req.setInputData(dfsReq);
                dfsResp = ipc.send(req).getOutputData(DfsReferralResponseBuffer.class);
            } else {
                final Trans2GetDfsReferralResponse resp = new Trans2GetDfsReferralResponse(ctx.getConfig());
                ipc.send(new Trans2GetDfsReferral(ctx.getConfig(), path), resp);
                dfsResp = resp.getDfsResponse();
            }