DB2 Data Links Manager Quick Beginnings

Listing or Adding Registered Drives Under the Control of a Data Links Filesystem Filter on Windows NT

This section describes how to list any shared drives that are under the control of a Data Links Filesystem Filter on Windows NT, and how to register another drive to be controlled by a Data Links Filesystem Filter (DLFF).

To list any shared drives that are currently under the control of a Data Links Filesystem Filter, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Enter the dlfm list registered prefixes command on the Data Links server. To list any drives where a DLFF is loaded, enter the dlff list command.

To add a Data Links Filesystem Filter:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Start the Data Links File Manager by entering the dlfm start command.
3. Register the share name of a drive that is under the control of a Data Links Filesystem Filter by entering the following command:

      dlff add c:
      dlfm add_prefix \sharename
    
   

   where sharename is the shared name of the drive that is under the control of a DLFF, and c: is the drive that is under the control of the DLFF.

   For our example, register the Data Links server to use the Data Links Filesystem Filter on the cdrive (which is the share name of the c:\ drive) by entering the following command:

      dlfm add_prefix \cdrive