DfsDnsConfig Registry Key for CIFS Server

Question

Hi, I have currently some issue after a replication switchover of a FS that was configured as Standalone DFS Root. I have lost all the link that were previously set under the DFS Management Console. I have check under the dfsroot of FS and see that all my link were good and the same as the source : [root@frdplipcs2 dfs01]# pwd /nas/quota/slot_3/root_vdm_22/fs_dfs01/.etc/dfs/netbios/FRDPLIPDFS01/dfs01 [root@frdplipcs2 dfs01]# ls -al | more total 4736 d--------- 2 root bin 47104 Mar 20 11:16 . d--------- 3 root bin    80 Jan  4  2010 .. ---------- 1 root bin    36 Jan  4  2010 dfsroot ---------- 1 root bin   382 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089ad831f8b7 ---------- 1 root bin   390 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089ae10ed0bb ---------- 1 root bin   362 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089ae5bb5ed1 ---------- 1 root bin   370 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089aea87bcc6 ---------- 1 root bin   330 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089af0151c88 ---------- 1 root bin   286 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089af593b05c ---------- 1 root bin   370 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089aff90cccf ---------- 1 root bin   338 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089b05a66119 ---------- 1 root bin   350 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089b0ad787be ---------- 1 root bin   438 Jan  4  2010 link.0x4b42647a.0x000e089b0f9bb605 Is there a way to get more information on those link ? I have seen that there is some registry regarding DFS on CIFS server. I have found some information on someone but not on this one : Do you have any information regarding this registry key ? Furthermore is there a documentation which have a description of all the registry key available on VDM CIFS Server ?

rupal1 · Answer

You can create a DFS root on a VNX just like any other Windows server. You will use the MS MMC in order to do that

The main difference is that the DFS Root on the VNX can only be Standalone (not AD integrated) and you cannot use DFS-R

If you already have an AD integrated DFS then you can just create links in your DFS that will point to shares on the VNX

This link might help you in detail to see how DFS works on the file systems :

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782417(v=ws.10).aspx

To configure the DFS again please follow the mentioned steps in the article :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915146.

You can only take the help from online microsoft selfhelp as this is a server issue.

Thanks

VNX

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