The "Dfsutil /import" command takes a long time to finish when you run this command to import DFS links to a stand-alone DFS root under a heavy load on a Windows Server 2003-based computer

Article ID: 927291 - View products that this article applies to.
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256986
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SYMPTOMS

You are running the Distributed File System (DFS) service on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. When you run the Dfsutil /import command on the computer to import DFS links from a metadata file to a stand-alone DFS root (namespace), the command takes a very long time to finish. Additionally, you will notice a high amount of registry reads on the stand-alone DFS servers and increased CPU usage. For example, this problem occurs when you run the following command to import DFS links.
Dfsutil /root: dfsRootName /import: FileName /set /nobackup
Note dfsRootName is an existing DFS root to which you want to import DFS links. FileName is the name of the metadata file.
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RESOLUTION

This hotfix has been superseded by another hotfix. For more information about the newer hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
931323
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931323/ )
The "Dfsutil /import" command takes a long time to finish when you try to import DFS links to a stand-alone DFS root on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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Properties

Article ID: 927291 - Last Review: October 8, 2011 - Revision: 4.0
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
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