Scripting DFS Storage using VBScript

Create a Dfs Node
List Dfs Nodes
List Dfs Targets

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You can use any of the VBScript programs below in ActiveXperts Network Monitor. Click here for an explanation about how to include scripts in ActiveXperts Network Monitor.

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Create a Dfs Node

Creates a new Dfs node for a shared folder named Scripts.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set objDfsNode = objWMIService.Get("Win32_DfsNode")

errReturn = objDfsNode.Create _
    ("\\atl-dc-02\Scripts","\\atl-dc-02","Scripts", _
        "New Dfs node for shared scripts.")
	

List Dfs Nodes

Lists all the Dfs nodes on a computer.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colDfsNodes = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_DFSNode")

For each objDfsNode in colDfsNodes
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objDfsNode.Caption     
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objDfsNode.Description    
    Wscript.Echo "Install Date: " & objDfsNode.InstallDate
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objDfsNode.Name   
    Wscript.Echo "Root: " & objDfsNode.Root   
    Wscript.Echo "State: " & objDfsNode.State 
    Wscript.Echo "Status: " & objDfsNode.Status       
    Wscript.Echo "Timeout: " & objDfsNode.Timeout     
Next
	

List Dfs Targets

Enumerates all the Dfs targets on a computer.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colDfsTargets = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_DFSTarget")

For each objDfsTarget in colDfsTargets
    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objDfsTarget.Caption   
    Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objDfsTarget.Description
    Wscript.Echo "Install Date: " & objDfsTarget.InstallDate
    Wscript.Echo "Link Name: " & objDfsTarget.LinkName       
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objDfsTarget.Name 
    Wscript.Echo "Server Name: " & objDfsTarget.ServerName
    Wscript.Echo "Share Name: " & objDfsTarget.ShareName     
    Wscript.Echo "State: " & objDfsTarget.State       
    Wscript.Echo "Status: " & objDfsTarget.Status     
Next