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Configuring Macintosh-accessible volumes

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Configuring Macintosh-accessible volumes

With the Windows Server 2003 family, you can share folders on the server in any combination. For example, you can share a single folder twice with two different share names, and you can share a folder with one share name and then share a subfolder of that folder with another share name.

However, different rules apply when you use Services for Macintosh to configure Macintosh-accessible volumes. You cannot configure two folders in the same folder tree as volumes.

This means that, when configuring Macintosh-accessible volumes, you cannot configure:

  • A single folder twice as two different volumes.

  • A folder as a volume if it exists anywhere in the folder tree under another folder configured as a volume.

  • A folder as a volume if one of its subfolders, or any subfolder of one of its subfolders, is configured as a volume.

All Macintosh-accessible volumes must be on an NTFS partition or a Compact Disc File System (CDFS) volume. (The CDFS volumes are read-only.) The number of volumes visible to the user is determined by the length of the volume names, which must all fit in a buffer in order to be displayed. (The size of the buffer is determined by an underlying AppleTalk Protocol.) Volume names can have a maximum of 27 characters. Try to strike a balance between clearly naming volumes so that users can identify them easily and keeping the names short so that all of the volume names can be displayed.

Note

  • Use this formula to determine the number of Macintosh-accessible volume names that can be displayed:

    N * (M**+2**) <=4624

    where N is the number of volumes and M is the average length of the names in bytes.