HP CIFS Server 2.2i Administrator's Guide version A.01.11.01

Installing and Configuring the HP CIFS Server
Step 3: Modify the Configuration
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Symbolic link names should be all lowercase. All clients accessing a DFS
share should have the same user name and password.
An example for setting up DFS links follows:
1. Use the ln command to set up the DFS links for “linka” and “linkb”
on the /export/dfsroot directory. Both “linka” and “linkb” point to
other servers on the network. Example commands:
cd /export/dfsroot
chown root /export/dfsroot
chmod 775 /export/dfsroot
ln -S msdfs:serverA\\shareA linka
ln -S msdfs:serverB\\shareB serverC\\shareC linkb
2. If you use the ls -l command on the /export/dfsroot directory, it
should show an output similar to this one:
lrwxrwxrwx l root sys 24 Oct 30 10:20
linka -> msdfs:serverA\\shareA
lrwxrwxrwx l root sys 30 Oct 30 10:25
linkb -> msdfs:serverB\\shareB, serverC\\shareC
In this example, “serverC” is the alternate path for “linkb”. Because
of this, if “serverB” goes down, “linkb” can still be accessed from
“serverC”. “linka” and “linkb” are share names. Accessing either one
will take users directly to the appropriate share on the network.
Refer to the following screen snapshot for an example:
Figure 2-1 Link Share Names Example