Application of distributed file system in the network

Something used by users in the network may exist on multiple shared computers. When using the user, you need to remember each computer name and share name. When you use it, you need to search or map multiple times in "Network Neighborhood". When the share name changes, we also need to remap. So, is there a simple solution for you, or the network management of the unit as the end user? Can you let users remember only one fixed name to use these different shares? DFS provided in Windows 2000 Server can solve this problem. Below, the author through a network (Figure 1), to introduce you to the application of DFS.

First, create a DFS root

In the four servers, configured to find a better machine, log in as administrator, create a folder and set the share name DFS_SHARE . Run "Distributed File System" from "Administrative Tools", enter the management interface, right click on "Distributed File System", and select "New Dfs Root Directory" from the menu that appears.

After entering the "New Dfs Root Directory Wizard", click the "Next" button. In "Select Dfs Root Directory Type", select "Create a separate Dfs root directory." In the "Select Primary Server for this Dfs Root" screen, select the default name (native name). In "Specify Dfs Root Directory Sharing", select "Use Current Sharing" and share the name "DFS_SHARE" that has been created. In the "Name Dfs root directory", select the default name and add the role of this share after the "comment", such as "This is the DFS root directory on the primary server, through which all shares can be accessed". Finally, click the "Finish" button to complete the creation of the DFS root directory.

Second, create a DFS link

After creating the DFS root directory, you can not access the substance on other computers. At this point, you need to add the shares provided on other computers to the DFS root directory to reflect the powerful features of DFS.

1. Return to the "Distributed File System" management interface, right click on the created DFS root directory, and select "New DFS Link" from the menu that appears.

2. In the "Create a new Dfs link" dialog box, first type the computer that provides the share in the "\\\\Server\\Share" format in the "Send user to this shared directory" column. Name and corresponding share name, or click the "Browse" button, select a shared network path, then enter the name associated with this share in the "Link Name" field and enter a description in the "Comment" field (Figure 2) .

FIG. 2

3. Click the "OK" button to complete the creation of the DFS link.

4. Follow the previous three steps to create a DFS link in the DFS root directory for all shares in the network.

Once you have added the DFS link, you can use DFS on your network. Let's take a look at the DFS. 3. Use DFS

on any workstation in the network (Windows 98 or higher, Windows 2000 or above is recommended) By adding the computer name of the DFS and the DFS root name (DFS share name) by "\\\\Server\\Share" or through Network Neighborhood, you can open the shared share that is on different computers (Figure 3).

Figure 3

We can also achieve access to shares on different computers by mapping this DFS share to a drive letter. In summary, many computers-provided shares are accessed through a share provided by a computer (called a DFS host) called a DFS root. Network administrators can periodically update shares in the DFS root directory, or add some shares to the DFS root directory for everyone to use at any time.

IV. Other Issues

When using Distributed File System (DFS), you should also pay attention to the following issues:

1. To avoid opening "My Network Places", browse to many shares (these have been added to the DFS root directory via DFS links) and you can't tell which one is the DFS root directory. You can use implicit when creating these common shares. Share (add a $ symbol after the share name). In this way, the network administrator can master these shares and add these shares to the DFS root directory. Users do not need to know these shares and where they are located.

2. To provide fault tolerance, you can create a DFS root directory in multiple Windows 2000 Servers on your network and add all the shares as DFS links in the DFS root directory.

3. Domain-based DFS can be created using Active Directory for Windows 2000 Server. Domain-based DFS allows DFS to automatically copy the contents of a DFS shared folder into other folders in a DFS shared folder group. When one or more DFS shared folders change, it can keep the contents of the DFS shared folder in sync.

4. For each server, only one DFS root directory can be created.

After editing: Using DFS can greatly reduce the burden on network administrators, reduce the difficulty for users to memorize many shared directories, and the related operations are relatively simple. It is recommended to use in Windows 2000-based networks.

The Distributed File System (DFS) is a feature provided by Windows 2000 Server and later operating systems. System administrators can take advantage of the distributed file system, DFS, to make it easier for users to access and manage files that are physically distributed across the network. With DFS, files distributed across multiple servers can be displayed in front of users as if they were located on a network. Users do not need to know or specify their physical location when accessing files.