dfscmd /map \\DFSName\DFSShareName\Path \\ServerName\ShareName\Path [Comment] [/restore]

dfscmd /unmap \\DFSName\DFSShareName\Path

dfscmd /add \\DFSName\DFSShareName\Path \\ServerName\ShareName\Path [/restore]

fscmd /remove \\DFSName\DFSShareName\Path \\ServerName\ShareName\Path

dfscmd /view \\DFSName\DFSShareName [/full] [/partial] [/batch] [/batchrestore]

/map

Creates a link and maps a link to a target. If the specified DFS root does not exist, dfscmd returns an error. When /restore is specified, dfscmd does not attempt to validate the destination path.

\\DFSName\DFSShareName\Path

The path used to access the distributed file system.

\\ServerName\ShareName\Path

The actual file system location mapped to a DFS link.

[Comment]

An optional comment you can use to identify a target.

/unmap

Deletes a DFS link and removes its targets from the DFS root.

/add

Adds a target to the specified DFS link. If the specified link does not exist, dfscmd will return an error. When /restore is specified, dfscmd does not attempt to validate the destination path.

/remove

Removes a target from the specified DFS link.

/view

View details for the specified DFS root. When dfscmd /view is entered without additional parameters, dfscmd displays only the names of the root and its links. dfscmd /view /partial displays any comments associated with the root. dfscmd /view /full displays the names of the root and its links, any comments associated with the root, and any targets associated with the links. dfscmd /view /batch returns a batch script you can use to restore the root. dfscmd /view /batchrestore returns a similar batch script that does not attempt to validate the targets.

/?

Displays help at the command prompt.

• If you use a path or a comment that contains spaces, wrap it in quotation marks.
  
• When you remove a target using dfscmd /remove, you must specify the same link name that you used to create the link. For example, if you created the link using its DNS name, you must specify the DNS name when you use dfscmd /remove rather than the NetBIOS name. Consider using a consistent naming standard when you add links so it will be easier to remember later.
  

To create a link called SiteLicense under the DFS root \\Appserver\Apps\ that points to a target at \\Westcoast-ap1\Shared\Sitelic without validating the target, type:

dfscmd /map \\appserver\apps\SiteLicense \\westcoast-ap1\shared\sitelic /restore

To remove \\Midwest-ap3\Shared\Site as a target of DFS link \\Appserver\Apps\SiteLicense, type:

dfscmd /remove \\appserver\apps\SiteLicense \\midwest-ap3\shared\site To view the links and comment associated with the DFS root \\Appserver\Apps, type:

dfscmd /view \\appserver\apps /partial