DFS: Re: DFS Root Question

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Jim Watts

You can create \\orgname\share\userid as DFS link pointing to share which
contains files/data for this user.
For example: \\orgname\share\userid -->
\\fileserver\userid\...(data/files)....
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This is not what i was trying to do. I do NOT want to have links. I wish to
have a DFS root configured, that uses a fileshare on a server

e.g. \\orgname\home points to \\servername\dfsrootshare$

In dfsrootshare$ I wish to create subfolders, lots and lots of them.
Obviously, this will need to be replicated, as roots always should be.

Is this ok to do, or do i HAVE to have links? Also, with DFS in general is
there a size limit on the data that can be stored in the location pointed to
by a link or root. I've heard that 150GB is a limit, but does this apply
when replicating, when not replicating, or both?

Many thanks for your help with this matter
Jim
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Jim Watts,
Technology Consultant
Directories, Authentication and Border Security
Information Systems Services
University of Southampton

You can create \\orgname\share\userid as DFS link pointing to share which
contains files/data for this user.

For example: \\orgname\share\userid -->
\\fileserver\userid\...(data/files)....

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Thanks
Mukul [MSFT]

PS: Please post DFS related queries in newsgroup
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system. Please use "DFS" in subject to make it
immediately noticeable.

PS: Please find latest dfsutil.exe (updated) at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...C3-C7A3-4B5B-9FF1-FD01B0203DC1&displaylang=en

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Jim Watts said:
Hi,

I'm relativly new to DFS, so bare with me!

I want to use DFS to provide a logical path to our users home filestore, one
that i can move around if needed. Therefore i wanted to use \\orgname\home.
However, i've been told that i cant/shouldn't place folders/files etc in the
shares that \\organame\home points to, but instead i should have a sub LINK
under the root node, and place the files/folders into the share that this
link points to. The problem with this is that it makes the path to a users
home filestore \\orgname\home\somethingelse\userid, which doesn't make
logical sense to the users.

So the question is, do i HAVE to use a link folder, or can i just place a
lot of data into the root folder?

Many thanks
Jim Watts
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Jim Watts,
Technology Consultant
Directories, Authentication and Border Security
Information Systems Services
University of Southampton
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Hi Jim,

It is OK to place all your folders in the root folder, but there are
numerous disadvantages to this, especially if you plan to enable replication
on the root. Links give you much more flexibility because you are able to
enable/disable referrals to links, move an individual link's target to
another server, etc. Also, we specifically recommend AGAINST replicating
roots. From a DFS perspective, there is no need to enable replication on
roots.

DFS does not have any size limits regarding how much data can be stored in
targets, but FRS requires much planning and consideration, especially when
you want to replicate large amounts of data or data that changes frequently.
Check out the design guide here for DFS and FRS:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16513. It should answer many of the
questions you have regarding DFS and FRS, and of course you can post more
questions here as well.

Good luck!
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


Jim Watts said:
You can create \\orgname\share\userid as DFS link pointing to share which
contains files/data for this user.
For example: \\orgname\share\userid -->
\\fileserver\userid\...(data/files)....
Click to expand...

This is not what i was trying to do. I do NOT want to have links. I wish to
have a DFS root configured, that uses a fileshare on a server

e.g. \\orgname\home points to \\servername\dfsrootshare$

In dfsrootshare$ I wish to create subfolders, lots and lots of them.
Obviously, this will need to be replicated, as roots always should be.

Is this ok to do, or do i HAVE to have links? Also, with DFS in general is
there a size limit on the data that can be stored in the location pointed to
by a link or root. I've heard that 150GB is a limit, but does this apply
when replicating, when not replicating, or both?

Many thanks for your help with this matter
Jim
--
Jim Watts,
Technology Consultant
Directories, Authentication and Border Security
Information Systems Services
University of Southampton

You can create \\orgname\share\userid as DFS link pointing to share which
contains files/data for this user.

For example: \\orgname\share\userid -->
\\fileserver\userid\...(data/files)....

--
Thanks
Mukul [MSFT]

PS: Please post DFS related queries in newsgroup
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system. Please use "DFS" in subject to
Click to expand...
make
it
immediately noticeable.

PS: Please find latest dfsutil.exe (updated) at
Click to expand...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...C3-C7A3-4B5B-9FF1-FD01B0203DC1&displaylang=en
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights


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Jim, in case Jill was not clear enough...

DO NOT USE DFS THE WAY YOU ARE CONSIDERING!!

I thought what you describe sounded like a great idea too until it made an
utter mess from which I never really recovered.

I also thought, partly because the wording on the Win2k interface is a
little misleading, that I needed to explicitly turn on replication if I had
multiple root targets. Bad bad idea.

Read the design guide Jill gave the link to. It's from the Win2k3
documentation and makes things a lot clearer than the Win2k docs do.
 
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