fault-tolerant dfs?

Sartan

Hey
I was messing around in the lab and thought of an idea. DFS is quite nice, isn't it? I set up active directory to allow users have roaming profile paths and home folders. However, I would like a fault-tolerant method for providing this. Assuming one of my servers hosting a users h:\ drive decided to die, the active directory replication will still point to the \\servername\share folder, is there a way I can make a "deeper" dfs root, or a servername switch? I could make a replica of the backup server with the main server's files no problem, scheduled tasks would do it. But how would I tell the server to change \\server1\home to \\server2\home ?

jaydeebe

Hi, not sure what you mean. A dfs can be replicated for fault tolerance or as a standalone root (on a mirror drive for fault tolerance).

Sartan

Server1
Server2
Wrkstn1

Server1 creates a share for d:\home
Server1 shares d:\home and gives it the share name 'Home'
Server2 Creates & Shares d:\home as well

Wrkstn1 accesses \\dfsroot\Home, which accesses Server1.
Server1 dies.
Wrkstn1 accesses \\dfsroot\home, which accesses Server2 automatically

Or is this not possible because dfs isn't active directory integrated? Is it a member server only?

jaydeebe

Try reading this -

http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/windows/win2k/win2kdfs.html

Sartan

A ray of sunshine in the whoredom of MCSE thanks.