Using DFSR

The following sections describe how to use the DFSR WMI Classes to configure and monitor the DFSR service.

To understand the examples in this section, you may need to refer to the WMI documentation, as well as the Windows Script Host documentation.

Note that it is also possible to perform certain simple tasks using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility. For example, you can configure the debug log severity by typing the following:

Wmic /node:"my-machine" /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrmachineconfig set enabledebuglog-true,debuglogseverity=5

This section also contains detailed scripts to perform the following tasks:

• Polling the Active Directory for Configuration Changes
• Displaying and Changing DFSR Local Computer Settings
• Getting the ID Record for a File or Folder
• Getting Replication Backlog Information
• Finding the Server that Originated a File or Folder Update