DFS-N Management

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DFS-N Management

To modify DFS-N Management settings:

1.Select Preferences from the Window menu.

The Preferences dialog appears.

2.Select DFS-N Management in the navigation tree.

DFS-Preferences

3.Modify settings as needed.

Auto Reconnect when Host Becomes Available

If an Agent that is managing a DFS namespace goes offline, the DFS-N Management job will be stopped.  If this auto-reconnect option is enabled, the DFS-N Management job will automatically restart when the Agent comes back online.

Minimum Host Reconnect Time (in minutes)

Tied to the auto-reconnect option above, the reconnect time controls how quickly the DFS-N Management job will restart after the Agent comes back online.

DFS Namespace Roots Folder

The default local parent folder for namespaces on each namespace server.

Namespaces checking period (in seconds)

Controls how often an Agent checks its assigned namespace using PowerShell.  This check  catches any changes made to a namespace from the Microsoft DFS Management tool.

Install DFS-N Management Tools

Enables the option to install the DFS Management PowerShell toolkit during while creating or importing a namespace.

Show Resources

Shows individual namespace folders under each namespace in the Jobs view.

4.Click OK or Apply.