From d6f45fd1ccba1a1e5c7a3414d59c1bff920b27d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicole Rappe Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 04:46:26 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Creating and Configuring DFS Namespaces with Replication.md --- ...Configuring DFS Namespaces with Replication.md | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Creating and Configuring DFS Namespaces with Replication.md b/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Creating and Configuring DFS Namespaces with Replication.md index 2f1d733..1818930 100644 --- a/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Creating and Configuring DFS Namespaces with Replication.md +++ b/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Creating and Configuring DFS Namespaces with Replication.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ You can run these steps from either server (or any admin workstation with the RS #### Create Namespace * **Server Manager → Tools → DFS Management** -* Right-click **Namespaces** → **New Namespace…** +* Right-click **Namespaces** → **New Namespace...** * Choose a server to host the namespace (e.g., `LAB-FPS-01`) → **Next** * Name the namespace (e.g., `Projects`) → **Next** * You can leave **Edit Settings** at defaults; those control the local folder that backs the namespace root, not your data. @@ -62,10 +62,17 @@ You can run these steps from either server (or any admin workstation with the RS * Resulting path: `\\bunny-lab.io\Projects` * **Next → Create** -#### Link Folders to Namespace -Create the DFS folders and add targets: +#### Make Namespace Highly-Available +We have to perform an extra step to ensure that every file server can act as within a multi-master context, allowing for high availability. To do this in this example, we will add `LAB-FPS-02` as a secondary namespace server for every namespace that we create. -* Right-click the new namespace (e.g., `\\bunny-lab.io\Projects`) → **New Folder…** +- Right-Click **DFS Management** > **Namespaces** > `\\bunny-lab.io\Projects` +- Click **Add Namespace Server...** +- Under "Namespace Server" enter `LAB-FPS-02` then click **OK**. + +#### Link Folders to Namespace +Create the DFS folders and add folder targets: + +* Right-click the new namespace (e.g., `\\bunny-lab.io\Projects`) → **New Folder...** * **Name:** `Scripting` * **Add** folder targets (one per server), e.g.: * `\\LAB-FPS-01\Projects$\Scripting`