How to map a drive letter

How to map a drive letter

Document number: 50003

If you access a particular network drive frequently, you may want to "map" it so that you can access it easily when you are logged into the network. Some PeopleSoft applications require that you be mapped to particular network servers. To see a list of frequently mapped network drives, click here ( N:, P:, Z:). Follow these instructions to map a network drive:

Open My Computer by double-clicking on the icon on your Windows desktop.
Click on the Tools option of the menu bar and select Map Network Drive....
Click on the arrow for Drive drop-down list to scroll down and select an appropriate letter for the Drive:.
You can use the scroll list to select the Folder: name if you have previously mapped that network drive, or you can type the information directly in the Folder: field. Remember to type in two backslashes before the name of the server, and one backslash in before the name of the directory, i.e., \\ple-share-01\cbr.
- You may click on the Browse button to try to locate the server and directory manually, but you must know where to look for the server.
Click on the box next to Reconnect at logon if you wish to have this mapping occur every time your log onto the network.
Click on the Finish button.

The drive should be mapped. If you are unable to map a drive and get an error message, it may be either a problem with the server or you may need to request access to the shared drive (see Eureka! document 55136 — How to request access to an existing network shared directory (folder)). Please log a NorthStar ticket describing the issue.

Frequently mapped network drives:

Note: You must be logged into the network before these drives can be accessed.

Z:\ Drive: When you log on to the PeopleSoft network, a logon script runs and needs this drive to run some processes. Don't map any network directories to this letter because you will cause an error in your network logon process.

N:\ Drive: The N: drive should already be mapped to the PSUSERWS directory on the closest file server to you when you receive your machine. This is where Information Technology stores various releases of PeopleSoft software, commercial software such as Word and Excel, PeopleBooks (online product documentation), etc. The N: drive is also necessary for running certain PeopleSoft applications. You can download files from the N: drive, but you cannot write to it. The Path for the N: drive that should be defined is \\YourFileServerName\psuserws.

The variable YourFileServerName should be replaced as shown below, based on your location.

P:\ Drive: This drive is needed to install Software from the Software Library and other network sources.

VPN users: Your P: drive may not be mapped when you log in. Log the P: drive manually, as shown below.

This drive should be mapped to the PeopleNet32 directory on your closest server. This directory must be mapped to download some of the software in the Lotus Notes Software Library and to get PeopleNet Updates. When you receive your computer, it should already have the P:\ drive mapped for you. The Path for the P: drive that should be defined is \\YourFileServerName\peoplenet32.
The variable YourFileServerName should be replaced as shown below, based on your location.

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N: and P: Drive Server Locations and Names

Location	Server Name(s)
Amsterdam	ams-file-01
Atlanta	atl-file-02
Bethesda	bet-file-01
Boston	bos-file-01
Brussels	bru-file-01
Buenos Aires	bue-file-01
Caracas	car-file-01
Chicago	chi-file-01
Copenhagen	cop-file-01
Dallas	dal-file-01
Denver	corfaxs1
Detroit	det-file-01
Encino	bur-file-01
Frankfurt	fra-file-01
Irvine	irv-common-01
Hong Kong	hkg-file-01
London	lon-file-01
Madrid	mad-file-01
Melbourne	mel-file-01
Mexico City	mex-file-01
Miami	mia-file-01
Milan	mil-file-01
Montreal	mon-file-01
Munich	mun-file-01
Norcross	nor-file-01
Ottawa	ott-file-01
Paris	par-file-02
Philadelphia	phi-file-01
Phoenix	pho-file-01
Pleasanton	psh-common-01 or psh-common-02
PS West	psw-file-01
Reading	lon-file-01
Sao Paulo	sao-file-01
Singapore	sgp-file-01
Stockholm	sto-file-01
Sydney	syd-file-01
Teaneck	tea-file-01
Tokyo	tok-file-01
Toronto	tor-file-01
Vancouver	van-file-01
Washington DC	was-file-01