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Good luck trying to Google any information on DFS or Distributed File System and get anything other than a bunch of references to REPLICATION. Forget about the useful part of DFS, referred to as NameSpace as of Windows Server 2003. And log files? HA! That's even more of a joke. | Good luck trying to Google any information on DFS or Distributed File System and get anything other than a bunch of references to REPLICATION. Forget about the useful part of DFS, referred to as NameSpace as of Windows Server 2003. And log files? HA! That's even more of a joke. | ||
If there are inexplicable issues, look to DNS. Yes, unrelated to DFS, but still a really good place to start for mysterious problems. | If there are inexplicable issues, look to DNS. Yes, unrelated to DFS, but still a really good place to start for mysterious problems. Remember, even if one creates a DFS Namespace with an IP Address or a NetBIOS name, the DFS service always uses the DNS name of the computer, even if it isn't displayed. The same for clients. One can map a DFS share via an IP Address, but once "inside" the DFS Folder, it uses the DNS Name of the DFS server (and never displays it or even give a hint that it's using that). So if DNS is messed up, then DFS won't work. | ||
Want to try Googling for command line utilities again? Good luck. Here are the two most useful; | Want to try Googling for command line utilities again? Good luck. Here are the two most useful; | ||
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In the end, it's usually easier to crap can the entire configuration and create it from scratch. Below is a short cut; | In the end, it's usually easier to crap can the entire configuration and create it from scratch. Below is a short cut; | ||
* dfsutil root export \\WhatEverServerName\WhatEverDfsShareName WhatEverExportFile.xml | *dfsutil root export \\WhatEverServerName\WhatEverDfsShareName WhatEverExportFile.xml | ||
* crap can DFS in the GUI | *crap can DFS in the GUI | ||
* create a new / 'blank' DFS Namespace | *create a new / 'blank' DFS Namespace | ||
* dfsutil root import merge WhatEverExportFile.xml \\WhatEverServerName\WhatEverDfsShareName | *dfsutil root import merge WhatEverExportFile.xml \\WhatEverServerName\WhatEverDfsShareName |