DB2 Data Links Manager Quick Beginnings

Mounting and Unmounting a Data Links Filesystem Filter on Windows NT

This section describes how to mount or unmount a Data Links Filesystem Filter on Windows NT. You may want to use the following commands to disable a Data Links server in order to install a fix pack, debug problems, or clean up an existing machine, and then enable it for use.

To mount a Data Links Filesystem Filter:

1. Log in as a user with root authority.
2. Enter the dlff add drive command (where drive is the drive that you want to mount a Data Links Filesystem Filter).

To unmount a Data Links Filesystem Filter:

1. Log on to the system as the DB2 Data Links Manager Administrator.
2. Enter the dlff remove drive command, where drive is the drive that you want to unmount a Data Links Filesystem Filter.
3. Click Start and select Settings --> Control Panel --> Services.
4. Select the DLFS service, click Startup and set the Startup Type to Manual. Do the same for the DLFM service.
5. Reboot the machine.

The Data Links Filesystem Filter will only be unmounted after the next reboot of the workstation.