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Introduction Symbolic links, or symlinks, are shortcuts that target individual files or directories. This article explains how to create a file or directory symbolic link in Windows that targets a file or directory on an Isilon cluster.
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Procedure Follow these steps to create a symbolic link in Windows that targets a file or directory on an Isilon cluster. Create a symbolic file link that targets a file on an Isilon cluster. In the Windows client, click Start > All Programs > Accessories . Right-click Command Prompt , then select Run as administrator . If the User Access Control dialog box appears, click Yes . In the Command Prompt window, run the following command, where <symbolic file> is the name of the file symbolic link that you want to create and <isilon target file> is the complete path to the target file on the Isilon cluster: mklink "<symbolic file>" <isilon target file> For example mklink "C:\test.txt" \\192.168.1.256\ifs\data\testfile.txt Create a symbolic directory link that targets a directory on an Isilon cluster: In the Windows client, click Start > All Programs > Accessories . Right-click Command Prompt , then select Run as administrator . If the User Access Control dialog box appears, click Yes . In the Command Prompt window, run the following command, where <symbolic directory> is the name of the directory symbolic link that you want to create and <isilon target directory> is the complete path to the target directory on the Isilon cluster: mklink /D "<symbolic directory>" <isilon target directory> For example: mklink /D "C:\Test" \\192.168.1.256\ifs\data
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