Creating the DFS Local Root in a cluster
1. Create or make use of a cluster group via the Web UI Cluster
Pages.
2. Create or make use of a physical disk resource via the Web
UI Cluster Pages.
3. Create or make use of a file share resource via the Web UI
Cluster Pages.
4. Create or make use of an IP address via the Web UI Cluster
Pages.
5. Create or make use of a network name via the Web UI
Cluster Pages, note the network name will become the root
mount point.
6. Access the Advanced Cluster Management button on the
Cluster tab via the Web UI.
7. Inside Cluster administrator, right click on the file share that
will become the DFS root and select properties.
8. Select parameters, then the Advanced button and finally
select DFS root from the radio button select OK.
9. Select the dependencies tab, modify, add the network name
as a dependency for the file share, and select OK.
10. Select OK.
11. Take the Files Share Resource offline and then online to
bring the DFS root online.
12. Fail the root between the nodes and verify that failover and
fail back function correctly.
13. Close cluster administrator.
Adding Clustered Shares into the Distributed File System
1. Create a file share with an associated ip address and network
name via the Web UI Cluster pages.
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