Where to create DFS Root?

[OregonSteve]

Greetings-

W2Ksp4; single site, single domain. Our data structure includes multiple
volumes. How do I create a DFS Root above ALL the volumes? If this is not
possible, how do I include all my volumes to "participate" in DFS?

Thanx
OregonSteve

 

[Paul McGuire]

You create domain dfs root and then put links to all of your volumes you
want to share.

HTH

Paul McGuire

 

[OregonSteve]

Greetings-

When I create a domain DFS Root it prompts me to point it to a share. If I
try to point it to the "top" (i.e. the server) I get an error that "the path
needs to be in the form of X:\path\path\path\ " I don't know of any way I
can assign a drive letter to/share the server...

Thanx
OregonSteve

 

[Paul McGuire]

Are you wanting to share your entire drive? if so point it to c:\

HTH

Paul McGuire

 

[OregonSteve]

Greetings-

I apologize for not including all this info in the original post...

As I'm sure you well know a volume is not a physical drive but a collection
of hard drives logically grouped and assigned a drive letter (G:\, for
example) The way we usually configure servers is to have the C:\ drive
contain the SYSVOL and the volumes contain data files and such. If I point
it to C:\, I will only be creating a DFS root to any and all informatoin on
C:\; However, I have several other volumes to take care of, all associated
with different drive letters (H:\, I:\, and J:\, for example)

If I have to create a DFS Root by pointing it to a share that is mapped to a
drive letter, you can see how something is going to be left out... Or am I
just being plain ign'ant?! [:-O

Thanx
OregonSteve

 

[MadDHatteR]

What it sounds like you should do is create a shared directory on some (any)
random volume that you like. Call it "resources". Note that the resources
directory, though it exists and is shared, never actually has anything in
it. It's just a "dummy" mount point for DFS to use. Now you want to create
links (in the DFS administration snap-in) to your C: volume, your D: volume,
.... under resources. Users will access your dfs by typing in:

\\domainname\resources\cvol
\\domainname\resources\dvol
and so on...

If you were hoping to merge files from all your different volumes into a
single shared folder, I do not believe this is possible with DFS.

\\ MadDHatteR