Win2003 Distributed File System (Dfs) configuration method [picture and text detailed]_win server

In a network, the physical location of a shared file is distributed, and the user asks the other's shared path to get a clear picture of the shared resource. If you want to see a LAN full of shared files, you need to ask everyone, such an operation is too inconvenient.

Depending on the needs of your administrator, you can use the Distributed File System (DFS) that comes with Windows Server 2003. DFS can be a file that is distributed across multiple servers or workstations, as shown in front of the user, as in the same location on the network.

Distributed file system in two ways, 1 independent root directory Distributed File system 2 domain Distributed File system

A stand-alone root-directory Distributed File system

PC1 shared files, PC2 shared files, their shared files are placed in a shared folder on their own computer, shared folders are centralized in the DFS service, and PC3, PC4, and so on, can be found on the root directory of the DFS server to download the required files.

The following is the experimental process, the operating system used in this experiment is WIN2003 Enterprise version SP2. If your version is not the same, there may be a small difference, anyway, the principle is the same.

1 Open [Distributed File System]

2 Right Key-new root directory

3 Next---Select the standalone root directory

4 Next-fill in the server name (note: Here to fill in your local "full computer name", can not be filled in IP)

5 Next----Define the root directory name test

Note: The "Share to use" item under the change is "test", which means that the DFS root will use the shared folder "Test" on that server

6 (If the system finds that the shared folder is not test, the next screen will be made) next----click "Browse" to create a new test file

7 Next-complete

8 Click Finish if you fail to complete the following situation, the DFS service "distributed File System" may not be enabled. Just start it up.

9 OK After the success will appear next screen

10 Enable guest in Server1 (DFS Default user is guest)

11 The Guest user can only download the/test folder for security reasons. Also, share permissions for this folder are:

12 also add guest users to the Security tab and configure permissions

13 In another client 2003 (just the computer name Server2, which does not serve as a server in the experiment only to do the client), run open \\server1\test and can go into the folder.

14 also in Server2, enable the guest user

15 Create a new folder "PC1 sharing" (this folder is used to share folders linked to test), share this folder, and add guest users to this folder, giving permission. This experiment allows the folder to be uploaded and downloaded.

16 Back to Server1, "new link" in DFS

17 Enter the name of the link (which is the folder you just Server2) and fill in the target path (point to Server2 's PC1 shared folder). Determined to complete.

18 Test. In the run open to enter \\server\test Enter the Server2 shared folder, point into the PC1 share, can create files inside.

In this experiment, multiple DFS links can be published, and once DFS is complete, the user can see all the Dfs links by only knowing the Dfs file system's shared path, the DFS root (\\server1\test).

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