Dfs Administration Tool; Dfs Win32 Gui - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

• Does not use Active Directory to manage DFS.
• Cannot have more than one root on a server.
• Does not support automatic file replication using the File Replication service (FRS).
• Is not fault tolerant and if the root fails the entire namespace will collapse.
A domain DFS root:
• Must be hosted on a domain member server.
• Has its DFS namespace automatically published to Active Directory.
• Can have more than one root on a server.
• Supports automatic file replication through FRS.
• Supports fault tolerance through FRS.
Two points of management of the DFS namespace are provided with the storage server. These points of
management are the WebUI and the Distributed File System Administration Tool located on the local
console of the storage server under Start > Programs > Administrative Tool. (See
WebUI is designed to provide the following functions:
• Stand alone root management (Add, Delete)
• Share publishing to stand alone or domain DFS
• Default behavior for DFS share publishing
All other functions must be performed via the DFS Administration Tool.
Figure 58 DFS Win32 GUI

DFS Administration Tool

The DFS Administration Tool provides extended functionality not found in the WebUI. These functions
include:
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Folder, Printer, and Share Management
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