Unable to Change File Share Resource to a Standard DFS Root

ID: Q224375

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SYMPTOMS

After you use the Cluster Administrator tool to configure a file share resource to be a distributed file system (DFS) root, you may receive the following error message:

Cluster Administrator Standard Extension:
An error occurred attempting to set properties:
A DFS root already exists in this cluster node.
Error ID: 5088 (000013e0).

CAUSE

This issue can occur if a DFS root is already configured on either of the nodes and has not been deleted. DFS only permits one root per server cluster.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method:

DFS Root Is Not a Cluster Resource

If the DFS root is not a cluster resource, in DFS Manager, right-click the root configured, and then click Delete Root.

DFS Root Is a Cluster Resource

If the DFS root is a cluster resource, take the resource offline, configure it to be a normal share, and then bring the resource online or delete the resource if the share is not needed.

NOTE: To update the DFS root settings on the other nodes, move the group that contains the old DFS root to the other node.

MORE INFORMATION

Migration capabilities are not part of the cluster resource creation functionality.

Additional query words: 2000

Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool kbui
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb