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File Server : Set Folders to DFS NameSpace2022/02/11
 
Set Folders to DFS NameSpace.
This example is based on the Active Directory Domain environment like follows. 
                                   |
+----------------------+           |           +----------------------+
|  [ fd3s.srv.world ]  |10.0.0.100 | 10.0.0.101|  [ rx-7.srv.world ]  |
|   Active Directory   +-----------+-----------+     File Server #1   |
|                      |           |           |     DFS NameSpace    |
+----------------------+           |           +----------------------+
                                   |
                                   |           +----------------------+
                                   | 10.0.0.102|  [ rx-8.srv.world ]  |
                                   +-----------+     File Server #2   |
                                               |                      |
                                               +----------------------+
[1] Run PowerShell with Admin Privilege and Configure.
On the example below,
Configure the shared folder [\\rx-7\Share01] as [\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder01]
and [\\rx-8\Share02] as [\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder02] to the Namespace [\\srv.world\DFSShare]. 
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# set [\\rx-7\Share01] as [\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder01]
PS C:\Users\serverworld> New-DfsnFolder -Path "\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder01" -TargetPath "\\rx-7\Share01" 

Path                          State  TimeToLiveSec Properties Description
----                          -----  ------------- ---------- -----------
\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder01 Online 300

# set [\\rx-8\Share02] as [\\srv.world\Share\Folder02]
PS C:\Users\serverworld> New-DfsnFolder -Path "\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder02" -TargetPath "\\rx-8\Share02" 

Path                          State  TimeToLiveSec Properties Description
----                          -----  ------------- ---------- -----------
\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder02 Online 300

# confirm settings
PS C:\Users\serverworld> Get-DfsnFolder -Path "\\srv.world\DFSShare\*" 

Path                          State  TimeToLiveSec Properties Description
----                          -----  ------------- ---------- -----------
\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder01 Online 300
\\srv.world\DFSShare\Folder02 Online 300
File Server : Set Folders to DFS NameSpace (GUI)
 
On GUI configuration, set like follows.
[2] Run [Start] - [Server Manager] - [Tools] - [DFS Management] and Right-click the created Namespace to open the [New Folder] on the menu.
[3] Input any folder name on [Name] field, and input shared folder on [Folder targets] section.
[4] After settings shared folders, they are listed. Next, verify to access to the DFS Namespace root from any client computers which are in the same AD domain.
[5] To access to the share from computers in the same AD domain, specify DFS Namespace root or folders under it like follows.
[6] That's OK if DFS Namespace root folder opend.
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