Setting up DFS Windows2003 SP2 R2

[Guest Maida]

I'm trying to test creating a Namespace (accounting) on SRV1 with R2 and SRV2

with R2 also they are the only servers with that version currently.

 

I'm creating the namespace on SRV1 but if I select Domain-based namespace I

get the following error:

 

\\Domain.com\accounting cannot be added. The specified domain either does

not exist or could not be contacted.

 

If I select Stand-alone namespace it creates fine.

 

Can someone help me? We would like to have fault tolerance if SRV1 goes down

we can still access the files from SRV2.

 

Thanks

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Setting up DFS Windows2003 SP2 R2

 

What do you get if you ping domain.com from SRV1?

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

"Maida" <Maida@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B13AF65C-D0F6-4940-9435-02FD62D5B9B7@microsoft.com...

> I'm trying to test creating a Namespace (accounting) on SRV1 with R2 and

> SRV2

> with R2 also they are the only servers with that version currently.

>

> I'm creating the namespace on SRV1 but if I select Domain-based namespace

> I

> get the following error:

>

> \\Domain.com\accounting cannot be added. The specified domain either does

> not exist or could not be contacted.

>

> If I select Stand-alone namespace it creates fine.

>

> Can someone help me? We would like to have fault tolerance if SRV1 goes

> down

> we can still access the files from SRV2.

>

> Thanks

[Guest Maida]

Re: Setting up DFS Windows2003 SP2 R2

 

I get a good ping of the IP of my DC Server. Seen somthing about updating the

Schema for R2 version. Could that be the issue? Thanks

 

"Anthony [MVP]" wrote:

> What do you get if you ping domain.com from SRV1?

> Anthony,

> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>

>

> "Maida" <Maida@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B13AF65C-D0F6-4940-9435-02FD62D5B9B7@microsoft.com...

> > I'm trying to test creating a Namespace (accounting) on SRV1 with R2 and

> > SRV2

> > with R2 also they are the only servers with that version currently.

> >

> > I'm creating the namespace on SRV1 but if I select Domain-based namespace

> > I

> > get the following error:

> >

> > \\Domain.com\accounting cannot be added. The specified domain either does

> > not exist or could not be contacted.

> >

> > If I select Stand-alone namespace it creates fine.

> >

> > Can someone help me? We would like to have fault tolerance if SRV1 goes

> > down

> > we can still access the files from SRV2.

> >

> > Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Setting up DFS Windows2003 SP2 R2

 

You don't need to update the schema to create a namespace (or root). What

happens if you use the older Distributed File System GUI to create the DFS

Root?

On the other hand, is there any reason not to update the schema, so you can

use the new features of R2 like DFS Replication?

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

 

 

"Maida" <Maida@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:523A8B3C-E1DD-4EC8-AE0E-D6AFE52F934C@microsoft.com...

>I get a good ping of the IP of my DC Server. Seen somthing about updating

>the

> Schema for R2 version. Could that be the issue? Thanks

>

> "Anthony [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> What do you get if you ping domain.com from SRV1?

>> Anthony,

>> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>>

>>

>> "Maida" <Maida@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:B13AF65C-D0F6-4940-9435-02FD62D5B9B7@microsoft.com...

>> > I'm trying to test creating a Namespace (accounting) on SRV1 with R2

>> > and

>> > SRV2

>> > with R2 also they are the only servers with that version currently.

>> >

>> > I'm creating the namespace on SRV1 but if I select Domain-based

>> > namespace

>> > I

>> > get the following error:

>> >

>> > \\Domain.com\accounting cannot be added. The specified domain either

>> > does

>> > not exist or could not be contacted.

>> >

>> > If I select Stand-alone namespace it creates fine.

>> >

>> > Can someone help me? We would like to have fault tolerance if SRV1 goes

>> > down

>> > we can still access the files from SRV2.

>> >

>> > Thanks

>>

>>

>>