dfscmd

dfscmd

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Configures an existing DFS tree.

Syntax

 dfscmd   options   

Options

/add \\dfsname\dfsshare\path \\server\share\ path [/restore]

Adds a replica to a DFS volume. With /restore , don't check the destination server.

/map \\dfsname\dfsshare\path \\server\share\path [comment] [/restore]

Creates a new DFS volume by mapping a DFS path to a shared folder. The /restore option causes no check to be performed to see if the destination server is available.

/remove \\dfsname\dfsshare\path \\server\share\path

Removes a replica from a DFS volume.

/unmap \\dfsname\dfsshare\path

Deletes a DFS volume and removes all its replicas.

/view \\dfsname\dfsshare [/partial /full /batch / batchrestore]

Views the volumes in the specified DFS tree. If no arguments are specified, only volume names are displayed. The /partial option displays the comments as well, and the /full option lists the full details of the tree. The /batch option is used to output the DFS tree configuration to a file, which allows the DFS tree to be re-created using the /batchrestore option if necessary.

Examples

Add a new DFS link named SALESREPORTS, which maps to the shared folder Sales on the server Test to the existing domain-based DFS root named \\mtitcanada . com\public :

  dfscmd /map \mtitcanada.com\public\salesreports \test\sales  The command completed successfully. 

Add a second DFS link named CATALOGS, which maps to the shared folder Cat on server Bach.mtitworld.com :

  dfscmd /map \mtitcanada.com\public\catalogs \bach.mtitworld.com\cat  The command completed successfully. 

Add a DFS replica that maps the existing DFS link SALESREPORTS to the shared folder Sales on server 172.16.11.100:

  dfscmd /add \mtitcanada.com\public\salesreports \172.16.11.100\sales  The command completed successfully. 

View the full details of the domain-based DFS tree whose root is \\mtitcanada.com\ public :

  dfscmd /view \mtitcanada.com\public /full  \MTITCANADA\public         \TEST\pub \MTITCANADA\public\salesreports         \test\sales         \172.16.11.100\sales \MTITCANADA\public\catalogs         \bach.mtitworld.com\cat The command completed successfully. 

Notes

• The dfscmd command can manage existing DFS trees (both domain-based and standalone) but can't be used to create a new DFS tree. You must use the Distributed File System console to create a new DFS tree by creating a new DFS root (see DFS in Chapter 4 for more information).

• Paths that have embedded spaces must be enclosed in quotes.

See Also

DFS