tolerant, if any links inside the
Dfs go down then they will be lost until the server is recovered. To
create a fault-tolerant Dfs link, right-click on the Dfs root.Select New Link. Type a Link name and the location of the Target.
Accounts will link to \\Admin1\accounts. Click OK to continue. The new
link is displayed in the Dfs management console. If admin1 was to go
down then the root folder would still be accessible, but Accounts would
be unavailable. To create a new Dfs link replica right-click on
Accounts. Select New Target. Type in the network location of the folder
to be used as a replica of Accounts. Click OK to continue. Accounts will
point to both shared folders \\admin1\accounts and \\admin3\accounts
allowing for fault-tolerance. To enable replication click on Yes.Replication wizard starts Click on next to continue. Before
replication can take place a folder will need to be selected as an
initial master. Select \\admin1\accounts. Click next to continue. Click
on Topology. Select Custom. Click on Finish to continue. Connections
will have to be created before replication can be started. Click OK.
Right Click on Accounts. Click on Properties. Select Replication.
Select Customize. Select New. Select the servers to connect.
Click OK to continue. When all connections are complete, click OK.
Replication is enabled. Right click accounts to check its status. Select
Check Status. A green tick indicates that all is as it should be.
Further links can now be added.
Although the Dfs Root is fault-tolerant, if any links inside the
Dfs go down then they will be lost until the server is recovered. To
create a fault-tolerant Dfs link, right-click on the Dfs root.Select New Link. Type a Link name and the location of the Target.
Accounts will link to \\Admin1\accounts. Click OK to continue. The new
link is displayed in the Dfs management console. If admin1 was to go
down then the root folder would still be accessible, but Accounts would
be unavailable. To create a new Dfs link replica right-click on
Accounts. Select New Target. Type in the network location of the folder
to be used as a replica of Accounts. Click OK to continue. Accounts will
point to both shared folders \\admin1\accounts and \\admin3\accounts
allowing for fault-tolerance. To enable replication click on Yes.Replication wizard starts Click on next to continue. Before
replication can take place a folder will need to be selected as an
initial master. Select \\admin1\accounts. Click next to continue. Click
on Topology. Select Custom. Click on Finish to continue. Connections
will have to be created before replication can be started. Click OK.
Right Click on Accounts. Click on Properties. Select Replication.
Select Customize. Select New. Select the servers to connect.
Click OK to continue. When all connections are complete, click OK.
Replication is enabled. Right click accounts to check its status. Select
Check Status. A green tick indicates that all is as it should be.
Further links can now be added.
