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When i created a DFS folder Target is shows up with a shortcut. so when the users hits the DFS it takes them to a shortcut to the storage (net-app). Is there a way to configure the DFS to automatically select the shortcut? Here is how i am set up.
Namespace servers Status Path
Server1 Enabled \server.domain\temp
Server2 Enabled \server.domain\temp
Folder Target
Status Path
Enabled \Net-app\temp
When a user types in \domain\temp it takes them to a folder location with just the Shortcut named temp that then takes them to the storage. Can this be bypassed?
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HI @Richard L ,
You could simply map the DFS share as a network drive by using "map network drives" under This PC, or map the DFS share with Group Policy directly to the storage.
When you map the DFS share, simply map it as \domain\temp\<folder the user wants to directly see>
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Unfortunately no one maps this drive, it is a temporary file to pass data to others. we just moved the data from a file server to a net-app storage device and the function changed from (Path:\domain\temp) to (Path:\domain\temp\temp). I have been asked if there is a way to configure it back to the way it was.
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For example ,in my lab i created a DFS-N ,the root name is public, under the root , there are 3 links .And each links have one or more folder targets.
When i have to access the content in the folder targets through DFS-N , I need to find it through \domian\public(dfs-n root )\605(link) and then i can enter the folder targets.
So based on my understanding ,it is how the DFS-N works. We need the Virtual connection to help us get the resource.
Or we can access it through :\server name\share folder ,but in this way ,i need to remember the server name and what's content in it which is very difficult in a large environment .
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This is exactly how i have it set up. i don't know if it is possible but leadership wants to know if we can get rid of one of the targets. ill explain using your example.
you have your DFS namespace set for \domain\public, we have ours \domain\temp.
your folder target is "605", outs is "Temp".
your path is \domain\public\605
ours is \domain\temp\Temp
our leadership wants us to get rid of the middle temp in our target. this would make it \domain\temp and it would go straight to the data. The reason it is there is that we went from keeping the data on the DFS server to a Netapp storage device. We learned that we cold not add a Netapp server as a DFS namespace and that is why we went with the folder target and that is the reason for the extra temp in my understanding. Please keep in mind that i am new to DFS.
I don't know if what i am asking is even possible with our setup but i need to get the answer before i tell leadership. Thank you.
This is not possible, there must be a folder target or it won't work.
A DFS Namespace server must be a Windows Server with the DFS Namespace role installed.
Hi,
If you want to use the DFS-N to access the resource, i don't think it is possible .We can't change the way it works.
Or you can consider using a mapping drive.
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